Series 96 run 3 newsletter

Series #96 – Run 3 – 4 March 2020 – Run No. 573

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Great running conditions for run 3 saw another big jump in point scoring.  20 teams reached the 100 points mark, narrowly led by Westpac Trotters with 170 points.  They were followed by Rabobank Grasshoppers with 168 and GrainCorp Weevils with 160.  State Treasury retain the overall lead.  The total points scored in run 3 was 3,722.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
State Treasury 115 141 158   414
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 110 130 143   383
Westpac Trotters 84 99 170   353

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
13 of the 16 teams in the knockout scored over 100 points, although of course several of them still had to lose.  Sydney Tax Pack were the unluckiest losers, being edged 108-105 by ABS Moving Averages.  Meanwhile the one very low scoring match saw MYOB Stings beat ASX All Ordinaries 35-23.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Reserve Bank Magic Milers had another big day in the fast teams, this time scoring 11 points, followed by Legal Eagles with 8 and Telstra Tornados with 7.  The Magic Milers are on track to break Legal Eagles’ stranglehold on this competition.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 7 10 11   28
Legal Eagles 8 6 8   22
Telstra Tornados 7 7 7   21

Nick ROBERTS of MetLife was again fastest man with 21.00, and Amanda UNDERWOOD of Awesome Midday Pacers was fastest woman with 27.00.  There were 82 fast runners in run 3, 68 males (20%) and 14 females (18%).

Fastest Men in Run 3

Nick ROBERTS 21.00 MetLife
Andrew LEE 21.15 Veterans Affairs
Philip CONWAY 21.45 NRMA Insurance

Fastest Women in Run 3

Amanda UNDERWOOD 27.00 Awesome Midday Pacers
Louise CHISHOLM 27.10 Awesome Midday Pacers
Ellen WATERMAN 27.15 Reserve Bank Magic Milers

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Sydney Tax Pack had the best turnout of 14 runners, followed by Macquarie Nomads, Telstra Tornados and Reserve Bank Magic Milers with 13.  Macquarie Nomads move into a share of the overall lead with ABS Moving Averages.  The total turnout was 424 counting runners, 346 males and 78 females.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
ABS Moving Averages 14 15 12   41
Macquarie Nomads 14 14 13   41
Sydney Tax Pack 14 12 14   40

INDIVIDUAL MILESTONES
Congratulations to the following runners who achieved personal milestones in run 3.

50 runs:     Tegan JONES of ASX All Ordinaries and Anne-Marie HEWKINS of PWC Fasttrack

150 runs:   Richard BANKS of Reserve Bank Magic Milers

250 runs:   John VAN YZENDOORN of Westpac Harriers