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 500th 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