Series #88 – Run 1 – 10 May 2017 – Run No. 523
GENERAL BUSINESS
Congratulations to our timing guru Chris Stephenson of CGU Champions, who completed his 400th run, only the 13th runner to do so. Chris has been with the Corporate Cup since series 1, when he ran for ABC Runners, and almost certainly holds the record for the most different teams run in: at least 12 by my count!
SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
The winter series got under way with superb conditions for run 1, and point scoring was very high. No less than 21 teams reached the 100 points mark, with the top 7 breaking 150. They were led by ANZ Invincibles on 178 points, narrowly ahead of Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1 on 176 and NRMA Insurance on 168. The total points scored in run 1 was 4,475.
| Team | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 5 | Run 6 | Total |
| ANZ Invincibles | 178 | 178 | |||||
| Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1 | 176 | 176 | |||||
| NRMA Insurance | 168 | 168 |
RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
A couple of matches were decided by just two points, with BT Dominators edging Sydney Tax Pack 147-145 in the repechage section, and Westpac Harriers pipping PWC Fasttrack 93-91 in the non-repechage section. Meanwhile the two Audit teams went head to head, with State Audit eliminating Audit Office 69-16.
FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Perennial contenders Legal Eagles and Reserve Bank Magic Milers both scored 9 points but, in something of a boil-over, were upstaged by NRMA Insurance who have taken the early lead with 11.
| Team | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 5 | Run 6 | Total |
| NRMA Insurance | 11 | 11 | |||||
| Legal Eagles | 9 | 9 | |||||
| Reserve Bank Magic Milers | 9 | 9 |
Craig PAGER of Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1 and newcomer David DRENTIN of Reserve Bank Magic Milers shared fastest man honours with 22:00, while Cathy LIU of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was fastest woman with 23.20, two minutes clear of the field. There were 75 fast runners in run 1, 60 males (16%) and 15 females (17%).
Fastest Men in Run 1
| Craig PAGER | 22.00 | Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1 |
| David DRENTIN | 22.00 | Reserve Bank Magic Milers |
| David O’KEEFFE | 22.10 | ASX All Ordinaries |
| Marc ASHWORTH | 22.10 | NRMA Insurance |
| Richard BANKS | 22.10 | Reserve Bank Magic Milers |
Fastest Women in Run 1
| Cathy LIU | 23.20 | Reserve Bank Magic Milers |
| Ellen WATERMAN | 25.20 | Reserve Bank Magic Milers |
| Jacqueline O’CONNOR | 25.30 | MYOB Stings |
THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Five teams share the initial lead with a turnout of 14 runners each. The total turnout was 453 counting runners, 364 males and 89 females.
| Team | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 5 | Run 6 | Total |
| BT Dominators | 14 | 14 | |||||
| Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1 | 14 | 14 | |||||
| Legal Eagles | 14 | 14 | |||||
| Reserve Bank Magic Milers | 14 | 14 | |||||
| State Treasury | 14 | 14 |
INDIVIDUAL MILESTONES
Congratulations to the following runners who achieved personal milestones in run 1.
50 runs: Ben LUSHER of Bridge Street Barbarians, Steven KEMPLER of MBA Yield Chasers and Rebecca RICKETTS of MYOB Stings
100 runs: Doug BARRETT of BT Dominators
150 runs: Paul VEERHUIS of Apra Running Regulators and Martin MOOD of Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1
200 runs: Dima POSTNIKOV of BT Dominators and Ray BERNASCONI of NRMA Insurance
400 runs: Chris STEPHENSON of CGU Champions