Luke Jay (he/him) is a partner, dad, friend, coach, athlete, ultrarunner, and creative. He has an eye for design and has created several pieces of art for our house and for some lucky friends. Luke runs real fast and has completed nine 100 mile races and many ultras of varying distances. He was the 2nd American finisher at UTMB in 2021. He won the High Lonesome 100 in 2019 and finished 3rd overall in 2022. He has multiple podium finishes at other 100 mile races and won the San Juan Solstice 50 mile in 2017. He has completed Nolan's 14 in under 60 hours. Luke has coached our son Max’s flag football team for the past 7 years and spends a lot of his free time engaged with our boys, whether it’s wrestling with them, ping ponging, playing catch, snowboarding or running. He is a present dad and kind human who is a friend and mentor to many. Luke is one of my favorite people in the world!
We discuss how Luke learned from a young age to take risks and try things, not thinking of making mistakes as failures but as ways for him to learn and grow. Luke talks about embracing the high points during races and having apathy toward the low spots. He speaks to how he prepares himself to deal with adversity during his long efforts even though there is a lot out of your control. Control what you can and then roll with it. Take adversity as it comes and have a sense of humor. Luke would advise younger people going into running and/or ultras to be patient and to spend a good amount of time on mental training along with the physical training.
Luke lives on Núu-agha-tʉvʉ-pʉ̱, Tséstho’e, Očhéthi Šakówiŋ land.
Book recommendation:
Do Hard Things by Steve Magness
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