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Series 107 run 1 newsletter

Series 107 Run 1 – 21 August 2024 – Run No. 637

GENERAL BUSINESS

Firstly, I would like to introduce three new teams to the community, the 5 Minnett KMs, the State Library Speed Readers and the TAL Trailblazers. The Corporate Cup welcomes these teams to the competition.

There has also been a name change with DEITies now being Policy on the Run.

Secondly, for those that were having issues accessing the Corporate Cup website, new security certificates have been installed and the website should be viewable from corporate computers.  A big thank you to Champ for all his efforts.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Conditions were warm and dry for the first run of the series, hopefully an indicator for things to come. We had a respectable turnout for run 1, with more runners than for any run in series 106. Three teams broke the 100-point mark, and the total points scored in run 1 was 2,070.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Macquarie Generals 140           140
State Treasury 131           131
Legal Eagles 111           111

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
As mentioned, three teams achieved over 100 points, but there were no high scoring matches in the knockout, where both teams earned 100 or more points within the one match. 32 teams have moved into the second round.

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

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

 

Matt GIBSON of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was the fastest man with the time of 21.00, and Laura PATERSON of IA Running Capacity was fastest woman with 24.45. There were 37 fast runners, 26 males (9%) and 11 females (11%).

Fastest Men in Run 1

Matt GIBSON 21.00 Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Andrew LEE 23.25 Australian Museum Runosaurs
Ed BANGS 23.50 IAG Road Runners

Fastest Women in Run 1

Laura PATERSON 24.45 IA Running Capacity
Cathy LIU 25.35 Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Louise CHISHOLM 27.00 Awesome Midday Pacers

 

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Congratulations to Policy on the Run (formerly DEITies), who had the best turnout in run 1 with 14. They were followed by Reserve Bank Magic Milers with 13, then CFS Cruisers and Reserve Bank Metric Milers, tied on 12.  The total turnout was 379 counting runners, 275 males and 104 females.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Policy on the Run 14 14
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 13 13
CFS Cruisers 12 12
Reserve Bank Metric Milers 12           12

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

 

50 runs:

Doug JENKINS                 Apra Running Regulators

Mark LUSHER                   Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1

Ben JACKMAN                  Reserve Bank Midday Milers

 

150 runs:

Simon DOAK                   BT Dominators

Adrian DAVIS                  Deutsche RBC Runners

 

250 runs:

Shaun ANDERSON            ANZ Incredibles

Series 106 run 6 newsletter

Series #106 – Run 6 – 24 July 2024 – Run No. 636

GENERAL BUSINESS
First, congratulations to Andre BERTON from the Australian Museum Runosaurs who achieved 500 runs this series and to Martin SMITH from State Treasury who reached 400 runs. These are significant milestones showing great commitment and should be commended.

The presentation for series 106 will be held in the Domain on Wednesday, 7th August, at 12:30pm. Team Captains with trophies from last series should arrange handing back the trophies for engraving and presentation to the series 106 winners.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
We were very fortunate with the weather for all of series 106, finishing up on another fine day and a slightly better turnout than the previous run. Eight teams broke the 100-point mark, led by The Running Walkers on 184, Macquarie Nomads on 156, Domain Dashers on 137, Macquarie Generals on 123, Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1 on 117, Reserve Bank Magic Milers on 113, and Legal Eagles and Team UBS, both on 112.

Macquarie Nomads take out the overall win, with a margin of 204 points. The total points scored in run 6 was 2967.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Macquarie Nomads 182 185 191 203 181 156 1098
Domain Dashers 111 167 194 196 89 137 894
Macquarie Generals 125 150 165 146 169 123 878

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
The Running Walkers took out the knockout trophy, beating Macquarie Nomads, 184 – 156. Reserve Bank Metric Milers beat Transport Trainers, 113 – 71 in the playoff for third and fourth places.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Legal Eagles top scored with 9 points, followed by a 4-way tie between Reserve Bank Magic Milers, Telstra Tornados, Domain Dashers and The Running Walkers, all with 4.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Legal Eagles 7 5 7 8 8 9 44
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 6 6 7 6 4 4 33
Australian Museum Runosaurs 4 5 4 4 4 3 24
Telstra Tornados 4 4 5 5 2 4 24

Philip CONWAY, of IAG Road Runners, was the fastest man with a time of 21.15, and Laura PATERSON, of IA Running Capacity, was fastest woman with 24.05.  There were 52 fast runners in run 6, 35 males (14%) and 17 females (22%).

Fastest Men in Run 6

Philip CONWAY 21.15 IAG Road Runners
Matt GIBSON 21.25 Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Marcus MILLER 21.45 Reserve Bank Magic Milers

Fastest Man in Series #106

Philip CONWAY 21.15 IAG Road Runners (runs 2 & 6)

Fastest Women in Run 6

Laura PATERSON 24.05 IA Running Capacity
Cathy LIU 24.55 Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Jacinta MALLON 26.30 King & Wood Mallesons
Siobhan ROONEY 26.30 Macquarie Nomads

Fastest Woman in Series #106

Laura PATERSON 24.05 IA Running Capacity (run 6)

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Best turnout in run 6 goes to Macquarie Nomads with 14, followed by Legal Eagles and The Running Walkers with 13 and, Domain Dashers, Reserve Bank Magic Milers and CFS Cruisers, all with 11. The series title has gone to Macquarie Nomads with 82 points of a possible 90.  The total turnout in run 6 was 333 counting runners, 255 males and 78 females.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Macquarie Nomads 14 13 13 14 14 14 82
Domain Dashers 11 14 14 14 13 11 77
Macquarie Generals 13 12 11 12 11 10 69

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

100 runs:   Cathy LIU                        Reserve Bank Magic Milers

Murray WILSON                BT Dominators

400 runs:   Martin SMITH                   State Treasury

500 runs:   Andre BERTON                 Australian Museum Runosaurs

GARRY GOULD MEMORIAL TROPHY
The winner of the Garry Gould Memorial Trophy for the top point scorer in series 106 is Michael COMNINOS of Domain Dashers who scored 134 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 Sue MAHONY of Domain Dashers with 107 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 106 is won by Apra Running Regulators.

POINTSCORE WINNERS BY AGE GROUP

Age Group Runner Points Team
Under 29 Darcy BOURKE 105 The Running Walkers
30 to 34 Sachin VISHRAM 125 Macquarie Generals
35 to 39 David WICKSTROM 109 Macquarie Nomads
40 to 44 Michael COMNINOS 134 Domain Dashers
45 to 54 Michael JAMES 133 Westpac Trotters
55 and over Clive FLETCHER 124 Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1

SERIES MILESTONES

Achieved 100 Runs

Runner Team Runs
Murray WILSON BT Dominators 100
Cathy LIU Reserve Bank Magic Milers 100

Achieved 200 Runs

None

Achieved 300 Runs

None

Achieved 400 Runs

Runner Team Runs
Martin SMITH State Treasury 400

Achieved 500 Runs

Runner Team Runs
Andre BERTON Australian Museum Runosaurs 500

Achieved 600 Runs

None

 

Series 106 run 5 newsletter

Series 106 Run 5 – 10 July 2024 – Run No. 635

GENERAL BUSINESS

The minor course variation that has been in place for most of this series is likely to remain for the final run next fortnight. Please check the whiteboard at the beginning of each run.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Surprisingly, the weather was once again warm and sunny. It was a good day to be running. Eight teams broke the 100-point score in run 5 with the total points scored being 2,931. With one run to go there is only 2 points between 2nd and 3rd.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Macquarie Nomads 182 185 191 203 181   942
Domain Dashers 111 167 194 196 89   757
Macquarie Generals 125 150 165 146 169   755

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
All four teams scored over 100 points in two high scoring matches in this round of the knockout. Macquarie Nomads, 181, beat Reserve Bank Magic Milers, 100, and, Transport Trainers, 108, went down to The Running Walkers, 135.

The final round consists of:

Final

Macquarie Nomads                v    The Running Walkers

Third v fourth playoff

Reserve Bank Magic Milers    v    Transport Trainers

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Legal Eagles top scored with 8 points, followed by Reserve Bank Magic Milers and Australian Museum Runosaurs tied on 4 points. 4 teams then tied with 2 points.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Legal Eagles 7 5 7 8 8 35
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 6 6 7 6 4 29
Australian Museum Runosaurs 4 5 4 4 4 21

 

Matthew MOONEY of Macquarie Nomads was again the fastest man with the time of 21.25. Cathy LIU of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was the fastest woman with 25.55. There were 38 fast runners, 30 males (12%) and 8 females (10%).

Fastest Men

Matthew MOONEY 21.25 Macquarie Nomads
Marcus MILLER 22.20 Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Champ PHET-IAM 22.50 Telstra Tornados

Fastest Women

Cathy LIU 25.55 Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Sophie FENG 26.10 IHACPA Activity Based Runners
Acacia BEATON 26.40 State Treasury

 

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Congratulations to Macquarie Nomads who had the best turnout in run 5 with 14. They were followed by Domain Dashers with 13, Reserve Bank Midday Milers with 12, then a 4-way tie on 11. The total turnout was 322 counting runners, 245 males and 77 females.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Macquarie Nomads 14 13 13 14 14 68
Domain Dashers 11 14 14 14 13 66
Macquarie Generals 13 12 11 12 11 59

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

 

50 runs:

Pearse McLAUGHLIN         Awesome Midday Pacers

Jeevan WITT                             Domain Dashers

James QUINN                  Macquarie Generals

 

150 runs:

Adam THILLART               Macquarie Nomads

250 runs:

Lynn HERISSON               Transport Trainers

Series 106 run 4 newsletter

Series 106 Run 4 – 26 June 2024 – Run No. 634

GENERAL BUSINESS
All runners should be aware that the minor course variation that has been in place for most of this series is likely to remain for the remainder of this series and possibly the next. Please check the whiteboard at the beginning of each run.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
The weather held up for us, once again, with another beautiful day for running. Nine teams broke the 100-point score and one team broke 200 points. The total points scored in Run 4 being 3206.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Macquarie Nomads 182 185 191 203     761
Domain Dashers 111 167 194 196     668
Macquarie Generals 125 150 165 146     586

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
There were five high scoring teams with over 100 points and two high scoring matches in this round of the knockout. Macquarie Nomads, 203 beat Domain Dashers, 196, and Transport Trainers, 117, beat Westpac Trotters, 110.

Round 5 consists of:

Macquarie Nomads         v          Reserve Bank Magic Milers

Transport Trainers          v          The Running Walkers

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Legal Eagles top scored with 8 points, Reserve Bank Magic Milers scored 6 points and Telstra Tornados and Domain Dashers, tied with 5 points.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Legal Eagles 7 5 7 8 27
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 6 6 7 6 25
Telstra Tornados 4 4 5 5 18

 

Matthew MOONEY of Macquarie Nomads and Marcus MILLER of Reserve Bank Magic Milers, tied for fastest man with the time of 22.05. Laura PATERSON of IA Running Capacity was, again, the fastest woman with 24.15. There were 51 fast runners, 38 males (15%) and 13 females (14%).

Fastest Men

Matthew MOONEY 22.05 Macquarie Nomads
Marcus MILLER 22.05 Reserve Bank Magic Milers
James CHEN 22.35 IHACPA Activity Based Runners

 

Fastest Women

 

Laura PATERSON 24.15 IA Running Capacity
Cathy LIU 25.20 Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Rachel KNELLWOLF 26.35 ASX Xtraordinaries

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Congratulations to Macquarie Nomads and Domain Dashers who had the best turnout in run 4 with 14. They were followed by a 5-way tie on 12. The total turnout was 354 counting runners, 263 males and 91 females.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Macquarie Nomads 14 13 13 14 54
Domain Dashers 11 14 14 14 53
Macquarie Generals 13 12 11 12 48

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

 

50 runs:

Navida BESODI of BNP Flyers

 

 

Series 106 run 3 newsletter

Series 106 Run 3 – 12 June 2024 – Run No. 633

GENERAL BUSINESS
All runners should be aware that the minor course variation that was in place for runs 2 and 3 is likely to remain in place for the remainder of this series and possibly series 107. Please check the whiteboard at the beginning of each run.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Weather conditions remained good for the third run of the series; however, runner turnout was again, marginally lower than for the previous run. Ten teams broke the 100-point score with the total points scored in run 3 being 3456. A good run by Macquarie Generals saw them make it into the top 3.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Macquarie Nomads 182 185 191       558
Domain Dashers 111 167 194       472
Macquarie Generals 125 150 165       440

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
There were six high scoring teams with over 100 points in three high scoring matches in this round of the knockout. Domain Dashers, 194, beat Macquarie Generals, 165, Macquarie Nomads, 191, beat BT Dominators, 157, and Reserve Bank Magic Milers, 131, beat Reserve Bank Midday Milers, 121.

Round 4 consists of:

Domain Dashers                            v      Macquarie Nomads

Reserve Bank Magic Milers              v      ANZ Incredibles

Transport Trainers                          v      Westpac Trotters

The Running Walkers                      v      Apra Running Regulators

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Legal Eagles and Reserve Bank Magic Milers top scored with 7 points, ahead of Australian Museum Runosaurs, with 5.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Legal Eagles 7 5 7 19
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 6 6 7 19
Australian Museum Runosaurs 4 5 4 13
Telstra Tornados 4 4 5 13

 

Matt GIBSON of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was the fastest man with the time of 21.30, and Laura PATERSON of IA Running Capacity was, again, the fastest woman with 24.35. There were 55 fast runners, 40 males (15%) and 15 females (15%).

Fastest Men

Matt GIBSON 21.30 Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Philip CONWAY 21.35 IAG Road Runners
Matthew MOONEY 22.20 Macquarie Nomads

 

Fastest Women

Laura PATERSON 24.35 IA Running Capacity
Cathy LIU 25.35 Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Siobhan ROONEY 26.05 Macquarie Nomads

 

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Congratulations to Domain Dashers who had the best turnout in run 3 with 14. They were followed by Macquarie Nomads with 13, and then a 4-way tie on 12. The total turnout was 369 counting runners, 270 males and 99 females.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Macquarie Nomads 14 13 13 40
Domain Dashers 11 14 14 39
BT Dominators 10 14 12 36
Macquarie Generals 13 12 11 36

 

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

 50 runs:

Robert GREENE of JPM Jets
Matt GIBSON of Reserve Bank Magic Milers

 

 

 

Series 106 run 2 newsletter

Series 106 Run 2 – 29 May 2024 – Run No. 632

GENERAL BUSINESS
The new whiteboard proved very effective in alerting runners to the temporary course variation. Runners should check it, each run, for any changes or other relevant information.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Conditions were warm and dry for the second run of the series and very good for running. However, runner turnout was marginally lower than for run 1. Twelve teams broke the 100-point score with the total points scored in run 2 being 3184.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Macquarie Nomads 182 185 367
Reserve Bank Midday Milers 145 135 280
Domain Dashers 111 167 278

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
There were 12 high scoring teams with over 100 points, but only one high scoring match in the knockout. BT Dominators beat State Treasury 144 / 108. Round 3 consists of:

Macquarie Generals                        v      Domain Dashers

Macquarie Nomads                         v      BT Dominators

Reserve Bank Midday Milers            v      Reserve Bank Magic Milers

Legal Eagles                                  v      ANZ Incredibles

Transport Trainers                          v      Liberty Legends

BNP Flyers                                     v      Westpac Trotters

The Running Walkers                      v      Deloitte Merger Milers

IHACPA Activity Based Runners       v      Apra Running Regulators

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

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Legal Eagles 7 5 12
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 6 6 12
Australian Museum Runosaurs 4 5 9

 

Philip CONWAY of IAG Road Runners was, again, the fastest man with the time of 21.15, and Laura PATERSON of IA Running Capacity was fastest woman with 25.35. There were 46 fast runners, 34 males (12%) and 12 females (13%).

Fastest Men in Run 2

Philip CONWAY 21.15 IAG Road Runners
Matt GIBSON 21.50 Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Marcus MILLER 22.15 Reserve Bank Magic Milers

 

Fastest Women in Run 2

 

Laura PATERSON 25.35 IA Running Capacity
Jen REID 26.10 IAG Road Runners
Jacinta MALLON 26.40 King & Wood Mallesons

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Congratulations to Domain Dashers and BT Dominators, who had the best turnout in run 2 with 14. They were followed by Macquarie Nomads with 13, and then a 4-way tie on 12. The total turnout was 370 counting runners, 277 males and 93 females.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Macquarie Nomads 14 13 27
Domain Dashers 11 14 25
Macquarie Generals 13 12 25

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

50 runs:

Matthew SZETU of Westpac Trotters

150 runs:

Colin TOBY of Sydney Tax Pack

Series 106 run 1 newsletter

Series 106 Run 1 – 15 May 2024 – Run No. 631

GENERAL BUSINESS
The two APRA teams have consolidated into one for series 106, enabling the return of the CFS Cruisers team for the first time since series 90, to fill our complement of 44 teams.  Welcome back!

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Conditions were warm and dry for the first run of the series, an improvement on the previous few days, with a respectable turnout of runners. Six teams broke the 100-point mark and the total points scored in run 1 was 2840.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Macquarie Nomads 182           182
Reserve Bank Midday Milers 145           145
ANZ Incredibles 126           126

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
There was only one high scoring match in the knockout, where both teams earned 100 or more points. Macquarie Nomads beat ANZ Incredibles 182 – 126. 32 teams have moved into the second round.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Legal Eagles top scored with 7 points, ahead of Reserve Bank Magic Milers with 6 and Australian Museum Runosaurs and Telstra Tornados, both with 4.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Legal Eagles 7 7
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 6 6
Australian Museum Runosaurs 4 4
Telstra Tornados 4 4

 

Philip CONWAY of IAG Road Runners was the fastest man with the time of 21.50, and Cathy LIU of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was fastest woman with 25.50. There were 42 fast runners, 30 males (11%) and 12 females (13%).

Fastest Men in Run 1

Philip CONWAY 21.50 IAG Road Runners
Matt GIBSON 22.10 Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Marcus MILLER 22.45 Reserve Bank Magic Milers

 

Fastest Women in Run 1

 

Cathy LIU 25.50 Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Jen REID 26.30 IAG Road Runners
Siobhan ROONEY 27.00 Macquarie Nomads

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Congratulations to IAG Road Runners and Macquarie Nomads, who had the best turnout in run 1 with 14. They were followed by Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1 and Macquarie Generals with 13, and then a 3-way tie on 12. The total turnout was 375 counting runners, 279 males and 96 females.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
IAG Road Runners 14 14
Macquarie Nomads 14 14
Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1 13 13
Macquarie Generals 13 13

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

50 runs:

Yan-Shih LIN of Macquarie Generals
Michael DOGGETT of Transport Trainers

Series 105 run 6 newsletter

Series #105 – Run 6 – 17 April 2024 – Run No. 630

GENERAL BUSINESS

The presentation for series 105 will be held in the Domain on Wednesday, 1st May, at 12:30pm. Team Captains with trophies from last series should arrange handing back the trophies for engraving and presentation to the series 105 winners.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Conditions were particularly good for run 6, sunny and cool, but turnout was down on the previous run, being the lowest of the series. Four teams broke the 100-point mark, led by Macquarie Generals on 164, followed by Reserve Bank Magic Milers with 151, IAG Road Runners with 148, and Legal Eagles on 133.

Macquarie Generals take out the overall win, with a margin of 254 points. The total points scored in run 6 was 2,287.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Macquarie Generals 135 155 149 132 140 164 875
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 92 111 100 69 98 151 621
IAG Road Runners 35 86 64 61 175 148 569

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
Macquarie Generals took out the knockout trophy, beating IAG Road Runners, 164 – 148. Deutsche RBC Runners beat Reserve Bank Metric Milers, 94 – 35 in the playoff for third and fourth places.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Legal Eagles and Reserve Bank Magic Milers top scored with 8 points each, ahead of Telstra Tornados and IAG Road Runners, both with 3.  This big finish saw Legal Eagles pip Reserve Bank Magic Milers by one point to win the overall title.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Legal Eagles 8 8 6 4 6 8 40
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 6 6 7 6 6 8 39
Australian Museum Runosaurs 4 2 2 3 4 1 16

Philip CONWAY, of IAG Road Runners, was the fastest man with a time of 21.25, and Cathy LIU, of Reserve Bank Magic Milers, was fastest woman with 25.35.  There were 44 fast runners in run 6, 32 males (14%) and 12 females (16%).

Fastest Men in Run 6

Philip CONWAY 21.25 IAG Road Runners
Brendan HANCOX 21.55 ABS Moving Averages
Marcus MILLER 22.40 Reserve Bank Magic Milers

Fastest Man in Series #105

Philip CONWAY 21.25 IAG Road Runners (run 6)

Fastest Women in Run 6

Cathy LIU 25.35 Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Jen REID 26.05 IAG Road Runners
Laura PATERSON 26.25 IA Running Capacity

Fastest Woman in Series #105

Cathy LIU 25.20 Reserve Bank Magic Milers (run 5)
Melissa SIMPSON 25.20 ING Lions (run 2)

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Best turnout in run 6 goes to Macquarie Generals with 14, followed by IAG Road Runners with 12 and Legal Eagles, ASX Xtraordinaries, Reserve Bank Magic Milers, ABS Moving Averages, and IA Running Capacity, all with 11. The series title has gone to Domain Dashers with 78 points of a possible 90.  The total turnout in run 6 was 297 counting runners, 224 males and 73 females.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Domain Dashers 14 13 15 13 13 10 78
Macquarie Generals 11 13 13 13 11 14 75
Australian Museum Runosaurs 13 14 13 11 12 8 71

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

100 runs:   Michael JAMES                  Westpac Trotters

300 runs:   Chris ADAMS                    Sydney Tax Pack

GARRY GOULD MEMORIAL TROPHY
The winner of the Garry Gould Memorial Trophy for the top point scorer in series 105 is Mark LUSHER of Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1 who scored 128 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 Lisa LOADER of Australian Museum Runosaurs with 116 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 105 is won by IAG Road Runners.

POINTSCORE WINNERS BY AGE GROUP

Age Group Runner Points Team
Under 29 Hamish KLEMP 108 Macquarie Generals
30 to 34 Ben HARRINGTON 98 ABS Moving Averages
35 to 39 Philip TOLHURST 107 Macquarie Generals
40 to 44 Natalia SEMENOVSKY 94 IAG Road Runners
45 to 54 Mark LUSHER 128 Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1
55 and over Russell GRIPPER 112 Macquarie Generals

Achieved 100 Runs

Runner Team Runs
David BALLANCE ANZ Incredibles 101
Scott McLELLAN BT Dominators 103
Kieren GARDNER GrainCorp Weevils 101
Russell GRIPPER Macquarie Generals 104
Michael JAMES Westpac Trotters 100

Achieved 200 Runs

Runner Team Runs
Richard BANKS Reserve Bank Magic Milers 204

Achieved 300 Runs

Runner Team Runs
Chris ADAMS Sydney Tax Pack 300
Jan SWINHOE Westpac Harriers 300

Achieved 400 Runs

None

Achieved 500 Runs

Runner Team Runs
John BACKHOUSE Australian Museum Runosaurs 501

Achieved 600 Runs

None

 

Series 105 run 5 newsletter

Series 105 Run 5 – 3 April 2024 – Run No. 629

GENERAL BUSINESS
Congratulations to Jan Swinhoe of Westpac Harriers on becoming the first female to reach the 300 runs milestone in run 5.  Jan started in series 24 and has achieved a PB of 28:45.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
The weather for run 5 was a big improvement over run 4, being comparatively cool and sunny. Turnout was slightly down on the previous run, but total points scored was 2350, the highest of the series, so far.  Six teams broke the 100-point mark, but the top 3 remained unchanged.

IAG Road Runners                   175

Macquarie Generals                 140

Legal Eagles                           114

Australian Museum Runosaurs  113

Deutsche RBC Runners            110

Domain Dashers                     102

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Macquarie Generals 135 155 149 132 140   711
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 92 111 100 69 98   470
Australian Museum Runosaurs 98 86 71 68 113   436

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
There was only one high scoring match, where both teams earned over 100 points, this round, with Macquarie Generals beating Deutsche RBC Runners 140-110.  In the other match IAG Road Runners beat Reserve Bank Metric Milers 175-68.

Macquarie Generals will meet IAG Road Runners in the final, while Deutsche RBC Runners and Reserve Bank Metric Milers will play off for third place.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Legal Eagles and Reserve Bank Magic Milers top scored with 6 points and Australian Museum Runosaurs placed third with 4.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Legal Eagles 8 8 6 4 6 32
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 6 6 7 6 6 31
Australian Museum Runosaurs 4 2 2 3 4 15

Philip CONWAY of IAG Road Runners was again fastest man, with a time of 21.30, while Cathy LIU of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was fastest woman with 25.20. There were 49 fast runners, 36 males (14%) and 13 females (15%).

Fastest Men in Run 5

Philip CONWAY 21.30 IAG Road Runners
Brendan HANCOX 21.55 ABS Moving Averages
Andrew LEE 22.45 Australian Museum Runosaurs

Fastest Women in Run 5

Cathy LIU 25.20 Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Laura PATERSON 25.50 IA Running Capacity
Jen REID 26.35 IAG Road Runners

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Two teams, Domain Dashers and ABS Moving Averages, had the best turnout in run 5 with 13, followed by Australian Museum Runosaurs, Legal Eagles and BT Dominators, all with 12. The total turnout was 344 counting runners, 255 males and 89 females.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Domain Dashers 14 13 15 13 13 68
Australian Museum Runosaurs 13 14 13 11 12 63
Macquarie Generals 11 13 13 13 11 61

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

50 runs:     Philip TOLHURST of Macquarie Generals and Sinclair DURBIN of Telstra Tornados

100 runs:   David BALLANCE of ANZ Incredibles

300 runs:   Jan SWINHOE of Westpac Harriers

350 runs:   Steve HUME of Westpac Trotters

Series 105 run 4 newsletter

Series 105 Run 4 – 20 March 2024 – Run No. 628

GENERAL BUSINESS
Congratulations to John Backhouse of Australian Musem Runosaurs (formerly Veterans Affairs), who reached the awesome milestone of 500 runs in run 4.  John started in series 2 and has been ever-present since.  With a PB of 26:40 set in series 16, he is the sixth person to join the 500 club.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
The weather for run 4 was hot, wet, and humid, with many runners commenting on how difficult the run was. However, turnout was slightly up on the previous run. Only one team, Macquarie Generals, broke the 100-point mark, with 132. Results saw a change in the top 3.  The total points scored in run 4 was 1,341.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Macquarie Generals 135 155 149 132     571
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 92 111 100 69     372
Australian Museum Runosaurs 98 86 71 68     323

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
This was a low scoring round with no high scoring matches where both teams earned over 100 points.

The following are competing in Round 5:
Macquarie Generals              v     Deutsche RBC Runners
Reserve Bank Metric Milers    v     IAG Road Runners

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Reserve Bank Magic Milers top scored with 6 points, ahead of Legal Eagles with 4 and Australian Museum Runosaurs with 3.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Legal Eagles 8 8 6 4 26
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 6 6 7 6 25
Australian Museum Runosaurs 4 2 2 3 11

Philip CONWAY of IAG Road Runners was the fastest man with the time of 22.20. Cathy LIU of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was fastest woman, with 25.40. There were 27 fast runners, 22 males (10%) and 5 females (6%).

Fastest Men in Run 4

Philip CONWAY 22.20 IAG Road Runners
Brendan HANCOX 23.25 ABS Moving Averages
Campbell McPHEE 23.35 Deloitte Merger Milers

Fastest Women in Run 4

Cathy LIU 25.40 Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Laura PATERSON 27.05 IA Running Capacity
Isabella CROKER 27.20 Dexus Midday Rallies

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Three teams, Domain Dashers, Macquarie Generals, and Reserve Bank Magic Milers had the best turnout in run 4 with a tied score of 13. The total turnout was 355 counting runners, 266 males and 89 females.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Domain Dashers 14 13 15 13 55
Australian Museum Runosaurs 13 14 13 11 51
Macquarie Generals 11 13 13 13 50

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

50 runs:     Gary MITCHELL of State Audit

100 runs:   Kieren GARDNER of GrainCorp Weevils

500 runs:   John BACKHOUSE of Australian Museum Runosaurs