Series #89 – Run 2 – 30 August 2017 – Run No. 530

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
There were very pleasant conditions for run 2, sunny with a cool breeze, and runners took full advantage with no less than 18 teams reaching the 100 points mark.  They were led by ABS Moving Averages on 175 points, ahead of ANZ Invincibles on 165, Apra Running Regulators on 157 and Reserve Bank Magic Milers on 155.  These four teams fill the top four spots overall with Apra Running Regulators holding a slight lead.  The total points scored in run 2 was 3,972.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Apra Running Regulators	164	157					321
ABS Moving Averages	134	175					309
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	142	155					297

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
There were some blockbuster high scoring matches in round 2, with the most exciting being Apra Running Regulators edging Reserve Bank Magic Milers 157-155.  Another very high scoring match saw ANZ Invincibles beat Suncorp 165-145.  At the other end of the closeness scale, Westpac Trotters were annihilated 112-6 by Rabobank Grasshoppers and Deutsche Springers beat BT Warriors 124-22.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Legal Eagles top scored with 10 in round 2, ahead of Reserve Bank Magic Milers with 8 and NRMA Insurance with 6, and extend their overall lead to 3.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Legal Eagles	9	10					19
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	8	8					16
NRMA Insurance	7	6					13

David O’KEEFFE of ASX All Ordinaries was fastest man with 22:00, while Cathy LIU of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was again fastest woman with 23.20.  There were 72 fast runners in run 2, 53 males (15%) and 19 females (20%).

Fastest Men in Run 2

David O’KEEFFE	22.00	ASX All Ordinaries
Oliver LORD	22.10	State Treasury
Eoin REVILLE	22.20	NRMA Insurance

Fastest Women in Run 2

Cathy LIU	23.20	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Eliza DAVIDSON	24.10	Macquarie Nomads
Kath CARTY	24.15	Awesome Midday Pacers

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
BT Dominators had the best turnout in run 2 with 14 runners, ahead of ABS Moving Averages, Deutsche Springers, Ausgrid and Legal Eagles with 13.  BT Dominators now have a slender 1 point lead overall.  The total turnout was 437 counting runners, 342 males and 95 females.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
BT Dominators	14	14					28
ABS Moving Averages	14	13					27
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	15	12					27

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

50 runs:     Alex DUFFY of Commonwealth Bank Harriers 2, Adam THILLART of Macquarie Nomads and Fionan O’DONOGHUE of QBE Risky Runners

100 runs:   David BUTCHER of Commonwealth Bank Harriers 2

200 runs:   Luke PORTER of Reserve Bank Magic Milers

 

Series #89 – Run 1 – 16 August 2017 – Run No. 529

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Conditions were bright and breezy for run 1.  11 teams broke the 100 points mark, led by Apra Running Regulators on 164 points, ahead of NRMA Insurance on 143, Reserve Bank Magic Milers on 142 and King & Wood Mallesons on 141.  The total points scored in run 1 was 3,250.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Apra Running Regulators	164						164
NRMA Insurance	143						143
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	142						142

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
There was a big win at the top of the repechage section for NRMA Insurance, who beat Westpac Trotters 143-11, while in the non-repechage section ANZ Incredibles had a big win over Team UBS 117-40.  Several matches were decided by 10 points or less, the closest seeing Planning & Environment Plodders beat State Plus Tempos 46-38.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
The usual suspects look to be getting set for another ding-dong battle this series.  Legal Eagles have the early edge with 9 fast runs, closely followed by Reserve Bank Magic Milers with 8 and NRMA Insurance with 7.

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

Kyle McINTOSH of ABS Moving Averages was fastest man with 21:35, while Cathy LIU of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was fastest woman with 23.55.  There were 67 fast runners in run 1, 47 males (13%) and 20 females (18%).

Fastest Men in Run 1

Kyle McINTOSH	21.35	ABS Moving Averages
Miles WARING	21.55	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
David DRENTIN	22.00	Reserve Bank Magic Milers

Fastest Women in Run 1

Cathy LIU	23.55	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Eliza DAVIDSON	24.40	Macquarie Nomads
Jacqueline O’CONNOR	25.30	MYOB Stings

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Congratulations to NRMA Insurance and Reserve Bank Magic Milers who both had full turnouts of 15 runners.  They were followed by ABS Moving Averages, BT Dominators and Suncorp with 14 runners each.  The total turnout was 461 counting runners, 349 males and 112 females.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
NRMA Insurance	15						15
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	15						15
ABS Moving Averages	14						14
BT Dominators	14						14
Suncorp	14						14

INDIVIDUAL MILESTONES
Congratulations to the following runners who achieved personal milestones in run 1.

50 runs:     Joseph ABDILLA of Ausgrid, Andrew NETTLETON of Deutsche Springers, James ELLSMORE of King & Wood Mallesons and Deon CROUCAMP of MYOB Stings

150 runs:   Nicola BROWN of Audit Office of 150

200 runs:   Lynda VAN DYK of Mercernaries

 

Series #88 – Run 6 – 19 July 2017 – Run No. 528

GENERAL BUSINESS
The presentation for series 88 will be held in the Domain on Wednesday 2^nd August at 12:30pm.  Team Captains with trophies from last series should arrange handing back of the trophies for engraving and presentation to the series 88 winners.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Run 5 had set the scene for an exciting finale to the competition with the top three teams separated by only 18 points, and it proved to be an absolute nail-biter.  Westpac Trotters top-scored on the day with a massive 194 points, but this was not quite enough to overhaul NRMA Insurance, who had the second best score of 177 and hung on to take the series by a single point.  Rabobank Grasshoppers had the third best score of 168 and took 3^rd place overall.  The total points scored in run 6 was 3,656.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
NRMA Insurance	168	142	138	176	146	177	947
Westpac Trotters	104	149	163	153	183	194	946
Rabobank Grasshoppers	134	142	138	192	161	168	935

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
The top two teams met in the final of the knockout, with Westpac Trotters beating NRMA Insurance 194-177.  Reserve Bank Midday Milers took out third place, beating Ausgrid 87-64.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
There was a bit of an upset in the Fast Teams competition, with perennial favourites Legal Eagles fading in run 6, having only 8 fast runs to NRMA Insurance’s 10, enabling NRMA Insurance to win the overall competition.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
NRMA Insurance	11	10	8	9	9	10	57
Legal Eagles	9	7	10	11	9	8	54
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	9	8	7	9	5	6	44

Marc ASHWORTH of NRMA Insurance was the fastest man with 22.00 and Kath CARTY of Awesome Midday Pacers was fastest woman with 23.20, chopping 30 seconds off her PB.  There were 72 fast runners in run 6, 53 males (16%) and 19 females (20%).

Fastest Men in Run 6

Marc ASHWORTH	22.00	NRMA Insurance
Craig PAGER	22.05	Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1
Carl GOIS	22.10	Reserve Bank Magic Milers

Fastest Man in Series #88

Andrew LEE

20.50

Veterans Affairs (run 4)

Fastest Women in Run 6

Kath CARTY	23.20	Awesome Midday Pacers
Cathy LIU	23.35	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Renee EVERETT	23.50	Team UBS

Fastest Woman in Series #88

Cathy LIU	23.20	Reserve Bank Magic Milers (run 1)
Kath CARTY	23.20	Awesome Midday Pacers (run 6)

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Reserve Bank Midday Milers and NRMA Insurance had the best turnout in run 6 with 13, followed by eight teams with 12.  There was a FOUR-WAY tie on 76 points for the overall trophy!  The total turnout in run 6 was 429 counting runners, 332 males and 97 females.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
BT Dominators	14	13	12	13	13	11	76
Legal Eagles	14	11	14	14	11	12	76
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	14	13	13	14	10	12	76
Reserve Bank Midday Milers	12	15	13	12	11	13	76

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

50 runs:    David BALLANCE of ANZ Invincibles and Ciaran MEAGHER of MYOB Stings

250 runs:  Paul KILLEEN of ASX All Ordinaries

GARRY GOULD MEMORIAL TROPHY
The Garry Gould Memorial Trophy for the top point scorer in series 88 was won by Paddy WALSH of State Treasury who scored 143 points.

RON COOMBS MEMORIAL TROPHY
The Ron Coombs Memorial Trophy for the top point scorer of the opposite sex to the winner of the Garry Gould Memorial Trophy was won by Melinda EDWARDS of CGU Champions who scored 125 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 88 was won by Rabobank Grasshoppers.

POINTSCORE WINNERS BY AGE GROUP

Age Group	Runner	Points	Team
Under 25	Liam MARSHALL	77	GrainCorp Weevils
25 to 29	Lachlan OAKES	123	Westpac Trotters
30 to 34	Paddy WALSH	143	State Treasury
35 to 39	Abhijit APTE	135	Suncorp
40 to 49	John QUIGLEY	128	Rabobank Grasshoppers
50 and over	Steve HUME	135	Westpac Trotters

Achieved 100 Runs

Runner	Team	Runs
Doug BARRETT	BT Dominators	103
Suzanne MURRAY	BT Dominators	103
Julian GAMBLE	BT Warriors	100
Philip WILLIAMS	CFS Cruisers	100
Paul CARRUTHERS	CGU Champions	101
Matthew CORBEN	Reserve Bank Midday Milers	101
Wayland GOCK	Westpac Trotters	101

Achieved 200 Runs

Runner	Team	Runs
Dima POSTNIKOV	BT Dominators	203
Ray BERNASCONI	NRMA Insurance	205
Jan PHILLIPS	Sydney Tax Pack	203

Achieved 300 Runs

None

Achieved 400 Runs

Runner	Team	Runs
Chris STEPHENSON	CGU Champions	402
Geoffrey O’SHEA	Westpac Harriers	403

 

Series #88 – Run 5 – 05 July 2017 – Run No. 527

GENERAL BUSINESS
Congratulations to Dominic Spillane of MYOB Stings who reached 350 runs!

 

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Lovely winter running weather today, with 417 runners out on the course today.

The top team for points score in Run 5 was Westpac Trotters on 183 points, followed by Rabobank Grasshoppers on 161  points, followed by NRMA Insurance on 146.    NRMA Insurance have retained their overall lead, followed by Rabobank Grasshoppers and then the Westpac Trotters have snuck into 3^rd place.  The total points scored in run 5 was 3,596.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
NRMA Insurance	168	142	138	176	146		770
Rabobank Grasshoppers	134	142	138	192	161		767
Westpac Trotters	104	149	163	153	183		752

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
Down to the finals next run with NRMA insurance taking on Westpac trotters, and Ausgrid taking on Reserve Bank Midday Milers.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
NRMA and Legal Eagles both managed 9 fast runs this week, this leaves NRMA in the lead on 47, and Legal Eagles close behind on 46.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
NRMA Insurance	11	10	8	9	9		47
Legal Eagles	9	7	10	11	9		46
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	9	8	7	9	6		38

Carl GIOS of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was fastest man with 22:00, while Lexy GILMORE of BT Warriors was the fastest woman with 25.20.  There were 70 fast runners in run 5, 56 males and 14 females.

Fastest Men in Run 5

Carl GOIS	22.00	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Sean BARKER	22.05	GrainCorp Weevils
Marc ASHWORTH	22.20	NRMA Insurance

Fastest Women in Run 5

Lexy GILMOUR	25.20	BT Warriors
Ruby YEATS	25.55	CFS Cruisers
Lisa-Anne CAREY	27.05	Legal Eagles

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
BT Dominators, Rabobank Grasshoppers and Westpac Trotters had the best turnout in run 5 with 13.   BT Dominators has snuck to the top of the ladder with Legal Eagles and Reserve Bank Magic Milers in second one point behind. The total turnout was 417 counting runners, 323 males and 94 females.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
BT Dominators	14	13	12	13	13		65
Legal Eagles	14	11	14	14	11		64
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	14	13	13	14	10		64
Reserve Bank Midday Milers	12	15	13	12	11		63
Rabobank Grasshoppers	13	13	11	12	13		62

INDIVIDUAL MILESTONES
Congratulations to the following runners who achieved personal milestones in run 5.

100 runs:  

Matthew CORBEN	Reserve Bank Midday Milers
Wayland GOCK	Westpac Trotters
150 Runs: Clive BARNSLEY BT Dominators Michael HANAVAN Legal Eagles

 

250 runs:

Cecily WILLIAMS

Mercernaries

 

350 runs:  

Dominic SPILLANE	MYOB Stings

 

 

Series #88 – Run 4 – 21 June 2017 – Run No. 526

GENERAL BUSINESS
Congratulations to John Watts of Sydney Tax pack who reached 450 runs!!

 

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Lovely winter running weather today, with numbers up from last run.

The top team for points score in Run 4 was Rabobank Grasshoppers with 192 points, followed by NRMA Insurance on 176 and then BT Dominators on 163.    NRMA Insurance have retained their overall lead, followed by Rabobank Grasshoppers and then the Reserve Bank Midday Milers.  The total points scored in run 4 was 4,599.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
NRMA Insurance	168	142	138	176			624
Rabobank Grasshoppers	134	142	138	192			606
Reserve Bank Midday Milers	128	149	138	160			575

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
Again some high scores as we near the end of the knockout, NRMA Insurance beating BT Dominators 176-163.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Legal Eagles backed up with 11 fast runs this week, closing the overall gap with NRMA – its becoming a very close competition!

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
NRMA Insurance	11	10	8	9			38
Legal Eagles	9	7	10	11			37
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	9	8	7	9			33

Andrew LEE of Veterans Affairs was fastest man with 20:50, while Renee EVERETT of Team UBS was fastest woman with 24.30.  There were 87 fast runners in run 4, 68 males and 19 females.

Fastest Men in Run 4

Andrew LEE	20:50	Veterans Affairs
Miles WARING	21:20	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Kyle McINTOSH	21.30	ABS Moving Averages

Fastest Women in Run 4

Renee EVERETT	24.30	Team UBS
Cathy LIU	24.35	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Jacqueline O’CONNOR	25.25	MYOB Stings

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Legal Eagles and Reserve Bank Magic Milers had the best turnout in run 4 with 14, ahead of BT Dominators on 13.  Reserve Bank Magic Milers has snuck to the top of the ladder with Legal Eagles in second one point behind. The total turnout was 448 counting runners, 355 males and 93 females.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	14	13	13	14			54
Legal Eagles	14	11	14	14			53
BT Dominators	14	13	12	13			52
Reserve Bank Midday Milers	12	15	13	12			52
State Treasury	14	13	12	11			50

INDIVIDUAL MILESTONES
Congratulations to the following runners who achieved personal milestones in run 4.

100 runs:  

Julian GAMBLE	BT Warriors
Philip WILLIAMS	CFS Cruisers
Paul CARRUTHERS	CGU Champions

450 runs:  

John WATTS

Sydney Tax Pack

 

 

Series #88 – Run 3 – 7 June 2017 – Run No. 525

GENERAL BUSINESS
Congratulations to Geoff O’Shea of Westpac Harriers, who became the 14^th member of the super exclusive 400 run club, and also to John Petre of Mercernaries, who became the 24^th runner to complete 350 runs.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Winter arrived at the Corporate Cup for run 3, but the rain mostly held off during run time enabling most runners to get a dry run in what turned out to be quite good conditions.  Although numbers were a bit down the point scoring held up well with 19 teams breaking the 100 points mark.  They were led by MYOB Stings with 177 points, ahead of Westpac Trotters on 163 and Legal Eagles on 156.  NRMA Insurance have sneaked ahead of Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1 in the overall competition.  The total points scored in run 3 was 4,104.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
NRMA Insurance	168	142	138				448
Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1	176	142	112				430
Westpac Trotters	104	149	163				416

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
There were some high scoring matches, with five of the eight losing teams scoring more than 100 points.  The unluckiest losers were Rabobank Grasshoppers, who amassed 138 points but still went down to Westpac Trotters 163-138, while Westpac Harriers also had a win, in the lowest scoring match, beating BT Warriors 78-67.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Are Legal Eagles getting their mojo back?  They top scored with 10 in run 3, and made up some ground on NRMA Insurance, who scored 8.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
NRMA Insurance	11	10	8				29
Legal Eagles	9	7	10				26
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	9	8	7				24

Andrew LEE of Veterans Affairs was fastest man with 21:10, while Renee EVERETT of Team UBS was fastest woman with 24.40.  There were 67 fast runners in run 3, 50 males (17%) and 17 females (24%).

Fastest Men in Run 3

Andrew LEE	21.10	Veterans Affairs
Kyle McINTOSH	21.20	ABS Moving Averages
David DRENTIN	21.55	Reserve Bank Magic Milers

Fastest Women in Run 3

Renee EVERETT	24.40	Team UBS
Cathy LIU	24.50	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Lexy GILMOUR	25.30	BT Warriors

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Legal Eagles had the best turnout in run 3 with 14, ahead of the two Reserve Bank teams and Westpac Trotters on 13.  The tie at the top has been reduced to two teams – the two Reserve Bank teams – while three teams remain tied just one point behind.  The total turnout was 368 counting runners, 299 males and 69 females.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	14	13	13				40
Reserve Bank Midday Milers	12	15	13				40
BT Dominators	14	13	12				39
Legal Eagles	14	11	14				39
State Treasury	14	13	12				39

INDIVIDUAL MILESTONES
Congratulations to the following runners who achieved personal milestones in run 3.

100 runs:   Suzanne MURRAY of BT Dominators

200 runs:   Jan PHILLIPS of Sydney Tax Pack

350 runs:   John PETRE of Mercernaries

400 runs:   Geoffrey O’SHEA of Westpac Harriers

 

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

GENERAL BUSINESS
Congratulations to Bernard Kellerman of Sydney Tax Pack, who became the 23^rd 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

 

Series #88 – Run 1 – 10 May 2017 – Run No. 523

GENERAL BUSINESS
Congratulations to our timing guru Chris Stephenson of CGU Champions, who completed his 400^th run, only the 13^th runner to do so.  Chris has been with the Corporate Cup since series 1, when he ran for ABC Runners, and almost certainly holds the record for the most different teams run in: at least 12 by my count!

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
The winter series got under way with superb conditions for run 1, and point scoring was very high.  No less than 21 teams reached the 100 points mark, with the top 7 breaking 150.  They were led by ANZ Invincibles on 178 points, narrowly ahead of Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1 on 176 and NRMA Insurance on 168.  The total points scored in run 1 was 4,475.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
ANZ Invincibles	178						178
Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1	176						176
NRMA Insurance	168						168

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
A couple of matches were decided by just two points, with BT Dominators edging Sydney Tax Pack 147-145 in the repechage section, and Westpac Harriers pipping PWC Fasttrack 93-91 in the non-repechage section.  Meanwhile the two Audit teams went head to head, with State Audit eliminating Audit Office 69-16.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Perennial contenders Legal Eagles and Reserve Bank Magic Milers both scored 9 points but, in something of a boil-over, were upstaged by NRMA Insurance who have taken the early lead with 11.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
NRMA Insurance	11						11
Legal Eagles	9						9
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	9						9

Craig PAGER of Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1 and newcomer David DRENTIN of Reserve Bank Magic Milers shared fastest man honours with 22:00, while Cathy LIU of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was fastest woman with 23.20, two minutes clear of the field.  There were 75 fast runners in run 1, 60 males (16%) and 15 females (17%).

Fastest Men in Run 1

Craig PAGER	22.00	Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1
David DRENTIN	22.00	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
David O’KEEFFE	22.10	ASX All Ordinaries
Marc ASHWORTH	22.10	NRMA Insurance
Richard BANKS	22.10	Reserve Bank Magic Milers

Fastest Women in Run 1

Cathy LIU	23.20	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Ellen WATERMAN	25.20	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Jacqueline O’CONNOR	25.30	MYOB Stings

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Five teams share the initial lead with a turnout of 14 runners each.  The total turnout was 453 counting runners, 364 males and 89 females.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
BT Dominators	14						14
Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1	14						14
Legal Eagles	14						14
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	14						14
State Treasury	14						14

INDIVIDUAL MILESTONES
Congratulations to the following runners who achieved personal milestones in run 1.

50 runs:     Ben LUSHER of Bridge Street Barbarians, Steven KEMPLER of MBA Yield Chasers and Rebecca RICKETTS of MYOB Stings

100 runs:   Doug BARRETT of BT Dominators

150 runs:   Paul VEERHUIS of Apra Running Regulators and Martin MOOD of Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1

200 runs:   Dima POSTNIKOV of BT Dominators and Ray BERNASCONI of NRMA Insurance

400 runs:   Chris STEPHENSON of CGU Champions

 

Series #87 – Run 6 – 12 April 2017 – Run No. 522

GENERAL BUSINESS
The presentation for series 87 will be held in the Domain on Wednesday 26^th April at 12:30pm.  Team Captains with trophies from last series should arrange handing back of the trophies for engraving and presentation to the series 87 winners.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Conditions were quite pleasant for run 6 which led to a big improvement in the point score.  Seven teams broke the 100 points mark, led by Awesome Midday Pacers with 144.  They were followed by State Treasury with 131 and Ausgrid with 107.  State Treasury had a convincing win in the overall competition.  The total points scored in run 6 was 2,672.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
State Treasury	98	124	114	170	144	131	781
NRMA Insurance	102	141	123	108	94	96	664
ANZ Invincibles	83	108	141	93	85	79	589

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
State Treasury won the knockout with a 131-107 win over Ausgrid.  Awesome Midday Pacers took out third place, beating ANZ Invincibles 144-79.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Reserve Bank Magic Milers top scored with 8, edging Legal Eagles who had 7, but Legal Eagles had a comfortable overall win.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Legal Eagles	10	11	8	11	9	7	56
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	6	8	9	9	7	8	47
NRMA Insurance	4	9	7	9	5	6	40

Oliver LORD of State Treasury was the fastest man with 21.15 and Cathy LIU of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was fastest woman with 24.00.  There were 63 fast runners in run 6, 42 males (14%) and 21 females (24%).

Fastest Men in Run 6

Oliver LORD	21.15	State Treasury
Craig PAGER	22.15	Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1
Marc ASHWORTH	22.15	NRMA Insurance

Fastest Man in Series #87

Kyle McINTOSH

20.20

ABS Moving Averages (run 4)

Fastest Women in Run 6

Cathy LIU	24.00	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Kath CARTY	24.45	Awesome Midday Pacers
Elise FRANKLIN	25.50	PWC Fasttrack

Fastest Woman in Series #87

Cathy LIU

23.45

Reserve Bank Magic Milers (run 1)

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
NRMA Insurance, BT Dominators and ABS Moving Averages had the best turnout in run 6 with 13, followed by five teams with 12.  NRMA Insurance won the team reps overall with 83 points.  The total turnout in run 6 was 392 counting runners, 304 males and 88 females.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
NRMA Insurance	14	15	13	14	14	13	83
BT Dominators	14	15	14	12	13	13	81
ABS Moving Averages	13	12	12	13	14	13	77

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

50 runs:    Lachlan PIKE of MBA Yield Chasers and Richard ALLEN of Suncorp

150 runs:  Jason FARR of Telstra Tornados

200 runs:  Chris DEVITT of BT Dominators

250 runs:  Chang HONG of Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1

GARRY GOULD MEMORIAL TROPHY
The Garry Gould Memorial Trophy for the top point scorer in series 87 was shared by Phil COATES of State Treasury and Joan TULETT of Mercernaries who both scored the maximum 150 points.

RON COOMBS MEMORIAL TROPHY
The Ron Coombs Memorial Trophy for the top point scorer of the opposite sex to the winner of the Garry Gould Memorial Trophy is also shared by Phil COATES and Joan TULETT.

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 87 was won by Veterans Affairs.

POINTSCORE WINNERS BY AGE GROUP

Age Group	Runner	Points	Team
Under 25	Miles WARING	51	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
25 to 29	Phil COATES	150	State Treasury
30 to 34	Matthew DUNN	134	State Treasury
35 to 39	Paul BARKER	100	BNP Flyers
40 to 49	Phillip SOUTH	117	Ausgrid
50 and over	Joan TULETT	150	Mercernaries

Achieved 100 Runs

Runner	Team	Runs
Stephen FLOOD	ANZ Incredibles	101
Simon CARSON	Computershare Athletic Team (CATs)	102
Susan BOURKE	GrainCorp Weevils	101
Travis TOEMOE	King & Wood Mallesons	105
Philip SONG	Reserve Bank Magic Milers	103

Achieved 200 Runs

Runner	Team	Runs
Chris DEVITT	BT Dominators	200
Ron HEGARTY	State Audit	200

Achieved 300 Runs

Runner	Team	Runs
Martin SMITH	State Treasury	304

 

Achieved 400 Runs

Runner	Team	Runs
John McCABE	Ausgrid	401

Achieved 500 Runs

Runner	Team	Runs
Bob STEWART	Legal Eagles	504

 

Series #87 – Run 5 – 29 March 2017 – Run No. 521

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
It was a very warm day for run 5 and the total point score was well down, barely more than half the score from run 4.  State Treasury were the only team to break the 100 points mark, scoring 144.  They were followed by NRMA Insurance with 94 and ANZ Invincibles with 85.  These three teams maintain the top three positions overall.  The total points scored in run 5 was 1,423.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
State Treasury	98	124	114	170	144		650
NRMA Insurance	102	141	123	108	94		568
ANZ Invincibles	83	108	141	93	85		510

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
In the semi-finals State Treasury beat ANZ Invincibles 144-85 while Ausgrid beat Awesome Midday Pacers 53-24.  State Treasury and Ausgrid will meet in the final while ANZ Invincibles and Awesome Midday Pacers will play off for third place.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Legal Eagles top scored with 9 fast runs, followed by Reserve Bank Magic Milers with 7.  Legal Eagles look to have this competition in the bag.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Legal Eagles	10	11	8	11	9		49
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	6	8	9	9	7		39
NRMA Insurance	4	9	7	9	5		34

Kyle McINTOSH of ABS Moving Averages was again the fastest man with 20.35 and Cathy LIU of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was again fastest woman with 25.00.  There were 49 fast runners in run 5, 36 males (11%) and 13 females (12%).

Fastest Men in Run 5

Kyle McINTOSH	20.35	ABS Moving Averages
Oliver LORD	21.55	State Treasury
Miles WARING	22.35	Reserve Bank Magic Milers

Fastest Women in Run 5

Cathy LIU	25.00	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Ruby YEATS	25.50	CFS Cruisers
Jacqueline O’CONNOR	26.15	MYOB Stings

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
ABS Moving Averages, NRMA Insurance and State Treasury shared the best turnout of 14 runners apiece in run 5, followed by three other teams with 13 runners each.  NRMA Insurance now have a two point lead going into the final round.  The total turnout was 430 counting runners, 325 males and 105 females.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
NRMA Insurance	14	15	13	14	14		70
BT Dominators	14	15	14	12	13		68
ABS Moving Averages	13	12	12	13	14		64
Legal Eagles	12	15	11	14	12		64

INDIVIDUAL MILESTONES
Congratulations to the following runners who achieved personal milestones in run 5.

50 runs:     Geraint COLLINS of Environment Clean Green Runners, David STANLEY of King & Wood Mallesons, Michael ANDERSEN of Reserve Bank Magic Milers and Michael ALPERSTEIN of Suncorp

100 runs:   Susan BOURKE of GrainCorp Weevils