Series #96 – Run 1 – 12 February 2020 – Run No. 571
GENERAL BUSINESS
After a week’s delay following the postponement of run 1 from the originally scheduled date due to works in the Domain, we had our first look at our new alternate course. This course change has been necessitated by the expansion of the Art Gallery into the area of our turn-around loop, which is expected to take up to three years to complete.
Feedback on the new route was generally positive, although a few runners admitted to having not paid enough attention to the new course map before setting out and consequently took some wrong turns.
We also welcomed two new teams to the competition – MetLife and the Domain Dashers.
SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Conditions were very humid, and point scoring was correspondingly low, despite a big turnout. Only two teams managed to reach the 100 points mark, State Treasury with 115 points and Reserve Bank Magic Milers with 110. They were followed by Legal Eagles with 97. The total points scored in run 1 was 1,984.
| Team | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 5 | Run 6 | Total |
| State Treasury | 115 | 115 | |||||
| Reserve Bank Magic Milers | 110 | 110 | |||||
| Legal Eagles | 97 | 97 |
RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
The top match in the knockout saw the two Macquarie teams go up against each other, with the Generals prevailing 58-30 over the Nomads. The handicapper’s nightmare has struck, with Commonwealth Bank Harriers 2 and ASX All Ordinaries fighting out a 39-all draw in the knockout section – both teams will go through to a three-way tie in the second round. Also in the knockout section was probably the lowest scoring match in knockout history, with Team UBS defeating State Audit 9-7. The two new teams went up against each other, with MetLife beating the Domain Dashers 24-11.
FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Legal Eagles led the way with 8 fast runs in run 1, closely followed by Reserve Bank Magic Milers and Telstra Tornados with 7.
| Team | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 5 | Run 6 | Total |
| Legal Eagles | 8 | 8 | |||||
| Reserve Bank Magic Milers | 7 | 7 | |||||
| Telstra Tornados | 7 | 7 |
Newcomer Nick ROBERTS of MetLife was fastest man with 21.35, while Eliza DAVIDSON of Macquarie Nomads was fastest woman with 25.35. There were 62 fast runners in run 1, 52 males (14%) and 10 females (10%).
Fastest Men in Run 1
| Nick ROBERTS | 21.35 | MetLife |
| Michael REDDIE | 22.05 | Westpac Harriers |
| Ian JOHNSTONE | 22.35 | Rabobank Grasshoppers |
Fastest Women in Run 1
| Eliza DAVIDSON | 25.35 | Macquarie Nomads |
| Lucy TERRELL | 26.35 | QBE Risky Runners |
| Louise CHISHOLM | 27.10 | Awesome Midday Pacers |
THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Congratulations to State Treasury, who were the only team with a full turnout of 15 runners. They were followed by ABS Moving Averages, Macquarie Nomads and Sydney Tax Pack with 14. The total turnout was 481 counting runners, 376 males and 105 females.
| Team | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 5 | Run 6 | Total |
| State Treasury | 15 | 15 | |||||
| ABS Moving Averages | 14 | 14 | |||||
| Macquarie Nomads | 14 | 14 | |||||
| Sydney Tax Pack | 14 | 14 |
INDIVIDUAL MILESTONES
Congratulations to the following runners who achieved personal milestones in run 1.
100 runs: Tony MITCHELL of ABS Moving Averages and Rob SPRING of PWC Fasttrack
200 runs: Fran DOREY of Veterans Affairs