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