Career
He was the silver medallist in the short race at the 2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, finishing behind Kenenisa Bekele but helping Kenya to the team gold. He later switched to road running and took 10K wins at the Cooper River Bridge Run in 2004 and the Azalea Trail Run in 2005. He made his debut over the marathon distance at the 2010 Antwerp Marathon and recorded a time of 2:14:37 for second place.
In December 2010 Luke was invited back to Melbourne as part of the 50th Anniversary celebrations of the Zatopek:10.
Luke decided to also race the 10000m track event, placing 5th behind Josphat Menjo in 28:47. Despite being the fastest 10000m runner of 2010, Menjo was unable to break Luke"s race record, winning in a time of 27:39.80.
He trains with Kimbia Athletics and is coached by Dieter Hogen. Personal bests 1500 metres - 3:35.48 minimum (1998).
