Series #102 – Run 1 – 1 February 2023 – Run No. 607
GENERAL BUSINESS
There are several team changes for series 102, with two new teams coming in and three teams dropping out, reducing the competition from 43 to 42 teams. We welcome the NRF Road Warriors from Norton Rose Fulbright after an 8 year absence, and a third team from the RBA, the Reserve Bank Metric Milers. Dropping out are Allianz Experience, and also Commonwealth Bank Harriers 2, who unfortunately missed the entry deadline, while ANZ Invincibles have merged into the ANZ Incredibles team.
Congratulations to Greg ROWLING of State Audit who reached 350 runs, the 35th person to reach this milestone.
SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Conditions were a little warm and humid, so even though there was a great turnout, the point scoring was not very high. In fact, no team managed to reach the 100 point mark, with Reserve Bank Magic Milers leading the way on 95. They were followed by BT Dominators on 87 and State Treasury on 77. The total points scored in run 1 was 1,311.
| Team | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 5 | Run 6 | Total |
| Reserve Bank Magic Milers | 95 | 95 | |||||
| BT Dominators | 87 | 87 | |||||
| State Treasury | 77 | 77 |
RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
There were a number of very close matches in the knockout section of this competition. GrainCorp Weevils beat Transport Trainers by just one point 20-19, and ANZ Incredibles did the same to Westpac Trotters, but by 14-13. There was a 2 point win for ING Lions, who beat State Audit 9-7, while the battle of the newcomers was won by NRF Road Warriors 12-6 over Reserve Bank Metric Milers.
FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Reserve Bank Magic Milers have taken the early lead with 8 fast runs in run 1. Legal Eagles were next with 6, followed by ABS Moving Averages and Telstra Tornados both with 3.
| Team | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 5 | Run 6 | Total |
| Reserve Bank Magic Milers | 8 | 8 | |||||
| Legal Eagles | 6 | 6 | |||||
| ABS Moving Averages | 3 | 3 | |||||
| Telstra Tornados | 3 | 3 |
Andre LEE, now of Australian Museum Runosaurs, was fastest man with 22.30, while the returning Cathy LIU of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was fastest woman by a full two minutes with 27.30. There were 33 fast runners in run 1, 29 males (11%) and 4 females (4%).
Fastest Men in Run 1
| Andrew LEE | 22.30 | Australian Museum Runosaurs |
| Brendan HANCOX | 22.35 | ABS Moving Averages |
| Callan WINDSOR | 22.35 | Reserve Bank Magic Milers |
Fastest Women in Run 1
| Cathy LIU | 27.30 | Reserve Bank Magic Milers |
| Sue DAVIS | 29.30 | Apra Running Regulators |
| Helen KIM | 29.55 | Apra Running Regulators |
| Siobhan ROONEY | 29.55 | NRF Road Warriors |
THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
BT Dominators and State Treasury had the best turnout in run 1 with 14, closely followed by three teams with 13. The total turnout was 353 counting runners, 263 males and 90 females.
| Team | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 5 | Run 6 | Total |
| BT Dominators | 14 | 14 | |||||
| State Treasury | 14 | 14 | |||||
| Deutsche RBC Runners | 13 | 13 | |||||
| JPM Jets | 13 | 13 | |||||
| Macquarie Nomads | 13 | 13 |
INDIVIDUAL MILESTONES
Congratulations to the following runner who achieved a personal milestone in run 1.
350 runs: Greg ROWLING of State Audit