Series #99 – Run 1 – 2 February 2022 – Run No. 589

GENERAL BUSINESS
This series we are pleased to welcome a new team into the Corporate Cup, ASIC – the Corporate Cops.  Sadly though we bid farewell to MYOB Stings, who have been part of the Cup for many years, and also Suncorp are stepping down hopefully for just one series.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Cooler weather with some showers made for quite good running conditions, although with turnout continuing to be quite low in these difficult times the point scoring was generally not high.  Macquarie Nomads led the way with an excellent 144 points, well clear of Reserve Bank Magic Milers on 63 and Domain Dashers on 56.  The total points scored in run 1 was 682.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Macquarie Nomads	144						144
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	63						63
Domain Dashers	56						56

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
There was a new first in the knockout – a nil-nil draw!  There are only four knockout matches in round 1, to reduce the number of teams from 36 to 32, and inevitably the draw was in one of those matches.  Commonwealth Bank Harriers 2 and APRA Standard Setters were the teams involved, and they will go into a three way tie in round 2 against newcomers ASIC – the Corporate Cops, who beat Transport Trainers 12-8.  The other knockout matches saw King & Wood Mallesons beat Awesome Midday Pacers 7-2 and Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1 beat JPM Jets 31-0.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Reserve Bank Magic Milers had the best score in round 1 with 5, closely followed by Legal Eagles and Telstra Tornados with 4 apiece.

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

Richard BANKS of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was fastest man with 22.25, while Ellen WATERMAN of Reserve Bank Midday Milers was fastest woman with 27.55.  There were 25 fast runners in run 1, 21 males (18%) and 4 females (14%).

Fastest Men in Run 1

Richard BANKS	22.25	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Andrew LEE	22.45	Veterans Affairs
Champ PHET-IAM	23.10	Telstra Tornados

Fastest Women in Run 1

Ellen WATERMAN	27.55	Reserve Bank Midday Milers
Alexandra HUGHES	28.00	Macquarie Nomads
Sue MAHONY	29.00	Domain Dashers

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Well done to Domain Dashers and Reserve Bank Magic Milers, who both mustered 12 runners to share the early lead in this competition.  The total turnout was 148 counting runners, 119 males and 29 females.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Domain Dashers	12						12
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	12						12
Macquarie Nomads	11						11

INDIVIDUAL MILESTONES
Congratulations to the following runner who achieved a personal milestone in run 1.

150 runs:   Suzanne MURRAY of BT Dominators

 

Series #98 – Run 6 – 22 December 2021 – Run No. 588

GENERAL BUSINESS

Due to the current situation with COVID-19, there will NOT be a presentation for series 98 at this time.  Team Captains currently holding trophies will be contacted separately to arrange for their return and engraving.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Conditions were a little milder than last week, but very humid and, with the series unfortunately spilling over into many people’s Christmas break, attendance and point scoring were both well down.  Domain Dashers top scored with 60 points, just ahead of Macquarie Nomads on 57, while Reserve Bank Magic Milers were next best with 37.  Macquarie Nomads have taken out the overall title by the huge margin of 249 points.  The total points scored in run 6 was 275.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Macquarie Nomads	135	185	154	97	8	57	636
Sydney Tax Pack	88	95	109	47	19	29	387
BT Dominators	134	83	105	41	10	9	382

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
The two top scoring teams of round 6 met each other in the knockout final, with Domain Dashers clinching a very tight win over Macquarie Nomads 60-57.  The third place playoff was even closer, with Westpac Trotters beating ASX All Ordinaries by the remarkable score of 2-0.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Reserve Bank Magic Milers and Legal Eagles shared top score with 5 points apiece (no other team managed more than 1) and so Reserve Bank Magic Milers maintain their 1 point lead to take the title.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	7	8	7	5	3	5	35
Legal Eagles	7	6	6	5	5	5	34
Telstra Tornados	4	5	5	5	1	1	21

Matt GIBSON of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was the fastest man by a wide margin with 21.25 and Louise CHISHOLM of Awesome Midday Pacers was fastest woman with 28.05.  There were 15 fast runners in run 6, 12 males (16%) and 3 females (21%).

Fastest Men in Run 6

Matt GIBSON	21.25	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Richard BANKS	23.15	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Andrew LEE	23.35	Veterans Affairs

Fastest Man in Series #98

Matt GIBSON

21.25

Reserve Bank Magic Milers (run 6)

Fastest Women in Run 6

Louise CHISHOLM	28.05	Awesome Midday Pacers
Alexandra HUGHES	28.50	Macquarie Nomads
Sue MAHONY	29.10	Domain Dashers

Fastest Woman in Series #98

Eliza DAVIDSON

22.35

Macquarie Nomads (run 3)

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
BT Dominators had the best turnout in run 6 with 9 runners, followed by Macquarie Nomads, Reserve Bank Magic Milers and Domain Dashers with 7.  BT Dominators’ big effort sees them sneak 2 points clear to win the competition with 64 points.  The total turnout in run 6 was 88 counting runners, 74 males and 14 females.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
BT Dominators	14	12	12	8	9	9	64
Macquarie Nomads	13	14	12	9	7	7	62
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	11	11	12	7	9	7	57

INDIVIDUAL MILESTONES
No personal milestones were achieved in run 6.

GARRY GOULD MEMORIAL TROPHY
The winner of the Garry Gould Memorial Trophy for the top point scorer in series 98 is Colin TOBY of Sydney Tax Pack who scored 95 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 Kateryna BUZGAN of Domain Dashers with 72 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 98 is won by NRMA Insurance.

POINTSCORE WINNERS BY AGE GROUP

Age Group	Runner	Points	Team
Under 29	Marcus MILLER	63	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
30 to 34	Eliza DAVIDSON	62	Macquarie Nomads
35 to 39	David WICKSTROM	73	Macquarie Nomads
40 to 44	Colin TOBY	95	Sydney Tax Pack
45 to 54	Sandor RUDOLPH	91	Sydney Tax Pack
55 and over	Richard MALLETT	88	Legal Eagles

Achieved 100 Runs

Runner	Team	Runs
Kevin LEE	Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1	100
Rebecca RICKETTS	MYOB Stings	101
Eitan FRANKLIN	Westpac Trotters	102

Achieved 200 Runs

Runner	Team	Runs
Michael HANAVAN	Legal Eagles	201

Achieved 300 Runs

Runner	Team	Runs
Mark FIORE	Legal Eagles	303
Andrew HARDING	Macquarie Nomads	302

Achieved 400 Runs

Runner	Team	Runs
John PETRE	Mercernaries	402

 

Series #98 – Run 5 – 15 December 2021 – Run No. 587

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
After nearly six months away, we finally got back onto the Corporate Cup course for run 5.  Conditions were warm and sunny, perhaps a bit too warm for producing good times.  Runners also had to contend with some course variations caused by work in the Domain and along the Woolloomooloo sea wall, good navigation practice for the Wednesday night orienteering series which is now in full swing.

Turnout was understandably low, with many not able to get into the city, and those that did come didn’t score too highly.  Only seven teams scored more than 10 points in total, led by Legal Eagles with 43.  They were closely followed by Macquarie Generals with 41 and ANZ Incredibles with 39.  Macquarie Nomads remain over 200 points clear of the field and, while they could mathematically still be caught, I’m prepared to call this one now!  The total points scored in run 5 was 302.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Macquarie Nomads	135	185	154	97	8		579
BT Dominators	134	83	105	41	10		373
Sydney Tax Pack	88	95	109	47	19		358

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
The low scoring produced two very close matches in the semi-finals of the knockout, with Macquarie Nomads pipping ASX All Ordinaries 8-5 and Domain Dashers beating Westpac Trotters 19-9.  Macquarie Nomads and Domain Dashers will meet in the final, while ASX All Ordinaries and Westpac Trotters will play off for 3^rd place.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
It’s going to the wire in this competition, with Legal Eagles achieving the top score of 5 (out of only 13 in total) and closing to within one point of Reserve Bank Magic Milers at the top of the table.  Telstra Tornados remain in third.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	7	8	7	5	3		30
Legal Eagles	7	6	6	5	5		29
Telstra Tornados	4	5	5	5	1		20

Dima POSTNIKOV of BT Dominators was fastest man with 23.50, while Louise CHISHOLM of Awesome Midday Pacers was fastest woman with 28.10.  There were 13 fast runners in run 5, 11 males (10%) and 2 females (8%).

Fastest Men in Run 5

Dima POSTNIKOV	23.50	BT Dominators
Andrew LEE	23.55	Veterans Affairs
Richard BANKS	24.15	Reserve Bank Magic Milers

Fastest Women in Run 5

Louise CHISHOLM	28.10	Awesome Midday Pacers
Alexandra HUGHES	29.20	Macquarie Nomads
Ellen WATERMAN	30.20	Reserve Bank Midday Milers

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
BT Dominators and Reserve Bank Magic Milers had the best turnout with 9 runners each, followed by Legal Eagles and Veterans Affairs with 8.  This competition is also going to the wire, with BT Dominators drawing level with Macquarie Nomads at the top.  The total turnout was 135 counting runners, 109 males and 26 females.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
BT Dominators	14	12	12	8	9		55
Macquarie Nomads	13	14	12	9	7		55
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	11	11	12	7	9		50

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

100 runs:   Kevin LEE of Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1 and Rebecca RICKETTS of MYOB Stings

250 runs:   Luke PORTER of Reserve Bank Magic Milers

 

Series #98 – Run 4 – 23 June 2021 – Run No. 586

GENERAL BUSINESS
Special thanks to Colin Armstrong of Reserve Bank Midday Milers and Vic Anderson of State Audit for stepping up to ensure the timing box made it to the start line for run 4, and also to Vic for chalking up the course amendments, after Chris Stephenson couldn’t come into the city (a “red zone”) as he was flying to Melbourne that afternoon.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Conditions were quite mild and good for running, but the Sydney COVID outbreak meant that many runners stayed away and the point scoring was correspondingly much lower.  Fifteen teams scored less than 10 points in total, with Macquarie Nomads the only team to beat 50.  They top scored with 97, followed by Sydney Tax Pack with 47 and Legal Eagles with 43.  Macquarie Nomads are now over 200 points clear of the field.  The total points scored in run 4 was 690.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Macquarie Nomads	135	185	154	97			571
BT Dominators	134	83	105	41			363
Sydney Tax Pack	88	95	109	47			339

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
There were some very low scoring matches in the knockout, with Westpac Trotters beating Macquarie Generals 9-3 and ASX All Ordinaries beating GrainCorp Weevils 17-4.  The other matches saw Macquarie Nomads beat Reserve Bank Magic Milers 97-32 and Domain Dashers beat BNP Flyers 35-14.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
The best score in run 4 was 5 fast runs, achieved by all three of the top teams, so there is no change to the relative standings.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	7	8	7	5			27
Legal Eagles	7	6	6	5			24
Telstra Tornados	4	5	5	5			19

Richard BANKS of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was fastest man with 22.50, while Alexandra HUGHES of Macquarie Nomads was fastest woman with 28.30 (but didn’t score a fast point!).  There were 28 fast runners in run 4, 25 males (17%) and 3 females (9%).

Fastest Men in Run 4

Richard BANKS	22.50	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Brendan HANCOX	23.00	ABS Moving Averages
Callan WINDSOR	23.00	Reserve Bank Magic Milers

Fastest Women in Run 4

Alexandra HUGHES	28.30	Macquarie Nomads
Emma PRINGLE	29.25	BT Dominators
Caroline YARNELL	29.50	Legal Eagles

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Macquarie Nomads, Deutsche RBC Runners and Legal Eagles had the best turnout with 9 runners each, followed by nine teams with 8.  The total turnout was 181 counting runners, 149 males and 32 females.  Macquarie Nomads inch one point further ahead of BT Dominators.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Macquarie Nomads	13	14	12	9			48
BT Dominators	14	12	12	8			46
ABS Moving Averages	12	11	11	8			42
Reserve Bank Midday Milers	12	14	8	8			42
State Treasury	10	11	13	8			42

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

150 runs:   David TONKIN of State Treasury

200 runs:   Michael HANAVAN of Legal Eagles

 

Series #98 – Run 3 – 9 June 2021 – Run No. 585

GENERAL BUSINESS
Some big milestones were achieved in run 3: congratulations to Mark FIORE of Legal Eagles and Andrew HARDING of Macquarie Nomads who both completed 300 runs, remarkably the 53^rd and 54^th runners to do so, and to John PETRE of Mercernaries, who completed his 400^th run, rounding out the top 20 who have reached this fantastic milestone.  John joined the Corporate Cup in series 16 back in 1993 and has an impressive PB of 22:15, set in that very first series.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Conditions were again quite good, sunny with a cool breeze, and the point scoring was the best so far this series, with nine teams reaching the 100 points mark.  Macquarie Nomads again led the way with 154 points, followed by Rabobank Grasshoppers with 143 and PWC Fasttrack with 121 points.  Macquarie Nomads continue to expand their lead.  The total points scored in run 3 was 2,625.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Macquarie Nomads	135	185	154				474
BT Dominators	134	83	105				322
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	95	104	96				295

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
Most matches in the knockout had fairly clear-cut results.  The closest matches saw ASX All Ordinaries beat Reserve Bank Midday Milers 65-55 and GrainCorp Weevils beat Westpac Harriers 112-100 in a high scoring encounter.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Reserve Bank Magic Milers had the best score in run 3 with 7, followed by Legal Eagles with 6 and Telstra Tornados with 5.  The Magic Milers inch slightly further ahead.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	7	8	7				22
Legal Eagles	7	6	6				19
Telstra Tornados	4	5	5				14

Philip CONWAY of NRMA Insurance was fastest man with 21.45, while Eliza DAVIDSON of Macquarie Nomads was again fastest woman with 22.35, a new PB for her.  There were 56 fast runners in run 3, 46 males (20%) and 10 females (14%).

Fastest Men in Run 3

Philip CONWAY	21.45	NRMA Insurance
Max WAKEFIELD	21.55	Deutsche RBC Runners
Brendan HANCOX	22.25	ABS Moving Averages

Fastest Women in Run 3

Eliza DAVIDSON	22.35	Macquarie Nomads
Cathy LIU	24.55	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Louise CHISHOLM	27.30	Awesome Midday Pacers
Jessica PEARSON	27.30	PWC Fasttrack

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
State Treasury had the best turnout with 13 runners, followed by eight teams with 12.  The total turnout was 300 counting runners, 229 males and 71 females.  Macquarie Nomads and BT Dominators have established a break on the chasing pack.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Macquarie Nomads	13	14	12				39
BT Dominators	14	12	12				38
ABS Moving Averages	12	11	11				34
Macquarie Generals	11	11	12				34
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	11	11	12				34
Reserve Bank Midday Milers	12	14	8				34
State Treasury	10	11	13				34
Sydney Tax Pack	11	11	12				34

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

50 runs:     Deepak SIKKA of ANZ Incredibles, Elizabeth COX of Transport Trainers and Bill BAILEY of Westpac Trotters

300 runs:   Mark FIORE of Legal Eagles and Andrew HARDING of Macquarie Nomads

400 runs:   John PETRE of Mercernaries

 

Series #98 – Run 2 – 26 May 2021 – Run No. 584

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
It was another superb day for a run, sunny but not too warm.  The point scoring was again not high, with four teams reaching the 100 points mark: Macquarie Nomads again led the way, streeting the field with a massive 185 points, followed by Reserve Bank Magic Milers with 104, Macquarie Generals with 102 and Westpac Harriers with 101 points.  Macquarie Nomads have opened up a huge 103 point gap at the top of the field.  The total points scored in run 2 was 2,345.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Macquarie Nomads	135	185					320
BT Dominators	134	83					217
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	95	104					199

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
The top of the table clash saw Reserve Bank Magic Milers beat BT Dominators 104-83, while there were several close matches in the rest of the draw, with three matches decided by less than 10 points.  Reserve Bank Midday Milers beat State Treasury 71-63, ASX All Ordinaries beating ANZ Incredibles 69-63 and in the closest match King & Wood Mallesons pipped Team UBS 40-38.  63 was clearly the unlucky number for the day, as PWC Fasttrack also scored 63 and lost, to Westpac Trotters who scored 74.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Reserve Bank Magic Milers had the best score in run 2 with 8, followed by Legal Eagles with 6 and Telstra Tornados with 5.  The Magic Milers open a slight lead at the top.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	7	8					15
Legal Eagles	7	6					13
Telstra Tornados	4	5					9

Andrew LEE of Veterans Affairs was fastest man with 21.45, while Eliza DAVIDSON of Macquarie Nomads was again fastest woman with 23.55.  There were 50 fast runners in run 2, 41 males (17%) and 9 females (12%).

Fastest Men in Run 2

Andrew LEE	21.35	Veterans Affairs
Richard BANKS	22.00	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Matt GIBSON	22.00	Reserve Bank Magic Milers

Fastest Women in Run 2

Eliza DAVIDSON	23.55	Macquarie Nomads
Cathy LIU	24.40	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Louise CHISHOLM	27.30	Awesome Midday Pacers

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Macquarie Nomads and Reserve Bank Midday Milers had the best turnout with 14 runners each, followed by BT Dominators with 12.  The total turnout was 323 counting runners, 246 males and 77 females.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Macquarie Nomads	13	14					27
BT Dominators	14	12					26
Reserve Bank Midday Milers	12	14					26

INDIVIDUAL MILESTONES
Congratulations to the following runner who achieved a personal milestone in run 2.

50 runs:     Nicolas LE CLECH of BNP Flyers

 

Series #98 – Run 1 – 12 May 2021 – Run No. 583

GENERAL BUSINESS
There was a bit of movement in our top ten lists at the end of last series.  Congratulations to Jan Swinhoe of Westpac Harriers who moved to the top of the women’s all time most runs list with 272, and Lynn Herisson of Transport Trainers, who has the longest current streak among the women of 15 runs.

This series we are very pleased to welcome back Suncorp and King & Wood Mallesons after a one series COVID-induced absence, while NRMA have combined their two teams into one, so sadly we say farewell to the CGU Champions.

The Corporate Cup resumed on our alternate course, using course C (the middle path above Farm Cove) and the new loop around the Woolloomooloo waterfront, which we expect to continue to use throughout series 98.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
It was a great day for the opening run, sunny but with a cool breeze.  Point scoring however was only moderate, with just two teams reaching the 100 points mark: Macquarie Nomads led the way with 135 points, with BT Dominators hot on their heels with 134, followed by Reserve Bank Midday Milers with 99 points.  The total points scored in run 1 was 1,978.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Macquarie Nomads	135						135
BT Dominators	134						134
Reserve Bank Midday Milers	99						99

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
The increase in teams to 37, an inconveniently odd number, meant that there was a three-way match at the bottom of the knockout section, where the two incoming teams took on last series’ bottom team NRMA Insurance.  King & Wood Mallesons triumphed with 67 points to 53 for Suncorp and 25 for NRMA Insurance.  The other knockout matches saw Domain Dashers beat Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1 97-39, MYOB Stings beat Commonwealth Bank Harriers 2 17-5 and Team UBS beat Transport Trainers 45-25.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
There was a virtual re-run of run 1 from last series in this competition, with Legal Eagles and Reserve Bank Magic Milers both notching 7 fast runs, followed by BT Dominators and Telstra Tornados with 4.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Legal Eagles	7						7
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	7						7
BT Dominators	4						4
Telstra Tornados	4						4

Matt GIBSON of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was fastest man with 21.50, while Eliza DAVIDSON of Macquarie Nomads was fastest woman with 25.15.  There were 54 fast runners in run 1, 45 males (19%) and 9 females (14%).

Fastest Men in Run 1

Matt GIBSON	21.50	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Brendan HANCOX	22.30	ABS Moving Averages
Max WAKEFIELD	22.30	Deutsche RBC Runners

Fastest Women in Run 1

Eliza DAVIDSON	25.15	Macquarie Nomads
Louise CHISHOLM	27.30	Awesome Midday Pacers
Emma PRINGLE	28.00	BT Dominators

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
BT Dominators had the best turnout with 14 runners each, followed by Macquarie Nomads and Westpac Trotters with 13.  The total turnout was 304 counting runners, 238 males and 66 females.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
BT Dominators	14						14
Macquarie Nomads	13						13
Westpac Trotters	13						13

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

50 runs:     Phillip NOYCE of Legal Eagles

100 runs:   Eitan FRANKLIN of Westpac Trotters

Series #97 – Run 6 – 14 April 2021 – Run No. 582

GENERAL BUSINESS

Due to the current situation with COVID-19, there will NOT be a presentation for series 97 at this time.  Team Captains currently holding trophies will be contacted separately to arrange for their return and engraving.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Conditions were a little on the warm side and, with the return to a full length course, the point scoring was the lowest for the series.  Only two teams broke 100 points, State Audit with 112 and State Treasury with 104, while Reserve Bank Magic Milers were next best with 87.  Reserve Bank Magic Milers have taken out the overall title, 78 points ahead of State Treasury, with Reserve Bank Midday Milers in third place.  The total points scored in run 6 was 1,389.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	107	162	159	180	170	87	865
State Treasury	110	127	139	159	148	104	787
Reserve Bank Midday Milers	118	124	106	69	157	63	637

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
There was a bit of an upset in the knockout final, with ladder leaders Reserve Bank Magic Milers being beaten by State Audit 112-87.  BT Dominators won the third place playoff, beating Westpac Trotters 82-49.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Reserve Bank Magic Milers had the best score on the day of 9 points, followed by Legal Eagles with 7 and Telstra Tornados with 5.  Reserve Bank Magic Milers are comfortable winners of the title.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	7	10	10	13	12	9	61
Legal Eagles	7	7	6	7	8	7	42
Telstra Tornados	4	5	7	5	6	5	32

Andrew LEE of Veterans Affairs was the fastest man with 21.40 and Cathy LIU of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was fastest woman with 24.25.  There were 48 fast runners in run 6, 41 males (20%) and 7 females (13%).

Fastest Men in Run 6

Andrew LEE	21.40	Veterans Affairs
Champ PHET-IAM	22.30	Telstra Tornados
Callan WINDSOR	22.50	Reserve Bank Magic Milers

Fastest Man in Series #97

Andrew LEE

20.55

Veterans Affairs (run 3)

Fastest Women in Run 6

Cathy LIU	24.25	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Eliza DAVIDSON	24.40	Macquarie Nomads
Alexandra HUGHES	28.25	Macquarie Nomads

Fastest Woman in Series #97

Cathy LIU

23.30

Reserve Bank Magic Milers (run 5)

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
ABS Moving Averages had the best turnout in run 6 with 14 runners, followed by Reserve Bank Magic Milers and State Audit with 13.  The Magic Milers have won the overall competition with 81 points, with a tie for second between Reserve Bank Midday Milers and State Treasury on 76.  The total turnout in run 6 was 257 counting runners, 203 males and 54 females.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	13	13	14	14	14	13	81
Reserve Bank Midday Milers	14	14	13	11	12	12	76
State Treasury	12	11	14	14	14	11	76

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

100 runs:  Dominic TASSELL of ABS Moving Averages, Adam THILLART of Macquarie Nomads, Frederick LO of MBA Yield Chasers and Neil AVERY of State Audit

250 runs:  Dima POSTNIKOV of BT Dominators

300 runs:  Daryl BALDWIN of Telstra Tornados

GARRY GOULD MEMORIAL TROPHY
The winner of the Garry Gould Memorial Trophy for the top point scorer in series 97 is Stephen VEREYKEN of Sydney Tax Pack who scored 143 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 Jemma JAKROT of State Treasury with 128 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 97 is won by JPM Jets.

POINTSCORE WINNERS BY AGE GROUP

Age Group	Runner	Points	Team
Under 29	Frank ZHANG	139	JPM Jets
30 to 34	James QUINN	134	Macquarie Generals
35 to 39	Steven KEMPLER	95	MBA Yield Chasers
40 to 44	Deepak SIKKA	109	ANZ Incredibles
45 to 54	Stephen VEREYKEN	143	Sydney Tax Pack
55 and over	Vic ANDERSON	118	State Audit

Achieved 100 Runs

Runner	Team	Runs
Dominic TASSELL	ABS Moving Averages	100
Sonia LOPES	ANZ Incredibles	102
Simon DOAK	BT Dominators	103
Adam THILLART	Macquarie Nomads	100
Frederick LO	MBA Yield Chasers	100
Neil AVERY	State Audit	100
Gearoid FITZGERALD	State Audit	101
Samuel WHEATLEY	State Treasury	103

Achieved 200 Runs

Runner	Team	Runs
Colin COATES	Rabobank Grasshoppers	202
Gary BEER	State Audit	202
Grahame HAGER	Sydney Tax Pack	201
Jason FARR	Telstra Tornados	202
Lynn HERISSON	Transport Trainers	201
Andrew LEE	Veterans Affairs	202

Achieved 300 Runs

Runner	Team	Runs
Chang HONG	Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1	302
Daryl BALDWIN	Telstra Tornados	300

Achieved 400 Runs

Nil

Series #97 – Run 5 – 31 March 2021 – Run No. 581

GENERAL BUSINESS
It seems that I did our 450 run man John Cantlon of State Audit a grave disservice in the last newsletter, crediting him with a PB of 26:00.  A more forensic dissection of past records shows that he has a PB of 21:40, recorded in both series 4 and 7 – as John himself says, a looooong time ago!

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
There were the same disruptions in the Domain as for run 4, plus an extra course adjustment along Woolloomooloo Bay, caused by the erection of a new fence along the sea wall.  I think that this extra change made the course slightly harder than last week, although similarly short.  Combined with the excellent conditions, this led to some more good point scoring.  Nine teams broke the 100 points mark, again led by Reserve Bank Magic Milers with 170 points, followed by Reserve Bank Midday Milers with 157 and State Treasury with 148.  The Magic Milers now look to be well on their way to the title.  The total points scored in run 5 was 2,477.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	107	162	159	180	170		778
State Treasury	110	127	139	159	148		683
Reserve Bank Midday Milers	118	124	106	69	157		574

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
The semi-finals were both high scoring matches, with Reserve Bank Magic Milers beating Westpac Trotters 170-113 and State Audit beating BT Dominators 105-91.  Reserve Bank Magic Milers will meet State Audit in the final, while Westpac Trotters and BT Dominators will play off for third place.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Reserve Bank Magic Milers had another big day in the fast teams with 12 fast runs, followed by Legal Eagles with 8 and Telstra Tornados with 6.  The Magic Milers now lead by 17 and they cannot be caught.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	7	10	10	13	12		52
Legal Eagles	7	7	6	7	8		35
Telstra Tornados	4	5	7	5	6		27

Matt GIBSON of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was fastest man with 21.10, while Cathy LIU of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was again fastest woman with 23.30, three minutes clear of the field.  There were 67 fast runners in run 5, 58 males (27%) and 9 females (17%).

Fastest Men in Run 5

Matt GIBSON	21.10	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Andrew LEE	21.45	Veterans Affairs
Callan WINDSOR	22.05	Reserve Bank Magic Milers

Fastest Women in Run 5

Cathy LIU	23.30	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Eliza DAVIDSON	26.30	Macquarie Nomads
Louise CHISHOLM	26.35	Awesome Midday Pacers

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Reserve Bank Magic Milers and State Treasury once again had the best turnout in run 5 with 14 runners apiece, followed by Reserve Bank Midday Milers and Sydney Tax Pack with 12.  Reserve Bank Magic Milers now have a 3 point lead over State Treasury, who leapfrogged the Midday Milers into second place.  The total turnout was 268 counting runners, 216 males and 52 females.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	13	13	14	14	14		68
State Treasury	12	11	14	14	14		65
Reserve Bank Midday Milers	14	14	13	11	12		64

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

50 runs:     Sarah KELLY of PWC Fasttrack

200 runs:   Grahame HAGER of Sydney Tax Pack and Lynn HERISSON of Transport Trainers

Series #97 – Run 4 – 17 March 2021 – Run No. 580

GENERAL BUSINESS
Congratulations to John Cantlon of State Audit, who became just the 11^th runner to reach 450 Corporate Cup runs.  John is an ever-present, having started in series 1 and taken part in every series since, and has a PB of 26:00.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Mayhem in the Domain greeted the runners arriving for run 4, with preparations for Summer in the Domain in full swing and some of our usual paths blocked off.  This led to a modified course which was slightly shorter than usual and, with good conditions as well, there was some good point scoring.  Ten teams broke the 100 points mark, and all by a decent margin, led by Reserve Bank Magic Milers with 180 points, followed by State Treasury with 159 and ABS Moving Averages with 147.  The Magic Milers continue to extend their overall lead.  The total points scored in run 4 was 3,055.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	107	162	159	180			608
State Treasury	110	127	139	159			535
JPM Jets	54	125	138	141			458

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
There was a very close and high scoring match in the knockout, where BT Dominators edged JPM Jets 145-141.  In other matches Reserve Bank Magic Milers beat Veterans Affairs 180-75, Westpac Trotters beat Macquarie Nomads 85-58 and State Audit beat Commonwealth Bank Harriers 2 95-38.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
The shorter course obviously suited Reserve Bank Magic Milers, who had an amazing 13 fast runs and now look to have the competition wrapped up.  Legal Eagles were next best with 7, followed by Telstra Tornados and BT Dominators with 5.  The Magic Milers overall lead is now out to 13.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	7	10	10	13			40
Legal Eagles	7	7	6	7			27
Telstra Tornados	4	5	7	5			21

Andrew LEE of Veterans Affairs was again fastest man with 21.10, in his 200^th run no less, while Cathy LIU of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was again fastest woman with 24.05.  There were 69 fast runners in run 4, 57 males (25%) and 12 females (22%).

Fastest Men in Run 4

Andrew LEE	21.10	Veterans Affairs
Matt GIBSON	21.25	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Callan WINDSOR	21.30	Reserve Bank Magic Milers

Fastest Women in Run 4

Cathy LIU	24.05	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Louise CHISHOLM	27.00	Awesome Midday Pacers
Alexandra HUGHES	27.25	Macquarie Nomads

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Reserve Bank Magic Milers and State Treasury again had the best turnout in run 4 with 14 runners apiece, followed by ABS Moving Averages, Sydney Tax Pack and Rabobank Grasshoppers with 12.  Reserve Bank Magic Milers leapfrog the Midday Milers to take the overall lead.  The total turnout was 283 counting runners, 228 males and 55 females.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	13	13	14	14			54
Reserve Bank Midday Milers	14	14	13	11			52
State Treasury	12	11	14	14			51

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

50 runs:     Robert WILDIG of Legal Eagles and Adrian ATHERTON of Telstra Tornados

100 runs:   Gearoid FITZGERALD of State Audit

150 runs:   Emma PRINGLE of BT Dominators

200 runs:   Andrew LEE of Veterans Affairs

450 runs:   John CANTLON of State Audit