Jason Louttit

Jason Louttit is a marathon and long-distance mountain runner from Squamish, British Columbia.[1][2] Louttit was the recipient of the Tom Longboat Award in 2001.[3]

Personal life

Louttit ran the Service Canada office in Squamish, then moved on to working Aboriginal programs in Vancouver.[4] Louttit quit his job to focus on running and training, and is now also an Aboriginal role model and motivational speaker.[5][6]

Athletic career

Louttit was honoured as a Tom Longboat Award recipient in 2001.[3] The Tom Longboat Awards were created in 1951 to honour Aboriginal athletes for their "outstanding contributions to sport in Canada".[7] Louttit was a Tom Longboat Award recipient for his success in ultra-distance running, including wins in the Calgary Marathon in May 2011, the HURT 100 mile endurance race in Hawaii, and the Bear Mountain 10k in 2011, which is regarded as "Canada's Hardest 10K" race.[8] Louttit also had runner-up finishes in the Vancouver Marathon in 2010, as well as in the World Ultra Trail Running Championships in Ireland in July 2011.[5][9]

References
  1. Suthers, Laura (1 June 2007). "Runners mark anniversary of Longboat win". Windspeaker. ProQuest 345061126.
  2. "Women's marathoner breaks course record by over 10 minutes at the Scotiabank Calgary Marathon". Canada NewsWire. ProQuest 347713801.
  3. "Regional athletic award recipients shine [Aboriginal Coaching Awards and Tom Longboat Awards]". Windspeaker. 1 April 2002. ProQuest 345054773.
  4. "Indigenous Games". CBC Television. 28 July 2002. ProQuest 190706237.
  5. Lypka, Ben. "Loutitt ready for busy 2012". Squamish Chief. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  6. "Youth summit increased due to high demand: Participation expanded to 600 from original 450: [Final Edition]". Saskatoon Sun. 28 January 2007. ProQuest 359356271.
  7. "Tom Longboat National Awards" (PDF). 3 July 2017.
  8. "Road Runners tackle two tough courses in Victoria". The Courtenay Comox Valley Record. 1 December 2011. ProQuest 907215768.
  9. "Kenyan wins third Vancouver Marathon". Prince George Citizen. 3 May 2010. ProQuest 250776902.


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