Show Notes
Luke ran his first Backyard Ultra last year at MVP where he completed 12 yards. Since that first Backyard experience Luke has been focussed on improving at the format and working hard which is paying off. This year Luke has run at MVP, MelbOURne, Dead Cow Gully and GV, improving each time. At GV Luke finished with 52 yards and a top 3 performance. That 52 yards places Luke fourth on the UK At Large list and he is excited and extremely motivated to run on team UK next year.
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