Series 101 run 2 newsletter

Series #101 – Run 2 – 31 August 2022 – Run No. 602

GENERAL BUSINESS
Congratulations to Simon DAVIS of BT Dominators, who became the 14th person to reach 450 runs, notably with his 160th consecutive run.  Simon joined the Corporate Cup in series 21, has averaged 5.6 runs per series over 80 series, and has a PB of 26:00 set in series 31.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Conditions were again quite good for run 2 and there was another good turnout, despite the transport strikes.  Point scoring took quite a jump from 1 and five teams broke the 100 point mark.  They were again led by Macquarie Nomads with 161 points, who were followed by BT Dominators on 134 and Macquarie Generals on 128.  Macquarie Nomads extend their overall lead.  The total points scored in run 2 was 2,337.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Macquarie Nomads 159 161   320
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 136 102   238
BT Dominators 101 134   235

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
The heavyweight duel at the top of the draw saw Macquarie Nomads beat Reserve Bank Magic Milers 161-102, while at the other end of the draw returning team Allianz Experience had the closest win, beating ANZ Invincibles 22-17.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Legal Eagles could be making a comeback – they top scored with 7 to Reserve Bank Magic Milers and Telstra Tornados’ 5 apiece, narrowing the gap at the top to just one point.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 9 5   14
Legal Eagles 6 7   13
Telstra Tornados 4 5   9

Andrew LEE of Veterans Affairs was again fastest man with 21.35, while newcomer Tania MULVEY of Telstra Tornados was fastest woman with 24.05, two minutes clear of the field.  There were 47 fast runners in run 2, 37 males (18%) and 10 females (14%).

Fastest Men in Run 2

Andrew LEE 21.35 Veterans Affairs
Brendan HANCOX 22.25 ABS Moving Averages
Matt GIBSON 23.05 Reserve Bank Magic Milers

Fastest Women in Run 2

Tania MULVEY 24.05 Telstra Tornados
Bronwyn KENNA 26.10 APRA Standard Setters
Sara DE OLIVEIRA 26.35 PWC Fasttrack

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Macquarie Nomads and BT Dominators had the best turnout in run 2 with an excellent 14 apiece, followed by Reserve Bank Magic Milers with 12.  These three teams are now very closely bunched at the top of the table.  The total turnout was 273 counting runners, 204 males and 69 females.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Macquarie Nomads 12 14   26
BT Dominators 11 14   25
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 13 12   25

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

50 runs:     Josh MILNER of State Treasury

450 runs:   Simon DAVIS of BT Dominators