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