Series #108 – Run 6 – 9 April 2025 – Run No. 648
GENERAL BUSINESS
The presentation for series 108 will be held in the Domain on Wednesday, 30th April, at 12:30pm. Team Captains with trophies from last series should arrange handing back the trophies for engraving and presentation to the series 108 winners.
SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Turnout for run 6 was three up on run 5 and the fifth lowest of the series. Eleven teams broke the 100-point mark, and one team, Westpac Trotters, broke the 200-point mark with 213. An amazing and rare effort.
Macquarie Generals take out the overall win, as they did in series 107, with a margin of 126 points. The total points scored in run 6 was 3,435.
| Team | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 5 | Run 6 | Total |
| Macquarie Generals | 108 | 129 | 153 | 161 | 186 | 187 | 924 |
| Westpac Trotters | 88 | 81 | 135 | 90 | 191 | 213 | 798 |
| Reserve Bank Magic Milers | 62 | 166 | 167 | 86 | 167 | 127 | 775 |
RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
Westpac Trotters took out the knockout trophy, beating Macquarie Generals, 213 – 187. Reserve Bank Magic Milers beat CFS Amicis, 127 – 83 in the playoff for third and fourth places.
Champions Westpac Trotters
Runners Up Macquarie Generals
Third Place Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Fourth Place CFS Amicis
FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Reserve Bank Magic Milers top scored with 8 points, followed by Legal Eagles with 6 points and a three-way tie between Telstra Tornados, ANZ Incredibles and Australian Museum Runosaurs on 4. Reserve Bank Magic Milers also took out top position for the series.
| Team | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 5 | Run 6 | Total |
| Reserve Bank Magic Milers | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 51 |
| Legal Eagles | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 36 |
| Telstra Tornados | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 21 |
Matt GIBSON, of Reserve Bank Magic Milers, was the fastest man with a time of 20.55, and Louise CHISHOLM of Awesome Midday Pacers and Jess MARNIE of Reserve Bank Magic Milers were the fastest women with 27:00. There were 50 fast runners in run 6, 37 males (13%) and 13 females (12%).
Fastest Men in Run 6
| Matt GIBSON | 20.55 | Reserve Bank Magic Milers |
| Callan WINDSOR | 21.20 | Reserve Bank Magic Milers |
| Marcus MILLER | 21.45 | Reserve Bank Magic Milers |
Fastest Man in Series #108
| Matt GIBSON | 20.55 | Reserve Bank Magic Milers (runs 5 & 6) |
Matt was also the fastest man for every run of Series 108.
Fastest Women in Run 6
| Louise CHISHOLM | 27.00 | Awesome Midday Pacers |
| Jess MARNIE | 27.00 | Reserve Bank Magic Milers |
| Laura PATERSON | 27.20 | IA Running Capacity |
Fastest Woman in Series #108
| Laura PATERSON | 25.50 | IA Running Capacity (run 3) |
THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Best turnout in run 6 goes to ASX Xtraordinaries and Legal Eagles with a score of 14 each, followed by Sydney Tax Pack on 13. The series title is a tie between ASX Xtraordinaries and Legal Eagles both on 75 points, out of a possible 90. The total turnout in run 6 was 390 counting runners, 284 males and 106 females.
| Team | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 5 | Run 6 | Total |
| ASX Xtraordinaries | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 75 |
| Legal Eagles | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 75 |
| ABS Moving Averages | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 73 |
INDIVIDUAL MILESTONES
Congratulations to the following runners who achieved personal milestones in run 6.
50 runs:
Paul CHANG Reserve Bank Midday Milers
Allison ANTHONY The Running Walkers
250 runs:
Jeff PETERSEN Telstra Tornados
400 runs:
Glenn GALLAGHER Legal Eagles
GARRY GOULD MEMORIAL TROPHY
The winner of the Garry Gould Memorial Trophy for the top point scorer in series 108 is Shaun ANDERSON of ANZ Incredibles, who scored 139 points.
RON COOMBS MEMORIAL TROPHY
The winner of the Ron Coombs Memorial Trophy for the top point scorer of the opposite sex to the winner of the Garry Gould Memorial Trophy is Natalie EDWARDS of Legal Eagles with 103 points.
CC AMATIL MOST IMPROVED TEAM
This competition ranks each team’s improvement in three areas over the last two series – point score, team representation and fast runs. As this is an encouragement award for teams who would not otherwise figure in the prize-giving, teams who win one of the other competitions are excluded from winning it.
The Most Improved Team Trophy for series 107 is won by Telstra Tornados.
POINTSCORE WINNERS BY AGE GROUP
| Age Group | Runner | Points | Team |
| Under 29 | Ivan ZOU | 86 | IAG Road Runners |
| 30 to 34 | Marcus MILLER | 108 | Reserve Bank Magic Milers |
| 35 to 39 | Richard YANG | 126 | Westpac Trotters |
| 40 to 44 | Kurt STRID | 100 | Macquarie Nomads |
| 45 to 54 | Peter MINUCOS | 137 | State Treasury |
| 55 and over | Shaun ANDERSON | 139 | ANZ Incredibles |
SERIES MILESTONES
Runner Team
Achieved 100 Runs
Deepak SIKKA ANZ Incredibles
Nicolas LE CLECH BNP Flyers
Achieved 200 Runs
None
Achieved 300 Runs
None
Achieved 400 Runs
Glenn GALLAGHER Legal Eagles
Achieved 500 Runs
John CANTLON State Audit
Achieved 600 Runs
None