Series 93 run 5 newsletter

Series #93 – Run 5 – 3 Apr 2019 – Run No. 557

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
It was a lovely day for running, perhaps a little warm.  The return to the slightly longer course B saw the overall point score plummet, with the top two teams being the only ones to reach 100 points.  State Treasury top scored with 156 points, followed by QBE Risky Runners with 138 and Westpac Harriers with 83.  State Treasury are now nearly 200 points clear and appear certain to win the competition.  The total points scored in run 5 was 2,054.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
State Treasury 85 157 172 176 156   746
QBE Risky Runners 30 114 116 153 138   551
Telstra Tornados 84 88 70 203 72   517

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
The semi-finals saw comprehensive wins to both QBE Risky Runners, who beat Legal Eagles 138-54, and ANZ Incredibles, who beat PWC Fasttrack 79-14.  QBE Risky Runners and ANZ Incredibles will now meet in the final, while Legal Eagles and PWC Fasttrack will play off for third place.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Legal Eagles top scored with 10, followed by Reserve Bank Magic Milers with 8, while BT Dominators, Veterans Affairs and Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1 all had 4.  Legal Eagles are closing in on yet another win in this competition.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Legal Eagles 10 12 10 12 10   54
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 6 7 7 11 8   39
Telstra Tornados 5 3 3 6 3   20

Remarkably, Max WAKEFIELD of Reserve Bank Magic Milers and Andrew LEE of Veterans Affairs again tied for fastest man, this time with 21.45, while Lucy TERRELL of QBE Risky Runners and Ellen WATERMAN of Reserve Bank Magic Milers tied for fastest woman with 27.15.  There were 66 fast runners in run 5, 54 males (16%) and 12 females (14%).

Fastest Men in Run 5

Max WAKEFIELD 21.45 Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Andrew LEE 21.45 Veterans Affairs
Matt GIBSON 22.05 Reserve Bank Magic Milers

Fastest Women in Run 5

Lucy TERRELL 27.15 QBE Risky Runners
Ellen WATERMAN 27.15 Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Lisa-Anne CAREY 27.30 Legal Eagles

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
The overall turnout was a bit down in run 5, with QBE Risky Runners and BT Warriors being best with 14 runners, followed by BT Dominators and Reserve Bank Magic Milers who both had 13.  BT Dominators inched one point further ahead in the overall competition.  The total turnout was 422 counting runners, 335 males and 87 females.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
BT Dominators 14 12 14 15 13   68
Reserve Bank Midday Milers 13 12 14 15 12   66
State Treasury 13 13 14 14 11   65

INDIVIDUAL MILESTONES
Congratulations to the following runners who achieved personal milestones in run 5.

100 runs:   Euta ROBERTS of ANZ Incredibles

150 runs:   Matthew DUNN of State Treasury