What the heck is the Rudy Award? And where did it come from anyway? In 2000, a local group including Dev Paul, Phil Hunter and Rick Hellard were so inspired by the accomplishments that year of Rudy Hollywood that they concocted an award that recognized his accomplishments and those of anyone else crazy enough to copy him. That fall, The Rudy Award was born. For a few years before and afterwards, Rudy completed 5 events that exemplify and promote a healthy lifestyle as well as a good level of versatility in the world of endurance sports. Those events are: The Winterlude Triathlon, an event combining 8k of speedskating, 5k of cross country skiing, and 5k of running. The Keskinada Loppet, a 50k ski race, classic or skate style. The Rideau Lakes Tour, Classic Route. The RLCT combines two days of 180k worth of cycling from Ottawa to Kingston, then back the next day. The Rudy Lakes version is an acceptable substitution and ends in Sharbot Lake at Rudy’s cottage instead of Kingston . It's the same distance and uses much of the same route and must be done on the same weekend as the Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour. Any official marathon with an official finish. Any Ironman distance triathlon with an official finish time under 17hrs. To be eligible, all the events must be completed in the same calendar year. The official time limits to the individual events must be met to qualify. New in 2008, an official finisher's certificate of the Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour must be presented as verification of completion. All Rudy Award recipients are created equal. Some may be faster or slower, but there is no winner or loser or ranking system. There have been many, many suggestions for substitutions or additions to The Rudy Award. Aside from the Rudy Lakes version of the Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour, the events are as listed and cannot be modified. In 2007, with such an incredible local racing infrastructure, Rudy and Rick decided to create an award to recognize outstanding contributions to the Ottawa multi-sport scene. They called it The Dave Maskell Builder's Award In 2006, the recipient was our very good friend Mike Collingwood.  In 2007, the recipient was Somersault Promotions, without whom there were be virtually no races in the region. Thanks to them, we have races to do. In 2008, the winner was Rick Hellard. In 2009, the winner was Greg Kealey of the Bytown Strom Triathlon Team for his incredible success in building the future generation of triathletes. in 2010? Who know?
2008 Jane Yardley Alex Cullen Eric Collard Lynne Stead Carolyn Botting Hazel Ullyatt (Philly Marathon to do) Judy Andrew Piel Kailey Mclachlan Scott Walker Theresa Kavanagh (3rd.) Ann-Marie Brady (2nd.)(Philly Marathon to do) Dawn Haworth Jim Penman (3rd.) (Marathon to do) Tiffany Boire-Jette Susan Nevitt-Yelle Yves Fortin (3rd.) Zoe Panchen (5th.) Sheri McCready (4th.) Steve McCready (4th.) Chaughan Garvey (2nd) Natalie Roussy (2nd) Andrew Goss (2nd.) Neil Graham	2007 Isabelle St. Laurent 1st. Natalie Roussy 1st.. Chaughan Garvey 1st. Denis Morel 5th. Mike Caldwell 2nd. and last J Michel Émond 1st. Theresa Kavanagh 2nd. Randy Roffey 1st. Sheri McCready 3rd. Steve McCready 3rd. Colette Kenney 2nd. J Mike Giles 4th. Jim Penman 2nd. Philippe Dass 3rd. (+plus Med school) Dick Gunstone 1st. Kawal Deogun 1st. and NOT the last! Louis Tay 1st Jim Brockbank 3rd.
2006 James Penman Roger Girard Sean Obrien Chris Macknie 5th. Zoe Panchen 4th. Denis Morel 4th. Phil Dass Katherine Calder-Becker Kevin Becker	2006 Brent Vandermeer Paul Schwartzentuber 3rd. Doug Liversidge 2nd. Yves Fortin 2nd. Julia Fournier 2nd. Glenn Robinson 3rd. Steve McCready 2nd. Sheri McCready 2nd. Rene Dionne Amy Snowdon (Jr.)
2005 Graham Acreman Theresa Kavanagh Ann Marie Brady James Brockbank Margaret Brockbank Mike Caldwell Marc Champagne Philippe Dass Rene Dionne James Fournier Julia Fournier Don Forbes Yves Fortin Mile Giles Monika Koch	2005 (cont’d) Chris Lengyel Heather Macdonald Chris Macknie Sheri McCready Steve McCready Jon Moher Denis Morel Vincent Stapleton Grant Thompson Tina Traini Ross Wilkinson Michelle Zunti Rudy Hollywood Anne Pearce Amy Snowdon (Jr.)
2004 Jim English Paul Schwartzentruber Nancy Coke Rudy Hollywood Paul McAneney Ross Wilkinson Jim Quig Jim Brockbank Chris MacKnie Chris White Francis Russell Jimmy Kelland Cory Plante Richard Bowes Anne Pearce Doug Shaw Chris Plante Denis Morel	2003 Mike Wall Marcel Brugger Ann-Lisa Charron Dale Costello Ann Coros Brenda Oatway Scott Hall Rene Dionne Pierre St-Amour Zoe Panchen Chris Macknie Cory Plant John Hetherington Eric Haanpaa Alex Balaban Rudy Hollywood Dave Maskel Paul McAneney Mike Giles Ann Chapman Denis Morel
2002 Glenn Robinson Joanne Murray Jeff Reece Chris Macknie Rudy Hollywood Marcel Brugger Ann Coros Paul McAneney Jennifer White Paula Burchat Zoe Panchen Pierre St Ted Livingstone	2001 Rick Hellard Gina Rifa Roger Smith Phil Gregory Trevor MacMillan Norman O’Reilly Pierre St. Amour Glen Robinson Rudy Hollywood
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