Series #87 – Run 3 – 1 March 2017 – Run No. 519

GENERAL BUSINESS
Congratulations to John McCABE of Ausgrid, who became the twelfth runner to complete 400 Corporate Cup runs in run 3.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Conditions were quite warm and humid for run 3, but the switch to the slightly shorter course C saw another increase in the total point score from the previous run.  7 teams broke the 100 points mark, led by Ausgrid with 146.  They were followed by ANZ Invincibles with 141 and Allianz Experience with 138.  The total points scored in run 3 was 3,177.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
NRMA Insurance	102	141	123				366
State Treasury	98	124	114				336
ANZ Invincibles	83	108	141				332

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
Reserve Bank Magic Milers managed to despatch Legal Eagles at the second attempt, winning their three way tie with King & Wood Mallesons 89-79-47.  The closest encounter saw Awesome Midday Pacers beat GrainCorp Weevils 73-67.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Legal Eagles and Reserve Bank Magic Milers shared top score with 8, closely followed by NRMA Insurance and Telstra Tornados with 7 apiece.  Legal Eagles maintain a strong lead overall.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Legal Eagles	10	11	8				29
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	6	8	8				22
NRMA Insurance	4	9	7				20

Kyle McINTOSH of ABS Moving Averages was again the fastest man with 20.50, while Kath CARTY of Awesome Midday Pacers was fastest woman with 23.50.  There were 72 fast runners in run 3, 54 males (15%) and 18 females (17%).

Fastest Men in Run 3

Kyle McINTOSH	20.50	ABS Moving Averages
Tom DUNN	22.05	Allianz Experience
Marc ASHWORTH	22.30	NRMA Insurance
Champ PHET-IAM	22.30	Telstra Tornados

Fastest Women in Run 3

Kath CARTY	23.50	Awesome Midday Pacers
Cathy LIU	24.15	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Eliza DAVIDSON	25.15	Macquarie Nomads

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
BT Dominators and Ausgrid had the best turnout in run 3, with 14 runners each.  They were followed by five teams with 13.  BT Dominators and NRMA Insurance have established a slight break at the top of the overall table.  The total turnout was 466 counting runners, 358 males and 108 females.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
BT Dominators	14	15	14				43
NRMA Insurance	14	15	13				42
Ausgrid	12	13	14				39
Sydney Tax Pack	13	14	12				39
Westpac Trotters	15	11	13				39

INDIVIDUAL MILESTONES
Congratulations to the following runners who achieved personal milestones in run 3.

50 runs:     Andrew WILSON of Apra Running Regulators, James DUNNE of BNP Flyers, Kamal SEDAIN of CGU Champions, Cathy LIU of Reserve Bank Magic Milers and Richard YANG of Westpac Trotters

100 runs:   Stephen FLOOD of ANZ Incredibles, Simon CARSON of Computershare Athletic Team (CATs) and Philip SONG of Reserve Bank Magic Milers

150 runs:   Colin JOHNSTON of Veterans Affairs

400 runs:   John McCABE of Ausgrid

 

Series #87 – Run 2 – 15 February 2017 – Run No. 518

GENERAL BUSINESS
Run 2 saw a momentous occasion as one of the true gentlemen of our competition, Bob STEWART of Legal Eagles, completed his 500^th run, only the second runner to do so.  Bob has only missed four runs in the last 54 series, spanning 18 years, an outstanding effort.  Well done Bob.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
It was still a little humid for run 2, but not too bad conditions, and point scoring saw a big jump from run 1.  7 teams broke the 100 points mark, led by NRMA Insurance with 141.  They were followed by State Treasury with 124 and Reserve Bank Magic Milers and Legal Eagles both scoring 120.  The total points scored in run 2 was 2,870.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
NRMA Insurance	102	141					243
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	107	120					227
State Treasury	98	124					222

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
The handicapper’s nightmare has struck again – there was a draw in round 2, with Reserve Bank Magic Milers and Legal Eagles drawing 120 all.  They will go into a three way tie in round 3 – in fact, there was nearly a world first four way tie, as their opponents were decided by a single point, with King & Wood Mallesons squeezing home 54-53 against Westpac Trotters.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Legal Eagles again top scored, with 11, but NRMA Insurance pressed hard with 9, and Reserve Bank Magic Milers had 8.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Legal Eagles	10	11					21
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	6	8					14
NRMA Insurance	4	9					13

Kyle McINTOSH of ABS Moving Averages was the fastest man with 21.00, while Cathy LIU of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was fastest woman with 23.50.  There were 69 fast runners in run 2, 52 males (14%) and 17 females (15%).

Fastest Men in Run 2

Kyle McINTOSH	21.00	ABS Moving Averages
Miles WARING	21.25	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Oliver LORD	22.15	State Treasury

Fastest Women in Run 2

Cathy LIU	23.50	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Jacqueline O’CONNOR	25.10	MYOB Stings
Sarah DRAPER	27.00	NRMA Insurance

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Congratulations to BT Dominators, NRMA Insurance and Legal Eagles, who all had a full turnout of 15 runners.  There is quite a logjam at the top of the table in these early stages.  The total turnout was 485 counting runners, 372 males and 113 females.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
BT Dominators	14	15					29
NRMA Insurance	14	15					29
ASX All Ordinaries	13	14					27
Legal Eagles	12	15					27
Sydney Tax Pack	13	14					27
Team UBS	15	12					27

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

50 runs:     Dominic TASSELL of ABS Moving Averages, Alex HARKEN-YUMRU of Awesome Midday Pacers and Ben GRAY of GrainCorp Weevils

200 runs:   Ron HEGARTY of State Audit

500 runs:   Bob STEWART of Legal Eagles

 

Series #87 – Run 1 – 1 February 2017 – Run No. 517

GENERAL BUSINESS
We welcome Team UBS back to the Corporate Cup after an absence of several years.

Congratulations to State Treasury captain Martin Smith, who completed his 300^th run, and also to Alex Whitworth of Legal Eagles, who completed his 350^th.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
While conditions were blissful compared with the heatwave conditions that we have been enduring, it was still warm and humid for run 1, and point scoring was quite low.  Only 2 teams broke the 100 points mark, Reserve Bank Magic Milers with 107 points and NRMA Insurance with 102.  They were followed in 3^rd place by State Treasury with 98.  The total points scored in run 1 was 2,172.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	107						107
NRMA Insurance	102						102
State Treasury	98						98

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
With many teams going into a repechage, only 12 teams are eliminated in round 1.  Perhaps the unluckiest losers were CFS Cruisers, who lost a low-scoring but very close match to Macquarie Nomads 29-27.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Legal Eagles have got the early jump in round 1 with a score of 10, ahead of Reserve Bank Magic Milers with 6.  ANZ Invincibles and Telstra Tornados share 3^rd place on 5.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Legal Eagles	10						10
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	6						6
ANZ Invincibles	5						5
Telstra Tornados	5						5

Oliver LORD of State Treasury was the fastest man with 21.40, while Cathy LIU of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was fastest woman with 23.45.  There were 59 fast runners in run 1, 44 males (12%) and 15 females (14%).

Fastest Men in Run 1

Oliver LORD	21.40	State Treasury
Miles WARING	22.00	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Kyle McINTOSH	22.30	ABS Moving Averages

Fastest Women in Run 1

Cathy LIU	23.45	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Jacqueline O’CONNOR	25.25	MYOB Stings
Eliza DAVIDSON	25.45	Macquarie Nomads

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Congratulations to Team UBS and Westpac Trotters who both got off to a flying start with a full turnout of 15 runners.  They were followed by Apra Running Regulators and NRMA Insurance with 14 each.  The total turnout was 466 counting runners, 357 males and 109 females.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Team UBS	15						15
Westpac Trotters	15						15
Apra Running Regulators	14						14
NRMA Insurance	14						14

INDIVIDUAL MILESTONES
Congratulations to the following runners who achieved personal milestones in run 1.

50 runs:     Sean MAH of BNP Flyers

100 runs:   Travis TOEMOE of King & Wood Mallesons

150 runs:   Fran DOREY of Veterans Affairs

300 runs:   Martin SMITH of State Treasury

350 runs:   Alex WHITWORTH of Legal Eagles

 

Series #86 – Run 6 – 2 November 2016 – Run No. 516 GENERAL BUSINESS A major milestone was reached in run 6, with Vic ANDERSON of State Audit becoming the first runner to complete 500 runs, achieved out of a possible total of only 516, an outstanding effort. The presentation for series 86 will be held in the Domain on Wednesday 16th November at 12:30pm.  Team Captains with trophies from last series should arrange handing back of the trophies for engraving and presentation to the series 86 winners. SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY Conditions were quite pleasant, if slightly warm, for run 6, but the lowest turnout of the series led to the lowest points total for the series.  Only 5 teams reached the 100 points mark, led by Mercernaries with a huge score of 216.  They were followed by Rabobank Grasshoppers with 119 and Allianz Experience with 110.  Mercernaries won the overall competition by the wide margin of 255 points.  The total points scored in run 6 was 2,768. Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total Mercernaries 116 141 172 189 213 216 1047 Westpac Trotters 122 142 143 143 139 103 792 King & Wood Mallesons 115 147 102 140 159 94 757 RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY The two highest scoring teams met in the final of the knockout, with a comprehensive victory to Mercernaries over Rabobank Grasshoppers 216-119.  King & Wood Mallesons took out third place, having a strangely easy win over Ausgrid 94-5. FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION Legal Eagles top scored with 9, ahead of Reserve Bank Magic Milers and Telstra Tornados with 5, and scored a comfortable overall win. Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total Legal Eagles 9 10 9 8 10 9 55 Reserve Bank Magic Milers 12 7 6 8 8 5 46 NRMA Insurance 5 4 4 3 7 4 27 Telstra Tornados 4 5 5 3 5 5 27 Oliver LORD of State Treasury was the fastest man with 21.15 and Kath CARTY of Awesome Midday Pacers was fastest woman with 25.45.  There were 56 fast runners in run 6, 44 males (15%) and 12 females (13%). Fastest Men in Run 6 Oliver LORD 21.15 State Treasury Michael LOUGH 21.40 QBE Risky Runners Champ PHET-IAM 22.15 Telstra Tornados Fastest Man in Series #86 Oliver LORD 21.15 State Treasury (run 6) Scott EASEY 21.15 Commonwealth Bank Harriers 2 (run 4) Fastest Women in Run 6 Kath CARTY 25.45 Awesome Midday Pacers Lisa-Anne CAREY 26.45 Legal Eagles Jacqueline O’CONNOR 26.55 MYOB Stings Fastest Woman in Series #86 Cathy LIU 22.55 Reserve Bank Magic Milers (run 4) THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY Sydney Tax Pack and ANZ Invincibles had the best turnout in run 6 with 13, followed by seven teams with 12.  Rabobank Grasshoppers won the team reps overall with 78 points, while BT Dominators and Sydney Tax Pack tied for 2nd.  The total turnout was 397 counting runners, 303 males and 94 females. Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total Rabobank Grasshoppers 13 13 12 13 15 12 78 BT Dominators 13 14 13 13 12 11 76 Sydney Tax Pack 15 12 13 12 11 13 76 INDIVIDUAL MILESTONES Congratulations to the following runners who achieved personal milestones in run 6: 50 runs:    Tim MARKOVITCH of ANZ Invincibles, Rahul AGARWAL of Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1 and Liam BURGESS of King & Wood Mallesons 150 runs:  Lynn HERISSON of Audit Office and Peter NUTTALL of Telstra Tornados 500 runs:  Vic ANDERSON of State Audit GARRY GOULD MEMORIAL TROPHY The Garry Gould Memorial Trophy for the top point scorer in series 86 was won by Mathu MOUNASAMY of Computershare Athletic Team (CATs) with 149 points. RON COOMBS MEMORIAL TROPHY The Ron Coombs Memorial Trophy for the top point scorer of the opposite sex to the winner of the Garry Gould Memorial Trophy was won by Sonia LOPES of ANZ Incredibles, who scored 125 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 86 was won by King & Wood Mallesons. POINTSCORE WINNERS BY AGE GROUP Age Group Runner Points Team Under 25 Mark McGRILLEN 65 Apra Running Regulators 25 to 29 Michael LOUGH 121 QBE Risky Runners 30 to 34 Viney KUMAR 121 Mercernaries 35 to 39 Mathu MOUNASAMY 149 Computershare Athletic Team (CATs) 40 to 49 John WALKER 127 MBA Yield Chasers 50 and over Paul HANNELL 136 Westpac Trotters Achieved 100 Runs Runner Team Runs Paul MUMFORD Allianz Experience 103 Maria PARSONS BT Dominators 105 Eric ZEHNER MYOB Stings 102 Jeffrey SMITH NRMA Insurance 101 James STEWART QBE Risky Runners 102 Matt SILVESTER Rabobank Grasshoppers 104 Richard BANKS Reserve Bank Magic Milers 101 Lambros LAMBROPOULOS State Audit 100 Achieved 200 Runs Runner Team Runs Chris ADAMS Sydney Tax Pack 204 Giuseppe CAMPANA Sydney Tax Pack 205 Anthony MARVELLO Sydney Tax Pack 201 Achieved 300 Runs None Achieved 400 Runs Runner Team Runs John BACKHOUSE Veterans Affairs 404 Achieved 500 Runs Runner Team Runs Vic ANDERSON State Audit 500