Canuck Jason Louttit taking it to the Yankees. Go Jason!
BRECKENRIDGE — If Dylan Olchin hopes to repeat as the 10K Nike Summit Trail Running Series champion, he clearly has his work cut out for him.
Olchin finished in an unfamiliar second place behind Jason Loutitt in Wednesday’s Baker’s Tank race — the opening installment of the 2006 STRS.
“I don’t know who that guy was,” Olchin said of the victor. “But he kicked my butt. … He’s going to be tough to keep up with this summer.”
It was Olchin who was tough to keep up with last summer, as the local racer finished undefeated on the season to claim the series title.
“It was kind of an eye opener,” Olchin said of his result on Wednesday. “I need to start running again.”
Loutitt, a professional Canadian marathoner who finished Wednesday’s race in 36 minutes, seven seconds, was a newcomer to the Summit series. He moved to Vail six weeks ago, where he plans to spend this summer training for the Pikes Peak Marathon…..