Description

This week’s episode is with Luke Wicker. Luke is a visual designer and copywriter who grew up across the pond in England. He developed a love for running after college and joined London’s Run Dem Crew. He quickly got pulled into running’s energetic culture and fell in love with training and racing. Running became a way to fuel his creativity and feel connected to his environment. Luke moved to San Francisco five years ago and joined the SWAP running team, coached by David Roche. Luke can be found on the trails and roads all over the Bay Area.

Some highlights from our conversation:

• How he traded visits to the pub to runs as his preferred way to unwind after work
  
• How London’s Run Dem Crew formed his identity as a runner
  
• How running helps him create mental negative space that spurs his creativity
  
• The value of partnerships in work and running
  
• Running 100-mile week during the pandemic
  
• How running culture is changing and what he sees for the future
  
• Dealing with an uncertain health issue and delays in an FKT attempt and training plans
  
• Traveling to races and using running as a tool to see new places
  

Follow Luke on Instagram and Twitter @lukewicker, and follow his training on Strava.

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Music is California by The Spectacular Fantastic.