Series 87 run 3 newsletter

Series #87 – Run 3 – 1 March 2017 – Run No. 519

GENERAL BUSINESS
Congratulations to John McCABE of Ausgrid, who became the twelfth runner to complete 400 Corporate Cup runs in run 3.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Conditions were quite warm and humid for run 3, but the switch to the slightly shorter course C saw another increase in the total point score from the previous run.  7 teams broke the 100 points mark, led by Ausgrid with 146.  They were followed by ANZ Invincibles with 141 and Allianz Experience with 138.  The total points scored in run 3 was 3,177.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
NRMA Insurance 102 141 123   366
State Treasury 98 124 114   336
ANZ Invincibles 83 108 141   332

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
Reserve Bank Magic Milers managed to despatch Legal Eagles at the second attempt, winning their three way tie with King & Wood Mallesons 89-79-47.  The closest encounter saw Awesome Midday Pacers beat GrainCorp Weevils 73-67.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Legal Eagles and Reserve Bank Magic Milers shared top score with 8, closely followed by NRMA Insurance and Telstra Tornados with 7 apiece.  Legal Eagles maintain a strong lead overall.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Legal Eagles 10 11 8   29
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 6 8 8   22
NRMA Insurance 4 9 7   20

Kyle McINTOSH of ABS Moving Averages was again the fastest man with 20.50, while Kath CARTY of Awesome Midday Pacers was fastest woman with 23.50.  There were 72 fast runners in run 3, 54 males (15%) and 18 females (17%).

Fastest Men in Run 3

Kyle McINTOSH 20.50 ABS Moving Averages
Tom DUNN 22.05 Allianz Experience
Marc ASHWORTH 22.30 NRMA Insurance
Champ PHET-IAM 22.30 Telstra Tornados

Fastest Women in Run 3

Kath CARTY 23.50 Awesome Midday Pacers
Cathy LIU 24.15 Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Eliza DAVIDSON 25.15 Macquarie Nomads

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
BT Dominators and Ausgrid had the best turnout in run 3, with 14 runners each.  They were followed by five teams with 13.  BT Dominators and NRMA Insurance have established a slight break at the top of the overall table.  The total turnout was 466 counting runners, 358 males and 108 females.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
BT Dominators 14 15 14   43
NRMA Insurance 14 15 13   42
Ausgrid 12 13 14   39
Sydney Tax Pack 13 14 12       39
Westpac Trotters 15 11 13       39

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

50 runs:     Andrew WILSON of Apra Running Regulators, James DUNNE of BNP Flyers, Kamal SEDAIN of CGU Champions, Cathy LIU of Reserve Bank Magic Milers and Richard YANG of Westpac Trotters

100 runs:   Stephen FLOOD of ANZ Incredibles, Simon CARSON of Computershare Athletic Team (CATs) and Philip SONG of Reserve Bank Magic Milers

150 runs:   Colin JOHNSTON of Veterans Affairs

400 runs:   John McCABE of Ausgrid