Series #101 – Run 5 – 12 October 2022 – Run No. 605
GENERAL BUSINESS
Congratulations to Chris HORNE of Macquarie Nomads, who became the 34th runner to reach the milestone of 350 runs in run 5. Chris only joined the Cup in series 37 and has reached 350 in just his 65th series, at an impressive average of 5.4 runs per series.
SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
The Cup’s arrangements with the Weather Boss again held good, with another dry day for run 5, although a little humid. Point scoring was up from the warmer conditions of run 4, with seven teams breaking the 100 point mark. Veterans Affairs again led with 166, just ahead of BT Dominators with 159 with Macquarie Nomads third with 138. Macquarie Nomads lead overall by 119 points going into the last round. The total points scored in run 5 was 2,184.
| Team | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 5 | Run 6 | Total |
| Macquarie Nomads | 159 | 161 | 174 | 106 | 138 | 738 | |
| Reserve Bank Magic Milers | 136 | 102 | 179 | 80 | 120 | 617 | |
| Veterans Affairs | 70 | 81 | 103 | 114 | 166 | 534 |
RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
There were two very contrasting matches in the knockout semi-finals. A very high scoring match saw Veterans Affairs eliminate competition leaders Macquarie Nomads 166-138, while the other match was very one-sided, with Telstra Tornados beating Team UBS 129-13. Veterans Affairs and Telstra Tornados will meet in the final, while Macquarie Nomads and Team UBS will play off for third place.
FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Legal Eagles led run 5 with 8 fast runs, ahead of Reserve Bank Magic Milers with 7, while Telstra Tornados and Veterans Affairs both had 5. The Magic Milers overall lead is trimmed to 4 points.
| Team | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 5 | Run 6 | Total |
| Reserve Bank Magic Milers | 9 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 39 | |
| Legal Eagles | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 35 | |
| Telstra Tornados | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 21 |
Andrew LEE of Veterans Affairs was fastest man with 22.00, while Tania MULVEY of Telstra Tornados was again fastest woman with 24.00. There were 43 fast runners in run 5, 33 males (16%) and 10 females (16%).
Fastest Men in Run 5
| Andrew LEE | 22.00 | Veterans Affairs |
| Andrew POWELL | 22.05 | Apra Running Regulators |
| Matt GIBSON | 22.15 | Reserve Bank Magic Milers |
Fastest Women in Run 5
| Tania MULVEY | 24.00 | Telstra Tornados |
| Bronwyn KENNA | 25.10 | APRA Standard Setters |
| Louise CHISHOLM | 26.40 | Awesome Midday Pacers |
THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
BT Dominators had the best turnout in run 5 with an excellent 14 runners, followed by Macquarie Nomads with 12 and four teams with 11. Remarkably there are now three teams tied for the lead going into the last round. It’s all on! The total turnout was 274 counting runners, 211 males and 63 females.
| Team | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 5 | Run 6 | Total |
| BT Dominators | 11 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 59 | |
| Macquarie Nomads | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 59 | |
| Reserve Bank Magic Milers | 13 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 59 |
INDIVIDUAL MILESTONES
Congratulations to the following runners who achieved personal milestones in run 5.
100 runs: James KENT of Awesome Midday Pacers
350 runs: Chris HORNE of Macquarie Nomads