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