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• August 1:    REST
  August 2:    2:29:00 20 miles road
  August 3:    1.5 hrs Diez Vista
  August 4:    2:14:00 20 miles road
  August 5:    36min Mundy Park Easy
  August 6:    2:04:00 TEMPO 3miles...1hr easy...tempo 3 miles (last mile 5:11)
  August 7:    2:11:00 20 miles road
  August 8:    1:36:00 Grouse Grind (1 ascent, 1 descent, 1 ascent)
  August 9:    2:11:00 20 miles road
  August 10:  REST
  August 11:  2:01:00 20 miles road
  August 12:  2:28:00 20 miles road
  August 13:  1:14:00 Mountain Diez Vista 
  August 14:  2:11:00 20 miles road
  August 15:  1:33:00 Mountain Grouse Grind (1 ascent, 1 descent, 1 ascent)
  August 16:  2:09:42 20 miles road
  August 17:  90 Min Easy road
  August 18:  REST 
  August 19:  REST
  August 20:  46 Min Easy - Trails
  August 21:  43 Min Easy - Trails
  August 22:  REST
  August 23:  55:53 SAAB Salomon 5 PEAKS Race 1rst Place
  August 24:  1:36:06 Easy - Trails
  August 25:  1:31:17 Mountain Grouse Grind (1 ascent, 1 descent, 1 ascent)
  August 26:  2:31:51 20 miles Road
  August 27:  1:01:57 Easy - Trails Buntzen Lake
  August 28:  2:09:42 20 miles Road
  August 29:  1:26:18 Tempo - Trails , 52:00 Tempo - Road
  August 30:  2:10:00 20 miles Road , 46:00 Easy - Trail
  August 31:  2:12:00 20 miles Road 
  Sept 1:       2:16:00 20 miles Road
  Sept 2:       REST
  Sept 3:       1:14:30 Tempo - Trails Buntzen Lake
  Sept 4:       1:28:00 Mountain Grouse Grind (1 ascent, 1 descent, 1 ascent)
  Sept 5:       REST
  Sept 6:      1:47:41 Seven Summits Trail Race 26klm  1rst Place (Course record)    
  Sept 7:       2:20:46   20 miles Road
  Sept 8:       54:43 easy Trails
  Sept 9:       2:17:06   20 miles Road   
  Sept 10:     REST
  Sept 11:     1:26:05 Mountain Grouse Grind (1 ascent, 1 descent, 1 ascent)      
  Sept 12:     49min easy Trails 
  Sept 13:     1:55:09 Salomon 5 Peaks Buntzen Lake 26klm 1rst Place (Course record) 
  Sept 14:     47min easy Trails 
  Sept 15:     2:19:00  20 miles Road     
  Sept 16:     2:19:00  20 miles Road 
  Sept 17:     REST 
  Sept 18:     REST 
  Sept 19:      
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  Sept 21:     Grouse Grind Mountain Run
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  May was a month of dealing with an SI joint injury. June and July were spent doing treadmill running with a combination of short intervals and tempo runs setting the majority of the program. 4 days a week were spent running with mon, wed, fri and sun.
  All were 30min each with Sun being an hour run.
  
  A solid long distance base is now following the shorter cycle with a collection of many longer runs is building the base.

   

  A return to intervals in Sept with follow and then a return to mileage until March of 2009.

   

  Summary   - January to April 6th, 2008

   

  Highlights  - 22 Tempo Runs

   

  - 14 Interval Sessions

   

  - 10 Races

   

  - 1 Canadian Championship - Snow Shoe Running

   

  - 3 Half Marathons:   1:10...1:09....1:07

   

  January - April 2008

   

  Jan 1 :    120min Long Run - Trails

   

  Jan 2 :    50min Intervals (6x 1 mile @5:27,5:22,5:15,5:10,5:05,5:00 w. 1min rest), 65min Easy

   

  Jan 3 :    REST

   

  Jan 4 :    50min Interval (10x1min w 3min recovery)

   

  Jan 5 :    52min Easy

   

  Jan 6 :    22k 80min Tempo Run - Trails

   

  Jan 7 :    50min Intervals (6x 1 mile @5:27,5:22,5:15,5:10,5:05,5:00 w. 1 min rest),

   

  Jan 8 :    30min Tempo w. 1min @ 10 degrees on 5 min

   

  Jan 9 :    50min Easy

   

  Jan 10 :  REST

   

  Jan 11 :  50min Tempo

   

  Jan 12 :  55min Easy

   

  Jan 13 :  22k 75min Tempo Run - Trails, 45min Easy

   

  Jan 14 :  46min Intervals (6x 1 mile @5:27,5:22,5:15,5:10,5:05,5:00 w. 1min rest),

   

  Jan 15 :  50min Easy

   

  Jan 16 :  72min Easy - Hills, 62min (20min Tempo) - Hills, 18min Easy

   

  Jan 17 :  62min Easy - Hills, 62min Easy - Hills

   

  Jan 18 :  40min Intervals (2min @ 4:30 mile x 6 w 2min rest)

   

  Jan 19 :  RACE 10k 4th Place YETI Snowshoe race 52min, 57min Easy - Road

   

  Jan 20 :  REST

   

  Jan 21 :  50min Intervals (6x 1 mile @5:27,5:22,5:15,5:10,5:05,5:00 w. 1min rest), 86min Build to Tempo + 10x 100m strides  - Track

   

  Jan 22 :  30min Easy

   

  Jan 23 :  30min Easy, 75min Build to Tempo + 5x 100m strides  - Track

   

  Jan 24 :  54min Easy, 71min Build to Tempo + 10x 100m strides  - Track

   

  Jan 25:   57min Easy

   

  Jan 26:   54min Easy

   

  Jan 27:   RACE 8k 6th Place Stevenston Ice Breaker, 150min Long - Snow up to 12" - Hills/ Trail

   

  Jan 28:   50min Intervals (6x 1 mile @5:27,5:22,5:15,5:10,5:05,5:00 w. 1 min rest), 30min Easy

   

  Jan 29:   70min Easy - Hills, 70min Easy (both in 6-10" snow) - Hills

   

  Jan 30:   70min Easy - Hills, 50min Easy, 90min Easy (both in Snow up to 8") - Hills

   

  Jan 31:   REST

   

  Feb 1 :   65min Easy, 30min Easy

   

  Feb 2 :   RACE 10k 5th Place YETI Snowshoe race 58min, 74min Easy

   

  Feb 3:    190min Long Run Easy Pace - Road

   

  Feb 4:    45min Easy + Strides

   

  Feb 5:    REST

   

  Feb 6:    REST

   

  Feb 7:    45min Intervals

   

  Feb 8:    55min Easy

   

  Feb 9:    29min Easy + Strides

   

  Feb 10:  RACE 6th Place First Half Half Marathon 1:10:07

   

  Feb 11:  50min Intervals (6x 1 mile @5:27,5:22,5:15,5:10,5:05,5:00 w. 1 min rest)

   

  Feb 12:  60min Tempo run - Hills, 50min Tempo run - Hills

   

  Feb 13:  30min Easy

   

  Feb 14:  57min Tempo run - Hills, 54min Tempo run - Hills

   

  Feb 15:  68min Easy

   

  Feb 16:  RACE 1rst Place 10k YETI Snowshoe race Grouse Mountain 51min, 78min Easy

   

  Feb 17:  130min Long Run - Pace 1: 20miles Trail

   

  Feb 18:  50min Intervals (6x 1 mile @5:10,5:10,5:10,5:05,5:05,5:00 w. 1 min rest)

   

  Feb 19:  38:30 Tempo - Trail

   

  Feb 20:  60min Easy - Hills, 30min Easy, 60min Easy - Hills

   

  Feb 21:  60min Easy - Hills, 60min Easy - Hills

   

  Feb 22:  REST

   

  Feb 23:  130min Long Run - Pace 2: 20miles Road

   

  Feb 24:  116min Build to Tempo - Trail

   

  Feb 25:  50min Intervals (6x 1 mile @5:10,5:10,5:05,5:05,5:00,5:00 w. 1 min rest)

   

  Feb 26:  60min Easy - Hills, 28min Easy, 60min Easy - Hills

   

  Feb 27:  44min Intervals (8x 2min @ 4:35mile w. 2 min Easy Pace)

   

  Feb 28:  54min Easy - Hills, 44min Tempo (5x 1min steep hills:25min, 5k in 15:45)

   

  Feb 29:  REST

   

  Mar 1:   97min Easy: 52min - Hills (20min rest) 45min - Trails

   

  Mar 2:   118min Long Run - Pace 3: 20miles Road

   

  Mar 3:   65min Easy + 5 strides - Track

   

  Mar 4:   58min Snowshoe Tempo 2xMountain Ascent/Descent

   

  Mar 5:   50min Easy + short hill running drills

   

  Mar 6:   40min Intervals (8x 2min @ 4:35mile w. 2 min Easy Pace)

   

  Mar 7:   REST

   

  Mar 8:   RACE 1rst Place 50:35 YETI Snowshoe race Cypress Mountain - Canadian Championships

   

  Mar 9:   53min Easy

   

  Mar 10: 60min Intervals (7x 500m w. 500m Easy Pace)

   

  Mar 11: 51min Tempo - Hills, 47min Tempo - Hills

   

  Mar 12: 54min Easy - Hills, 20min Easy, 47min Tempo - Hills

   

  Mar 13: REST

   

  Mar 14: REST

   

  Mar 15: RACE 4th Place 15:29 5k St.Patricks Day, 20min Warmup, 40min Cooldown

   

  Mar 16: RACE Half Marathon COMOX 3rd Place 1:09:00, 20min Easy

   

  Mar 17: 40min Easy

   

  Mar 18: 60min Easy

   

  Mar 19: 45min Easy

   

  Mar 20:  55min Fartlek - Mt. Doug (Victoria) summit / descent work.

   

  Mar 21:  38min Tempo

   

  Mar 22:  80min Intervals - Track 6x1000m (3:03x3,3:00x2,2:56)

   

  Mar 23:  122min Mountain Run - Burnaby Mountain.

   

  Mar 24:  121min Long Run - Pace 3: 20miles Road.

   

  Mar 25:   REST - too busy at work

   

  Mar 26:   48min Tempo - Hills, 45min Easy, 47min Tempo - Hills.

   

  Mar 27:   50min Intervals (6x 1 mile @5:00 w. 1 min rest) - Treadmill.

   

  Mar 28:   REST - too busy at work

   

  Mar 29:  RACE Spring Classic 5K 1rst Place - Vancouver 15:41, 30min Easy, 126min Long Run - Pace 3: 20miles Road.

   

  Mar 30:  136min Mountain Run - North Shore.

   

  Mar 31:  40min Easy

   

  Apr 1:    90min Intervals (6x 1 mile @4:56 w. 2.5 min rest) - Track

   

  Apr 2:    55min Easy - Hills, 49 min Easy, 54min Easy - Hills

   

  Apr 3:    20min Very Easy - Grass Field.

   

  Apr 4:    REST

   

  Apr 5:   131min Tempo - Mountain/ Trails on Diez Vista 50k course - Port Moody.

   

  Apr 6:    RACE April Fool's Sunshine Coast Half Marathon 2nd Place 21k - Gibsons. 1:07:00

   

   

2008:

Race announcements to come...

Possibly major marathon and international trail/ mountain race.

Questions from an April Interview:

1rst                   - 2008 YETI Canadian National Snowshoe Championships  

2007 Blue Planet Run 'A run around the entire world!' www.blueplanetrun.org

1rst                   - 2007 Jemez Mountain Half Marathon (record holder)  

4th                     - 2006  Royal Victoria Marathon

Team Canada    - 2006  World Mountain Trophy in Turkey

1st                     - 2006  HSBC Calgary Marathon

2nd Canadian    - 2006  Canadian Marathon Championships ING Ottawa Marathon (6th Overall)

3rd                     - 2006  Mexico World Skyrace series race 

2nd                     - 2006  First Half Half Marathon

1st                      - 2005  Calgary Marathon

2nd                     - 2005  Victoria Marathon

32nd Overall      - 2005  World Mountain Championships in New Zealand

Top Canadian    – 2005  Rome Marathon

Top Canadian    - 2005  NACAC Mountain Running Championships

44th Overall      – 2004  World Mountain Championships in Italy

Top Canadian    – 2004  Honolulu Marathon

1st                     – 2004  Whistler 5 Peaks Mountain Race (record holder)

1st                     – 2004  Manitoba Half Marathon

2nd                    – 2002  North American Indigenous Games 10k x-c, 10k Track

2nd                    – 2002  Manitoba Half Marathon

2nd                    – 2001  Manitoba Half Marathon

As a summary for 2007... 

 

Jimenez Trail Mountain Race in May in which I finished first was a week before training camp in lake placid NY. At training camp, I would go on morning runs with Taeko Terauchi from Japan. June 1rst was the start of the Blue Planet Run. The next 94 days were run around the entire world. In Eketerinburg Russia, I got engaged and as the run went through Niagra Falls I got married to Taeko! September I started work with VANOC 2010 and the 2010 Winter Games as the Specialist for Aboriginal Sport and Youth. In November, our BPR team was named as the Environmentalist runners of the year with a huge picture in the issue of Runner's World magazine. The Blue Planet Run book has come out in the USA with many stories, pictures and information about the importance of water.

 

 

Here I am on the left at the Mexico BUFF Skyrunning high altitude mountain race in May 2006.

 

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As a summary for my 2006 year...

 

January had me running up Sulphur mountain in Banff 27 times or so with 3 times in a row in one run on the weekend with a run either the day before or the day after that was a 4hr run to Canmore and back from Banff. As a spiritual moment I will always remember...on Jan 7th I ran into a mountain lion 50 feet in front of me !!! February saw me run the second fastest half marathon by a Canadian in 2006. 1:06:47 in the First Half Half Marathon in Vancouver on a chilly morning. March was filled with motivational speaking and the 2000+ youth I was able to talk to in Saskatchewan and NWT. April was also a motivational speaking month with a week tour of the Ft. McMurray Area and 16 presentations. The commitment to pursue competitions and training in the summer saw me go to altitude in Colorado for 3 months. May 7th had me finish 3rd overall in the Buff Skyrace Mexico. It also had me finish with a silver medal at the ING Ottawa Marathon Canadian Marathon Championships (6th overall). June had me make the front page of 3 Colorado newspapers with 3 races won at altitude. I also got to go up to NWT again to see the youth. July was my repeat win of the HSBC Calgary Marathon!!! August became a month of regrowth. I partly had a toe infection flare up from the Mexico race. September was a tour of 6 countries in Europe, 2 Skyraces and the World Mountain Trophy race in Turkey. A Momar adventure race on Sept 30th capped off the month. October has had me start out  with my third marathon of the year and a 2:30:20 at the 2006 Royal Victoria Marathon.

 

Development: At a very young age after deciding to embrace character as a main goal to base his growth on, Jason learned to embrace his Aboriginal culture and roots. This has made all the difference in the world! Born on the side of mountains in Trail BC while his talented father - Paul Loutitt was playing Jr. Hockey. Jason was then raised in the northern community of Uranium City, SK, until the age of 8. Ft. McMurray and Edmonton Alberta were then home until 19 years of age. As an Aboriginal athlete Jason hopes he accentuates the talent and determination found waiting within the youth of Canada and within the Aboriginal athletes trying to carve an athletic path in their lives. 

 

What's important to Jason: In being a motivational speaker and having some of the very young kids that Jason has talked to during his presentations, come up to him and say things like, “thank you for sharing what you have said…I thought it was my fault that my parents fought.”  ...or having the toughest and roughest spectator come up and insist on shaking his hand because, “you spoke to me”...Jason is honoured to be able to share his stories with others. After having an article on his life in the local newspaper in Winnipeg explaining Jason's battles with addictions, he had the father of a North American Indigenous Games multiple Gold medal winner say that his story opened up a healing in him and that he was very proud to have met Jason. Jason would like you to know that it is only when we ALL put the effort in to heal that we open the paths for our future generations and potentials to unfold. 

 

Coaching Highlights: Among the paths that Jason Loutitt has taken, his roles have always involved ensuring coaching and helping others has been a part of his development. Jason finds it rewarding to be able to share his energy and motivation. In whole, the world resolves to help guide those who follow their passion with their heart. Jason has coached over 750 people from just starting a running and fitness program to competing on an International stage. Over 500 Half and Full Marathoners have been coached by Jason as well as Inner city Aboriginal youth clubs and Provincial level Aboriginal clubs. Jason has had many athletes who had started out on their first training program with him but after advancing through different programs, they are now up to doing multiple marathons a year. Jason feels that one of his top accomplishments were having over 300 fundraisers for Diabetes research say to him, that the most memorable part of their fundraising marathon running experience at the 2004 Honolulu and 2005 Rome marathon, was his motivating commitment to the team and ensuring that their personal goals were met.

 

Progression: Jason's athletic career started in the sport of Ice Hockey at the age of 5 and continued for 20 years. He progressed through 12 years of martial arts and capped off his hockey career competing at the 1999 Canadian Forces hockey championship.  Winning multiple awards from the military for fitness and achievements, Jason became a member of the 1999 2 PPCLI Jasper-Banff relay team and ran his first race at the age of 25. It just so happened that he was placed on leg 6 - one of the most extreme mountain ascent legs. Not knowing at the time that this would be a forcast for the future with making the Canadian mountain running team, Jason knew at the awards after seeing a 60 year old get their award... that he would be running and racing for the rest of his life. 2 weeks later and ill prepared Jason ran the 1999 Manitoba Marathon as his first official race and finished in 2:59:09. It is neat to know that Jerome Drayton's (current Canadian record holder in the marathon) first race was also a marathon and he ran 2:59. After fulfilling his initial contract with the military in 2000, Jason elected to pursue a university degree and he went on to represent the University of Manitoba for 5 years on their Cross Country team. Professionally working in positions that involved insuring Canada's Aboriginal leaders were able to access leadership and management training, or looking after an entire province's Aboriginal communities access to recreation opportunities and now being the Aboriginal sport and youth representative for the 2010 Winter Games, Jason managed to somehow fit in running around the entire world in 2007.

Recent Presentations:

MAY 2008 - Follow Up General Wolf Elementary School Clean Air Achievers Earth Day session + Blue Planet Run Presentation.  

APR 22, 2008 - General Wolf Elementary School Clean Air Achievers Earth Day session + Blue Planet Run Presentation.

APR 18, 2008 - Motivational Speech - Las Vegas Insurance Conference for Canadian Aboriginal Communities + Blue Planet Run Presentation..

APR 10,2008 - Vancouver 2010 Blue Planet Run Presentation to staff.

APR 2008 - Clean Air Achievers session for Strawberry Hill Elementary  + Blue Planet Run Presentation. 

MAR 2008 - Gathering Our Voices 2008 - Victoria, keynote presentation + Blue Planet Run Presentation  

NOV 2007 - Clean Air Achievers session for Strawberry Hill Elementary  + Blue Planet Run Presentation. 

OCT 2007 - Keynote for 2010 Legacies Now Altitude Youth Symposium  + Blue Planet Run Presentation. 

OCT 2007 - Keynote for the BC Aboriginal Sport and Recreation Associations' annual awards  + Blue Planet Run Presentation.

2007 - 16 Countries: 230+ Total team Interviews newspaper and television while running around the world with 12 personal articles/ interviews.

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2006 Summary: 

 

March -Northern Physical Activity Roundtable - Prince Albert, SK
Keynote on Physical Fitness and How to approach training. March - Keynote - 5th Aboriginal Youth Violence 
Training Conference. ‘Victoria BC’  
Keynote on influence and personal stories.

 

February  - McDonald Elementary School - East Side Vancouver BC (3 visits!) The 3 partner visits to the East Hastings School in Vancouver was a great experience in that some acting, role playing and skits were made by the class.

 

February  - Keynote - Regional Aboriginal Recognition Awards ‘Ft.McMurray, AB’ This presentation was filled with three stories of interacting with the environment and talked about the lessons of paying attention to our dreams, honouring our traditios and choosing to see what we wish in life.

 

... Main Speaker (1 of 4) - Sask Youth Summit Feb 3,

 

...Thom High School, Regina SK - Volunteer 1 Hr presentation to students at Elder gathering. Dec

 

... Keynote Speaker - ‘Dream Brokers’ - kick off event - Regina, SK - NOV 2

 

... Keynote Speaker - ‘Building Bridges through Aboriginal Sport’ - Saskatoon - SEPT

 

...Participant - Aboriginal Role Model Program - Ottawa - SEPT

 

...3 days at the NWT Track and Field School Championships

 

...16 presentations in Fort McMurray, Alberta April 10-13

 

...A presentation at Exshaw School on March 29

 

...A presentation in the Aboriginal community of Morley, Alberta on March 13

 

...5 presentations in the Northwest Territories for the week of March 7-10

 

...21 presentations in Saskatchewan for the week of February 20-27

 

SOME MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKING UPDATES/INFORMATION:

 

Feb 9th and 12th: ‘GEN7 Messengers’ The partnership with the Esteem Team and the Aboriginal Sport Cicle has created the Gen7 Messengers. We talked, acted, role played, played a couple of games and got to understand how to approach different situations. I can’t wait to go back for our visit on Feb 26th!

 

Feb 3rd: Speaker - Sask Youth Summit’ -  Saskatoon, SK  The symposium was a gathering of 450 youth 19-30yrs of age and 150 government and business leaders from across the province of SK. Their aim was to empower celebration and change for the province. As the last speaker, I talked for 15min about the need for each individual to be efficient with their own internal energy and to reflect on the who they are. My opinion was to collectively do so with consideration of the environment and that it would then be easier to affect  positive provincial change. Ultimately, this would further retain youth and make the communities and the province of SK stand out.

 

Nov 2nd: Keynote Speaker - ‘Dream Brokers’ - kick off event - Regina, SK  It was important to me to deliver the presentation to the actual students from the north east Regina schools that will be involved. To be the keynote speaker kicking off a program that will help some of these kids better access the arts, cultural, sport and recreation programming available will allways be cherished by me. They will reach for their dreams!

 

Sept 27th:     Keynote Speaker - Building Bridges through Aboriginal Sport Conference, Saskatoon, SK. It was an honour to be the keynote speaker at the conference and to see how Saskatchewan has their act together concerning Aboriginal sport. If some of the other provinces followed their example, our athletes and future in sport would be better off.

 

June 1-3rd:     ‘NWT T&F School Championships  During the 3 days at the 2006 NWT Track and Field School Championships I was able to meet Sharon Firth of the famous First Sisters who dominated the world in X-C Skiing.

 

Apr 10-13th:     ‘The Fort McMurray, Fort Mckay and Anzac Tour’ Ft Mac... It was a very nerve racking event to be able to speak in front of my Granny, uncle and father. Each of them were at different presentations but it made me really think about how things could be taken from a different point of view. I hear stories of how proud they are and can see it in in their eyes but it still is something hard for me to acknowledge. Having gone to school in Fort Mac in Grade 4 and Grade 12, I was able to go back to these schools and give some motivational presentations that had some fantastic comments and reviews. These are also hard for me to accept as I wish I could do more and believe that I should be able to refine my public speaking skills even more in the future. All told it has been 40 presentations over the past month but now I am into full time training mode and without time to spare as my next race, the Canadian marathon championships is the Ottawa Marathon May 28th. Again, thank you to all those youth, teachers and relatives in Fort McMurray. I can’t begin to even come close to showing you just how much it means to have been able to share a bit of my life with you. Thanks and as my Gran would say, ‘I’m just a small person’ and as I can see that my Gran is able to carry our whole family in her heart, I will have you all in my heart. Mar 29: Exshaw It was an honour to be able to share some stories in Exshaw. I believe that out of the entire school only four or so are non-Aboriginal.

 

Mar 14:     ‘From Morley back to Banff’ The travelling over the past has been quite a ride. Sometimes when you are just making it to the airport in time for your flight, it still takes a little bit of time for the built up energy to subside as you finally accept that your going to make it. 
Many of the youth that I have talked to such as the amazing group in Morley bring to the table this energy that to some might seem overwhelming. I can see that it is that surface energy and that is has potential.It was great to be able to stop in to one of the closest Aboriginal communities to Banff and talk to the students there.

 

Mar 10:      ‘Yellowknifing Life’ - A day in Yellowknife NWT  Doing my tour up north and being able to spend a day in Yellowknife NWT, I find myself connecting to the spirits behind those eyes of all the people that I have met over the last month. As I run on the streets here in Yellowknife, I feel an emotional wave fill me from within. I think that it is because of a deep connection to the Loutitt family and the fact that my Dad Paul Loutitt lived here and refered to it as a sacred place for him.  I can feel the same feeling. I wonder if he ever gave it a thought when he was up here playing Jr. hockey that his son would be up here talking to kids about reaching for their goals and inspiring them. It almost makes me want to cry at the power behind letting him know that despite his obstacles, I love him more than this world can allow and he has made this possible. I wish a part of me could go back in time and say to him as he was here on these Yellowknife streets that despite any hurt or any pain, he will always be a part of my journey. Mr Rob Meckling with  Sport North up here has been a great support in my speaking tour and is looking at getting me back up here right after the Canadian marathon Championships in Ottawa May 28th. I will be doing everything in my power to hopefully come back as the 2006 Canadian Marathon Champion. After all, I’ll have thousands of kids running with me and also a bit of my younger and healed father in each and every step.

 

Mar 8th:   ‘Returning home/ Returning north’ - Speaking in Fort Simpson NWT
I am currently up in NWT taking part in a conference in Fort Simspon.
It is incredible to see the sunsets again and with being able to run 2-3hrs outside of the speaking, I am finding a return to my youth in Uranium City.

 

Mar 1rst:   ‘National Role Model Training’ - Ottawa
For four days , I was gratefully invited to be a part of the National Aboriginal Role Model program.
It was an honour to meet the amazing future role models involved. They have so much heart and to be among them is indeed inspiring. Our first day had us in a cultural space and with the drumming circle, I was able to share some of the singing that I do when I am running.