Series 99 run 6 newsletter

Series #99 – Run 6 – 13 April 2022 – Run No. 594

GENERAL BUSINESS

Congratulations to Paul Wright of Macquarie Generals, who completed his 400th run in run 6.  Paul joined the Corporate Cup in series 24 with QBE Risky Runners, and ran with them until series 96, before switching to Macquarie Generals.  His PB is 23:45.

Due to the current situation with COVID-19, there will NOT be a presentation for series 99 at this time.  Team Captains currently holding trophies will be contacted separately to arrange for their return and engraving.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
There were quite pleasant conditions for run 6, with the rain staying away.  Attendance was slightly down, with the Easter break imminent, but the point scoring held up quite well.  Domain Dashers top scored with an excellent 150 points, the biggest score of the series.  They were followed by Macquarie Nomads with 115 and ASIC – the Corporate Cops with 84.  Macquarie Nomads have taken out the overall title, holding off the fast finishing Domain Dashers by 35 points.  The total points scored in run 6 was 982.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Macquarie Nomads 144 101 97 95 68 115 620
Domain Dashers 56 75 118 103 83 150 585
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 63 47 45 85 81 15 336

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
The knockout final featured two of the three top scoring teams of round 6, with Domain Dashers triumphing over ASIC – the Corporate Cops 150-84.  The third place playoff saw BT Dominators beat BNP Flyers 63-28.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Legal Eagles powered to the line with a top score of 5 in run 6, while no other team managed more than 2.  They take the overall title ahead of Reserve Bank Magic Milers and Telstra Tornados.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Legal Eagles 4 5 4 5 6 5 29
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 5 3 3 6 5 2 24
Telstra Tornados 4 3 2 2 2 2 15

Andrew LEE of Veterans Affairs was the fastest man with 21.50 and Sue MAHONY of Domain Dashers was fastest woman with 27.00.  There were 22 fast runners in run 6, 21 males (15%) and 1 female (4%).

Fastest Men in Run 6

Andrew LEE 21.50 Veterans Affairs
Tom RUSSELL 23.20 Awesome Midday Pacers
Matthew MOONEY 23.30 Macquarie Nomads

Fastest Man in Series #99

Andrew LEE 21.50 Veterans Affairs (runs 5 and 6)

Fastest Women in Run 6

Sue MAHONY 27.00 Domain Dashers
Adriana COLLINGWOOD SMITH 28.25 ASIC – the Corporate Cops
Alexandra HUGHES 28.55 Macquarie Nomads

Fastest Woman in Series #99

Ali WILSON 25.50 Deutsche RBC Runners (run 3)

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Domain Dashers had the best turnout in run 6 with an excellent 14 runners, followed by BT Dominators with 12 and Reserve Bank Magic Milers with 11.  Domain Dashers have snatched a draw with Reserve Bank Magic Milers to tie the overall competition with 68 points apiece.  The total turnout in run 6 was 165 counting runners, 137 males and 28 females.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Domain Dashers 12 11 10 11 10 14 68
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 12 9 10 14 12 11 68
BT Dominators 9 10 11 14 10 12 66

INDIVIDUAL MILESTONES
Congratulations to the following runners who achieved personal milestones in run 6.

50 runs:     Andrew DAVIS of Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1

400 runs:   Paul WRIGHT of Macquarie Generals

GARRY GOULD MEMORIAL TROPHY
The winner of the Garry Gould Memorial Trophy for the top point scorer in series 99 is Adam THILLART of Macquarie Nomads who scored 114 points.

RON COOMBS MEMORIAL TROPHY
The winner of the Ron Coombs Memorial Trophy for the top point scorer of the opposite sex to the winner of the Garry Gould Memorial Trophy is Lucy DICKENS of PWC Fasttrack with 66 points.

CC AMATIL MOST IMPROVED TEAM
This competition ranks each team’s improvement in three areas over the last two series – point score, team representation and fast runs. As this is an encouragement award for teams who would not otherwise figure in the prize-giving, teams who win one of the other competitions are excluded from winning it.

The Most Improved Team Trophy for series 99 is won by King & Wood Mallesons.

POINTSCORE WINNERS BY AGE GROUP

Age Group Runner Points Team
Under 29 Lucy DICKENS 66 PWC Fasttrack
30 to 34 Liam BYRNE 88 ABS Moving Averages
35 to 39 Kashi DOLMAN 81 Macquarie Nomads
40 to 44 Marc PERSON 56 Mercernaries
45 to 54 Adam THILLART 114 Macquarie Nomads
55 and over Stephen CRAFT 84 Domain Dashers

Achieved 100 Runs

Runner Team Runs
Jarrod SMITH Westpac Harriers 103

Achieved 200 Runs

Runner Team Runs
Peter NUTTALL Telstra Tornados 201

Achieved 300 Runs

None

Achieved 400 Runs

Runner Team Runs
Paul WRIGHT Macquarie Generals 400