Series 91 run 6 newsletter

Series #91 – Run 6 – 25 July 2018 – Run No. 546

GENERAL BUSINESS
Congratulations to Ross Williams of Veterans Affairs, who reached 350 runs in run 6, the 27th runner to do so.

The presentation for series 91 will be held in the Domain on Wednesday 8th 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 91 winners.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
The warmer conditions saw the lowest overall score for the series, by quite a margin, although ten teams still broke the 100 point mark.  They were led by BT Dominators with 179 points, followed by Legal Eagles with 161 points and Veterans Affairs with 159.  BT Dominators have taken out the title by a margin of 101 points, with Environment Clean Green Runners and Veterans Affairs filling the minor placings.  The total points scored in run 6 was 3,396.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
BT Dominators 182 189 165 164 223 179 1102
Environment Clean Green Runners 176 154 177 182 162 150 1001
Veterans Affairs 115 148 118 146 183 159 869

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
The knockout final was worthy of the occasion, with the two heavyweights at the top of the table fighting out a close contest.  BT Dominators prevailed over Environment Clean Green Runners 179-150.  The third place match saw a more convincing win for Legal Eagles, who beat Telstra Tornados 161-73.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Legal Eagles put in a barnstorming finish to top score on the day with 11 fast runs, ahead of Reserve Bank Magic Milers with 7 and Veterans Affairs with 6.  Legal Eagles had a convincing overall win to take out the trophy.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Legal Eagles 8 9 11 10 9 11 58
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 7 5 9 6 8 7 42
NRMA Insurance 8 10 6 7 2 5 38

Andrew LEE of Veterans Affairs was the fastest man with 20.50 and Lucy TERRELL of QBE Risky Runners was fastest woman with 25.55.  There were 80 fast runners in run 6, 63 males (18%) and 17 females (20%).

Fastest Men in Run 6

Andrew LEE 20.50 Veterans Affairs
Simon MITCHELL 22.00 Apra Running Regulators
Stuart DONALDSON 22.15 Ausgrid

Fastest Man in Series #91

Andrew LEE 20.50 Veterans Affairs (runs 5 and 6)

Fastest Women in Run 6

Lucy TERRELL 25.55 QBE Risky Runners
Lisa-Anne CAREY 26.40 Legal Eagles
Eliza DAVIDSON 26.55 Macquarie Nomads

Fastest Woman in Series #91

Eliza DAVIDSON 25.50 Macquarie Nomads (run 5)
Lucy TERRELL 25.50 QBE Risky Runners (run 5)

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Congratulations to Apra Running Regulators, who were the only team to achieve a full turnout of 15 runners in run 6.  They were followed by BT Dominators with 14 and four teams on 13.  BT Dominators took out the overall competition, retaining their title for the fourth series in a row, with 83 runs out of a possible 90.  The total turnout in run 6 was 429 counting runners, 342 males and 87 females.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
BT Dominators 13 15 13 14 14 14 83
Legal Eagles 11 11 14 13 12 13 74
State Treasury 12 13 13 12 11 13 74

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

50 runs:    Colm MULRYAN of Macquarie Nomads

100 runs:  Ben FAULKNER of ABS Moving Averages

150 runs:  Wayne PIELAK of BT Warriors

350 runs:  Ross WILLIAMS of Veterans Affairs

GARRY GOULD MEMORIAL TROPHY
The Garry Gould Memorial Trophy for the top point scorer in series 91 was shared by the following three runners, who all scored the maximum 150 points:

David SHADE     Apra Running Regulators

James KNIGHT   Mercernaries

Peter MINUCOS  State Treasury

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 Kristin CRAWFORD of BT Dominators who scored 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 91 was won by Environment Clean Green Runners, in a countback from Veterans Affairs.

POINTSCORE WINNERS BY AGE GROUP

Age Group Runner Points Team
Under 29 Gabi DE FREITAS 107 Reserve Bank Midday Milers
30 to 34 Simon MITCHELL 121 Apra Running Regulators
35 to 39 Peter MINUCOS 150 State Treasury
40 to 44 James KNIGHT 150 Mercernaries
45 to 54 David SHADE 150 Apra Running Regulators
55 and over Simon DAVIS 133 BT Dominators

Achieved 100 Runs

Runner Team Runs
Ben FAULKNER ABS Moving Averages 100
Glen JACOBS Allianz Experience 101
Sue DAVIS Apra Running Regulators 103
James LI ASX All Ordinaries 101
Shane HUNT Computershare Athletic Team (CATs) 103
Lucy RIDING Environment Clean Green Runners 101
Ruth McAFEE Veterans Affairs 102
Joel TIERNEY Westpac Trotters 103

Achieved 200 Runs

Runner Team Runs
Ben CROFT Rabobank Grasshoppers 201

Achieved 300 Runs

Runner Team Runs
Anthony DONNELLY BT Warriors 303
Glenn GALLAGHER Legal Eagles 302
Greg ROWLING State Audit 303
Steve HUME Westpac Trotters 302

Achieved 400 Runs

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