Series #107 – Run 6 – 6 November 2024 – Run No. 642

GENERAL BUSINESS
The presentation for series 107 will be held in the Domain on Wednesday, 20th November, at 12:30pm. Team Captains with trophies from last series should arrange handing back the trophies for engraving and presentation to the series 107 winners.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
The weather was very hot and sunny for the last run of the series and the year. Now is probably a very good time to take a break. Turnout for run 6 was 1 below run 5 and the second lowest of the series. Only three teams broke the 100-point mark, led by Macquarie Generals on 157, Policy on the Run on 147, and Transport Trainers on 100.

Macquarie Generals take out the overall win, up from 3rd place in Series 106, with a margin of 161 points. The total points scored in run 6 was 1637.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Macquarie Generals	140	152	173	161	150	157	933
Legal Eagles	111	153	115	174	134	85	772
Policy on the Run	51	118	99	151	91	147	657

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
Policy on the Run, took out the knockout trophy, beating Legal Eagles, 147 – 85. Apra Running Regulators beat Westpac Harriers, 23 – 19 in the playoff for third and fourth places.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Legal Eagles top scored with 9 points, followed by a tie between Reserve Bank Magic Milers and Australian Museum Runosaurs on 4. Legal Eagles also took out top position for the third series in a row.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Legal Eagles	9	9	8	9	10	9	54
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	5	4	8	6	4	4	31
Australian Museum Runosaurs	5	5	3	5	4	4	26

Matt GIBSON, of Reserve Bank Magic Milers, was the fastest man with a time of 22.00, and Siobhan ROONEY, of Macquarie Nomads, was fastest woman with 27.05.  There were 32 fast runners in run 6, 28 males (11%) and 4 females (6%).

Fastest Men in Run 6

Matt GIBSON	22.00	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Andrew LEE	22.55	Australian Museum Runosaurs
Thomas WALKER	23.00	Reserve Bank Magic Milers

 

Fastest Man in Series #107

There was a tie for fastest man.

Matt GIBSON	21.00	Reserve Bank Magic Milers (run 1)
Philip CONWAY	21.00	IAG Road Runners (run 4)

 

Fastest Women in Run 6

Siobhan ROONEY	27.05	Macquarie Nomads
Rachel FERGUSON	28.00	Legal Eagles
Kerrie SIMPSON	28.45	Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1

Fastest Woman in Series #107

Laura PATERSON

24.15

IA Running Capacity (run 3)

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Best turnout in run 6 goes to Legal Eagles with a perfect score of 15, followed by Policy on the Run on 14 and BT Dominators on 13. The series title has gone to Legal Eagles with 78 points, out of a possible 90.  The total turnout in run 6 was 333 counting runners, 265 males and 68 females.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Legal Eagles	11	12	12	13	15	15	78
Policy on the Run	14	11	10	13	13	14	75
BT Dominators	9	13	10	12	12	13	69

INDIVIDUAL MILESTONES
Congratulations to the following runners who achieved personal milestones in run 6.

50 runs:
Natalia SEMENOVSKY        IAG Road Runners
Andrew DUONG                MBA Yield Chasers
Nick ROWBOTHAM            Reserve Bank Metric Milers

250 runs:
Andrew LEE                      Australian Museum Runosaurs

GARRY GOULD MEMORIAL TROPHY

The winner of the Garry Gould Memorial Trophy for the top point scorer in series 107 is, once again, Michael COMNINOS of Domain Dashers who scored 141 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 Kerrie SIMPSON of Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1 with 115 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 MBA Yield Chasers.

POINTSCORE WINNERS BY AGE GROUP

Age Group       Runner                                     Points              Team

Age Group	Runner	Points	Team
Under 29	Hamish KLEMP	92	Macquarie Generals
30 to 34	Kerrie SIMPSON	115	Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1
35 to 39	Ashish KEDIA	112	Transport Trainers
40 to 44	Michael COMNINOS	141	Domain Dashers
45 to 54	John NELSON	117	Macquarie Generals
55 and over	Mark ZATZ	111	Macquarie Nomads

SERIES MILESTONES

Achieved 100 Runs

Runner	Team
Phillip NOYCE	Legal Eagles
Trevor ROBINSON	MBA Yield Chasers
Mark ALLAN	State Treasury
Richard ALLEN	TAL Trailblazers

Achieved 200 Runs

Runner	Team
Tim PEEL	PWC Fasttrack

Achieved 300 Runs

Runner	Team
Luke PORTER	Reserve Bank Midday Milers

Achieved 400 Runs

None

Achieved 500 Runs

None

Achieved 600 Runs

None

Series 107 Run 5 – 16 October 2024 – Run No. 641

GENERAL BUSINESS

Congratulations to Luke Porter of Reserve Bank Midday Milers who reached the 300 run milestone with this run. A great achievement.

Ensuring your time is recorded

Some runners are missing out on an official timing for their run as their chip is out of range, in their pocket, when crossing the mat. This may work sometimes but can also fail sometimes. Attaching your chip to your shoelace is best for a good recording. The next best option is bending over with the chip in your hand when crossing the mat. In all cases ensure that you hear the beeps when starting and finishing.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Once again the weather was good for us. It was cool and dry, and many runners commented on how good the running was.

We had a respectable turnout for run 5, slightly up on the previous run.  Five teams broke the 100-point mark, with two more on 99. The total points scored in run 5 was 2,524. There was no change to the top 3 after this run.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Macquarie Generals	140	152	173	161	150		776
Legal Eagles	111	153	115	174	134		687
State Treasury	131	134	157	110	44		576

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
There were no high scoring matches in this round, with the following results.

Legal Eagles beat Westpac Harriers 134-81
Policy on the Run beat Apra Running Regulators 91-57

The final matches for this series are:

Playing for first & second:

Legal Eagles                              v           Policy on the Run

Playing for third & fourth:

Westpac Harriers                       v           Apra Running Regulators

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
There was no change to the top 3 after this run.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Legal Eagles	9	9	8	9	10		45
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	5	4	8	6	4		27
Australian Museum Runosaurs	5	5	3	5	4		22

Congratulations to Andrew LEE of Australian Museum Runosaurs, the fastest man, with the time of 22.40, and to Kerrie SIMPSON of Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1, the fastest woman with 27.35.

 

There were 44 fast runners, 35 males (13%) and 9 females (11%).

Fastest Men in Run 5

Andrew LEE	22.40	Australian Museum Runosaurs
Tim TAYLOR	23.40	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Dima POSTNIKOV	24.20	BT Dominators

 

Fastest Women in Run 5

Kerrie SIMPSON	27.35	Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1
Louise CHISHOLM	27.40	Awesome Midday Pacers
Rachel FERGUSON	28.05	Legal Eagles

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Congratulations to Legal Eagles with best turnout in run 5 with a perfect 15.  Two new teams have made it into the top 3 (4), with several other teams close behind.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Legal Eagles	11	12	12	13	15		63
Policy on the Run	14	11	10	13	13		61
Macquarie Nomads	9	13	11	10	14		57
Sydney Tax Pack	10	12	11	10	14		57

The total turnout was 349 counting runners, 261 males and 83 females.

INDIVIDUAL MILESTONES
Congratulations to the following runners who achieved personal milestones in run 5.

100 runs:

Mark ALLAN                     State Treasury

 

300 runs:

Luke PORTER                   Reserve Bank Midday Milers

Series 107 Run 4 – 2 October 2024 – Run No. 640

GENERAL BUSINESS
Reminder for handling a faulty chip.

If you do not hear the beeps when crossing the mat or believe your chip is faulty, the correct process is to input the requested details on the FAULTY CHIPS sheet, located with the EARLY RUNNERS sheet on the shed to the left of the drinks table.

After completing the requested information, please leave the chip in the container located on the table near the sheet board. As the sheet says, “Failure to do so will result in your time not counting.”

We will test the chip, and if it is working, you will receive the officially recorded time. If it is not working your manually recorded time will be accepted.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
The weather was cooler than for previous runs but still made for a good run. We had a respectable turnout for run 4, although, again, down on previous runs.

Ten teams broke the 100-point mark. The total points scored in run 4 was 3212, the highest for the series so far.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Macquarie Generals	140	152	173	161			626
Legal Eagles	111	153	115	174			553
State Treasury	131	134	157	110			532

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
In round 4 there was only one high scoring match in the knockout, where both teams scored 100 or more points, Legal Eagles, 174, defeated Macquarie Generals, 161.

The following teams have moved into round five:

Legal Eagles                              v           Westpac Harriers

Apra Running Regulators            v           Policy on the Run

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Legal Eagles top scored with 9 points, ahead of Reserve Bank Magic Milers with 6 and Australian Museum Runosaurs with 5.

 

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Legal Eagles	9	9	8	9			35
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	5	4	8	6			23
Australian Museum Runosaurs	5	5	3	5			18

 

Philip CONWAY of IAG Road Runners was the fastest man with the time of 21.00, and Cathy LIU of    Reserve Bank Magic Milers was fastest woman with 27.00. There were 50 fast runners, 38 males (15%) and 12 females (16%).

Fastest Men in Run 4

Philip CONWAY	21.00	IAG Road Runners
Andrew LEE	22.45	Australian Museum Runosaurs
Brendan KRONE	22.45	Telstra Tornados

 

Fastest Women in Run 4

Cathy LIU	27.00	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Louise CHISHOLM	27.05	Awesome Midday Pacers
Siobhan ROONEY	27.05	Macquarie Nomads

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Congratulations to Legal Eagles and Policy on the Run who tied for best turnout in run 4 with 13. They were followed by BT Dominators and CFS Cruisers tied on 12.  The total turnout was 335 counting runners, 262 males and 73 females.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Legal Eagles	11	12	12	13			48
Policy on the Run	14	11	10	13			48
CFS Cruisers	12	9	12	12			45
Reserve Bank Midday Milers	11	14	11	9			45

INDIVIDUAL MILESTONES
Congratulations to the following runners who achieved personal milestones in run 4.

 

50 runs:

Joel WOOLLAMS               State Treasury

 

100 runs:

Richard ALLEN                 TAL Trailblazers

 

200 runs:

Tim PEEL                         PWC Fasttrack

 

Series 107 Run 3 – 18 September 2024 – Run No. 639

GENERAL BUSINESS
Just reiterating reminders sent earlier this week.

Running on the road
The ONLY spot where running on the road is allowed is crossing the small side road immediately beyond the expressway bridge.  Running on the road anywhere else is expressly prohibited.  If you encounter congestion on the footpath, you must slow down and work your way past it, you must NOT detour onto the road to get round it.  This is a condition of our agreement with the RBG, and any breach potentially endangers the future of our event.

Danger spots on course
When returning around Mrs Macquarie’s Point there is a tree root which has slightly lifted the tarmac on the point and presents a trip hazard.  Mostly you will run past it without even noticing it, but we have had a number of reports over time of runners stumbling on it, in some cases leading to falls, so take care.

Also take care on the steps leading down from the middle path to Mrs Macquarie’s Point.  These steps have very uneven treads and depths, and a runner had a bad fall here last series.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Conditions were again warm and pleasant for the third run of the series. Another good day for running. We had a respectable turnout for run 3, although down on previous runs.  Six teams broke the 100-point mark, with another 4 in the high 90’s. The total points scored in run 3 was 2,717. The top 3 teams remain unchanged.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Macquarie Generals	140	152	173				465
State Treasury	131	134	157				422
Legal Eagles	111	153	115				379

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
In round 3 there was only one high scoring match in the knockout, where both teams earned 100 or more points, Macquarie Generals, 173, defeated State Treasury, 157.

The following teams have moved into round four:
Macquarie Generals            v      Legal Eagles
Westpac Harriers                v      BT Dominators
Apra Running Regulators     v      Deutsche RBC Runners
Policy on the Run                v      Awesome Midday Pacers

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Legal Eagles and Reserve Bank Magic Milers top scored with 8 points, ahead of Australian Museum Runosaurs and The Running Walkers, with 3 points.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Legal Eagles	9	9	8				26
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	5	4	8				17
Australian Museum Runosaurs	5	5	3				13

Matt GIBSON of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was the fastest man with the time of 23.00, and Laura PATERSON of IA Running Capacity was fastest woman with 24.15. There were 44 fast runners, 30 males (11%) and 14 females (16%).

Fastest Men in Run 3

Matt GIBSON	23.00	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Marcus MILLER	23.10	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Tim ROSS	23.15	PWC Fasttrack

 

Fastest Women in Run 3

Laura PATERSON	24.15	IA Running Capacity
Cathy LIU	26.20	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Siobhan ROONEY	26.50	Macquarie Nomads

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Congratulations to Reserve Bank Magic Milers, Domain Dashers and PWC Fasttrack who tied for best turnout in run 3 with 13. They were followed by Legal Eagles and CFS Cruisers tied with 12.  The total turnout was 358 counting runners, 271 males and 87 females.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Reserve Bank Midday Milers	11	14	11				36
Legal Eagles	11	12	12				35
Policy on the Run	14	11	10				35

INDIVIDUAL MILESTONES
Congratulations to the following runners who achieved personal milestones in run 2.

50 runs:

Ben GILES                       Domain Dashers

Tom BODOR                    Team UBS

100 runs:

Phillip NOYCE                   Legal Eagles

Trevor ROBINSON            MBA Yield Chasers

 

Series 107 Run 2 – 4 September 2024 – Run No. 638

GENERAL BUSINESS
Following last newsletter’s notice regarding changes to the Corporate Cup website, our new secure website is https://www.sydneycorporatecup.org.au/.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Conditions were again warm and dry for the second run of the series. A good day for running. We had a respectable turnout for run 2, although, slightly down on the first run, but there were some remarkable scores.

An amazing 12 teams broke the 100-point mark, and the total points scored in run 2 was 3,156, more than 1,000 points higher than run 1.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Macquarie Generals	140	152					292
State Treasury	131	134					265
Legal Eagles	111	153					264

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
Even though 12 teams achieved over 100 points, there were only two high scoring matches in the knockout, where both teams earned 100 or more points, Macquarie Generals, 152, defeated Domain Dashers, 113, and Policy on the Run, 118, defeated ASX Xtraordinaries, 109. 16 teams have moved into the third round.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Legal Eagles, once again, top scored with 9 points, ahead of Australian Museum Runosaurs with 5 points and Reserve Bank Magic Milers with 4.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Legal Eagles	9	9					18
Australian Museum Runosaurs	5	5					10
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	5	4					9

 

Andrew LEE of Australian Museum Runosaurs was the fastest man with the time of 23.10, and Laura PATERSON of IA Running Capacity was fastest woman with 24.30. There were 45 fast runners, 32 males (12%) and 13 females (14%).

Fastest Men in Run 2

Andrew LEE	23.10	Australian Museum Runosaurs
Brendan KRONE	23.30	Telstra Tornados
Tim TAYLOR	24.05	Reserve Bank Magic Milers

 

Fastest Women in Run 2

Laura PATERSON	24.30	IA Running Capacity
Cathy LIU	24.45	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Siobhan ROONEY	26.40	Macquarie Nomads

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Congratulations to Reserve Bank Midday Milers who had the best turnout in run 2 with 14. They were followed by BT Dominators, Macquarie Nomads, and Transport Trainers, tied with 13, then a 4-way tie with 12.  The total turnout was 369 counting runners, 278 males and 91 females.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Policy on the Run	14	11					25
Reserve Bank Midday Milers	11	14					25
ASX Xtraordinaries	11	12					23
Legal Eagles	11	12					23

INDIVIDUAL MILESTONES
Congratulations to the following runners who achieved personal milestones in run 2.

 

50 runs:

Liam BYRNE                     ABS Moving Averages

 

150 runs:

Ben JACKSON                  ASX Xtraordinaries