He represented Canada in the marathon at the 2009 IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, Germany as well as the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England.

Under the coaching of Ray Treacy, he competed in several NCAA cross country and track & field championships.

[4][5] In 2008, at the age of 24, Wykes ran 2:15:16 and finished 16th at the Fortis Rotterdam Marathon, his debut performance at the distance.

He led the race from start to finish and set a new personal best of 2:12:39, proving himself a contender to represent Canada at the 2012 London Olympic Games.

After two failed attempts at reaching the Canadian Olympic standard of 2:11:29, Wykes surpassed the mark at the 2012 Rotterdam Marathon.