Series 91 Run 1 newsletter

Series #91 – Run 1 – 16 May 2018 – Run No. 541

GENERAL BUSINESS
Series 91 sees the return of QBE Risky Runners and Allianz Experience, who both dropped out for series 90, and we also welcome new team Transport Rolling Stock to the competition.

Congratulations to Robert Norman of ABS Moving Averages, who completed his 450th run.  Robert has been running in the Corporate Cup since series 9, way back in 1991.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Cooler conditions saw an explosion of point scoring.  No less than 20 of the 44 teams reached the 100 points mark, with the top score coming from BT Dominators with a huge 182.  They were closely followed by Environment Clean Green Runners with 176 points and Apra Running Regulators with 166.  The total points scored in run 1 was 4,028.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
BT Dominators 182 182
Environment Clean Green Runners 176 176
Apra Running Regulators 168 168

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
A couple of teams had the misfortune to score 100 points and still lose in the knockout section, with BNP Flyers going down 165-107 to Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1 and GrainCorp Weevils losing 138-100 against ABS Moving Averages.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Legal Eagles and NRMA Insurance share the early lead with 8 fast runs apiece, closely followed by Reserve Bank Magic Milers with 7.

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

Matt GIBSON of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was fastest man with 21:35, while Alexandra JUMEL of BNP Flyers was fastest woman with 26.10.  There were 79 fast runners in run 1, 64 males (18%) and 15 females (16%).

Fastest Men in Run 1

Matt GIBSON 21.35 Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Dima POSTNIKOV 21.40 BT Dominators
Carl GOIS 21.40 Reserve Bank Magic Milers

Fastest Women in Run 1

Alexandra JUMEL 26.10 BNP Flyers
Sarah DRAPER 27.05 NRMA Insurance
Lisa-Anne CAREY 27.20 Legal Eagles

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Congratulations to QBE Risky Runners, who had the only full turnout of 15 runners.  They were followed by Environment Clean Green Runners and Sydney Tax Pack with 14 runners each.  The total turnout was 440 counting runners, 347 males and 93 females.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
QBE Risky Runners 15 15
Environment Clean Green Runners 14 14
Sydney Tax Pack 14 14

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

50 runs:     Jeff LOW of Allianz Experience, Ben WEIDLICH of ANZ Incredibles, Michael JAMES of BT Dominators, Dean SMEDLEY of MBA Yield Chasers and Phil COATES of State Treasury

100 runs:   Joel TIERNEY of Westpac Trotters

450 runs:   Robert NORMAN of ABS Moving Averages