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 2nd 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 3rd 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 |