Series 95 run 4 newsletter

Series #95 – Run 4 – 2 October 2019 – Run No. 568

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Beautiful sunny conditions saw turnout bounce back to previous levels in run 4, while the cool breeze helped with point scoring.  14 teams broke the 100 points mark, led yet again by Macquarie Nomads with 188 points.  They were again closely followed by stable-mates Macquarie Generals with 180 points and BT Dominators with 155.  These three teams now fill the top spots, with only 2 points separating second and third.  The total points scored in run 4 was 4,077.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Macquarie Nomads 155 200 161 188   704
Macquarie Generals 137 129 154 180   600
BT Dominators 179 152 112 155   598

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
There was an interesting set of matches in round 4: two were fairly close high-scoring affairs, one was a very close low-scoring match and the fourth was a comprehensive win.  The closest match saw PWC Fasttrack squeak past Reserve Bank Midday Milers 89-85, while Macquarie Generals beat Sydney Tax Pack 180-142 and BT Dominators beat Reserve Bank Magic Milers 155-136.  The big win went to Macquarie Nomads, who beat Computershare Athletic Team (CATs) 180-63.  The two Macquarie teams will now meet in one semi-final, while BT Dominators meet PWC Fasttrack in the other.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Legal Eagles again top scored with 8 fast runs, ahead of Reserve Bank Magic Milers with 6 and Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1 with 5.  Legal Eagles are runaway overall leaders.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Legal Eagles 11 10 9 8   38
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 5 7 4 6   22
BT Dominators 6 4 5 3   18

Max WAKEFIELD of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was again fastest man with 20.35, while Amanda UNDERWOOD of Awesome Midday Pacers was again fastest woman with 26.35.  There were 72 fast runners in run 4, 58 males (16%) and 14 females (14%).

Fastest Men in Run 4

Max WAKEFIELD 20.35 Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Michael REDDIE 21.25 Westpac Harriers
Dima POSTNIKOV 22.25 BT Dominators
Craig PAGER 22.25 Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1

Fastest Women in Run 4

Amanda UNDERWOOD 26.35 Awesome Midday Pacers
Lisa-Anne CAREY 26.55 Legal Eagles
Emily BARLOW 26.55 Mercernaries

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
BT Dominators, Macquarie Generals, PWC Fasttrack andWestpac Harriers shared top honours with 14 runners apiece in run 4.  BT Dominators have now extended their overall lead to 5 and are well placed to take out the trophy.  The total turnout was 460 counting runners, 361 males and 99 females.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
BT Dominators 14 13 13 14   54
ABS Moving Averages 12 14 10 13   49
Legal Eagles 15 11 11 11   48
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 12 13 11 12     48
Sydney Tax Pack 10 14 13 11     48

INDIVIDUAL MILESTONES
Congratulations to the following runners who achieved personal milestones in run 4.

50 runs:     Ben ROWLANDS of ANZ Invincibles, Neil CREGG of GrainCorp Weevils, John WHOLLEY of Team UBS and Wilson TJOA of Westpac Harriers

150 runs:   Todd CAMPBELL of Apra Running Regulators