Jason Loutitt
{{Short description|Canadian long-distance runner}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jason Loutitt
| image = Jason Loutitt - winner of the 2011 Calgary Marathon (5772864869).jpg
| caption = Jason Loutitt at 2011 Calgary Marathon
| birth_date = {{birth date|1974|04|26}}
| birth_place = Trail, British Columbia, Canada
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|06|07|1974|04|26}}
| death_place = Squamish, British Columbia, Canada
| occupation = Long-distance Runner & Cyclist
}}
Jason Loutitt (April 26, 1974 – June 7, 2021) was a Canadian marathon and long-distance mountain runner and cyclist from Squamish, British Columbia.{{Cite news|title=Runners mark anniversary of Longboat win|last=Suthers|first=Laura|date=1 June 2007|work=Windspeaker|id={{ProQuest|345061126}}}}{{Cite news|title=Women's marathoner breaks course record by over 10 minutes at the Scotiabank Calgary Marathon|work=Canada NewsWire|id={{ProQuest|347713801}}}} Loutitt was the recipient of the Tom Longboat Award in 2001.{{Cite news|title=Regional athletic award recipients shine [Aboriginal Coaching Awards and Tom Longboat Awards]|date=1 April 2002|work=Windspeaker|id={{ProQuest|345054773}}}}
Personal life
Loutitt ran the Service Canada office in Squamish, then moved on to working Aboriginal programs in Vancouver.{{Cite news|title=Indigenous Games|date=28 July 2002|work=CBC Television|id={{ProQuest|190706237}}}} Loutitt left work to focus on running and training, he was also an Aboriginal role model and motivational speaker.{{Cite web|url=https://www.squamishchief.com/sports/local-sports/loutitt-ready-for-busy-2012-1.1045766|title=Loutitt ready for busy 2012|last=Lypka|first=Ben|website=Squamish Chief|access-date=2019-11-23}}{{Cite news|title=Youth summit increased due to high demand: Participation expanded to 600 from original 450: [Final Edition]|date=28 January 2007|work=Saskatoon Sun|id={{ProQuest|359356271}}}}
On June 19. 2020, Loutitt set out from Whistler, British Columbia for Winnipeg, Manitoba by bike to raise funds for Squamish Helping Hands Society's Under One Roof program. He planned to ride to the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Manitoba's capital and then return.{{Cite web|title= Ultrarunner Plans Fundraising Ride|date=16 June 2020|last=Falloon|first=Dan|website=Squamish Chief|url= https://www.squamishchief.com/local-sports/ultrarunner-plans-fundraising-ride-3351487}}
After reaching Winnipeg, he decided to continue across Canada to Halifax, and reached it July 11 - in just over 21 days. He returned to Whistler on August 30, 2020, completing the coast to coast return trip in just 44 days.{{Cite web|title=Squamish Ultrarunner Cycles From Whistler to Halifax|date=16 July 2020|last=Falloon|first=Dan|website=Squamish Chief|url= https://www.squamishchief.com/local-sports/squamish-ultrarunner-cycles-from-whistler-to-halifax-3351610}}
Athletic career
Loutitt ran his first race in the Columbia Icefields in 1999, in the relay portion for 2PPCLI Infantry.
Loutitt was honoured as a Tom Longboat Award recipient in 2001. The Tom Longboat Awards were created in 1951 to honour Aboriginal athletes for their "outstanding contributions to sport in Canada".{{Cite web|url=https://www.aboriginalsportcircle.ca/en/pdf/TomLongboatNatlAwardsJuly3-2017.pdf|title=Tom Longboat National Awards|date=3 July 2017}} Loutitt 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.{{Cite news|title=Road Runners tackle two tough courses in Victoria|date=1 December 2011|work=The Courtenay Comox Valley Record|id={{ProQuest|907215768}}}} Loutitt 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.{{Cite news|title=Kenyan wins third Vancouver Marathon|date=3 May 2010|work=Prince George Citizen|id={{ProQuest|250776902}}}}
References
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Category:Canadian male marathon runners
Category:Canadian male long-distance runners
Category:People from Squamish, British Columbia
Category:Track and field athletes from British Columbia
Category:Canadian people of Métis descent
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