Series 88 Run 2 newsletter.

Series #88 – Run 2 – 24 May 2017 – Run No. 524

GENERAL BUSINESS
Congratulations to Bernard Kellerman of Sydney Tax Pack, who became the 23rd runner to complete 350 runs.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Conditions were again excellent for run 2, and point scoring was again high with 15 teams breaking the 100 points mark.  They were led by BT Dominators with 151 points, narrowly ahead of Reserve Bank Midday Milers and Westpac Trotters on 149.  Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1 have taken a narrow overall lead.  The total points scored in run 2 was 3,868.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1 176 142   318
NRMA Insurance 168 142   310
BT Dominators 147 151   298

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
There were two matches decided by only four points, with King & Wood Mallesons beating CFS Cruisers 47-43 in a low scoring affair and Ausgrid beating State Treasury 119-115 in a much higher scoring match.  Apra Running Regulators went down by only 8 points, 69-61 against BNP Flyers.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
NRMA Insurance again top scored, with 10 points, and extend their overall lead.  Reserve Bank Magic Milers edged ahead of Legal Eagles by one point, outscoring them 8-7 on the day.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
NRMA Insurance 11 10   21
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 9 8   17
Legal Eagles 9 7   16

Craig PAGER of Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1 pipped David DRENTIN of Reserve Bank Magic Milers for fastest man honours with 21:45, while Cathy LIU of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was again fastest woman with 25.10.  There were 67 fast runners in run 2, 51 males (14%) and 16 females (17%).

Fastest Men in Run 2

Craig PAGER 21.45 Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1
David DRENTIN 21.55 Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Michael LOUGH 22.15 QBE Risky Runners
Miles WARING 22.15 Reserve Bank Magic Milers

Fastest Women in Run 2

Cathy LIU 25.10 Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Ellen WATERMAN 25.55 Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Lisa-Anne CAREY 26.50 Legal Eagles

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Congratulations to Reserve Bank Midday Milers, who were the only team with a full turnout, ahead of seven teams with 13.  Remarkably there is still a five way tie for the lead, although not quite the same five teams as after run 1, with Legal Eagles making way for Reserve Bank Midday Milers.  The total turnout was 445 counting runners, 353 males and 92 females.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
BT Dominators 14 13   27
Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1 14 13   27
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 14 13   27
Reserve Bank Midday Milers 12 15         27
State Treasury 14 13         27

INDIVIDUAL MILESTONES
Congratulations to the following runners who achieved personal milestones in run 2.

50 runs:     James MATTHEWS of Legal Eagles, Will MAIN of MBA Yield Chasers and Jarrod SMITH of Westpac Harriers

150 runs:   Alex PARKINSON of Reserve Bank Magic Milers and Daniel PAVLIK of Reserve Bank Midday Milers

250 runs:   Daryl BALDWIN of Telstra Tornados

350 runs:   Bernard KELLERMAN of Sydney Tax Pack