Series #97 – Run 4 – 17 March 2021 – Run No. 580
GENERAL BUSINESS
Congratulations to John Cantlon of State Audit, who became just the 11th runner to reach 450 Corporate Cup runs. John is an ever-present, having started in series 1 and taken part in every series since, and has a PB of 26:00.
SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Mayhem in the Domain greeted the runners arriving for run 4, with preparations for Summer in the Domain in full swing and some of our usual paths blocked off. This led to a modified course which was slightly shorter than usual and, with good conditions as well, there was some good point scoring. Ten teams broke the 100 points mark, and all by a decent margin, led by Reserve Bank Magic Milers with 180 points, followed by State Treasury with 159 and ABS Moving Averages with 147. The Magic Milers continue to extend their overall lead. The total points scored in run 4 was 3,055.
| Team | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 5 | Run 6 | Total |
| Reserve Bank Magic Milers | 107 | 162 | 159 | 180 | 608 | ||
| State Treasury | 110 | 127 | 139 | 159 | 535 | ||
| JPM Jets | 54 | 125 | 138 | 141 | 458 |
RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
There was a very close and high scoring match in the knockout, where BT Dominators edged JPM Jets 145-141. In other matches Reserve Bank Magic Milers beat Veterans Affairs 180-75, Westpac Trotters beat Macquarie Nomads 85-58 and State Audit beat Commonwealth Bank Harriers 2 95-38.
FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
The shorter course obviously suited Reserve Bank Magic Milers, who had an amazing 13 fast runs and now look to have the competition wrapped up. Legal Eagles were next best with 7, followed by Telstra Tornados and BT Dominators with 5. The Magic Milers overall lead is now out to 13.
| Team | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 5 | Run 6 | Total |
| Reserve Bank Magic Milers | 7 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 40 | ||
| Legal Eagles | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 | ||
| Telstra Tornados | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 21 |
Andrew LEE of Veterans Affairs was again fastest man with 21.10, in his 200th run no less, while Cathy LIU of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was again fastest woman with 24.05. There were 69 fast runners in run 4, 57 males (25%) and 12 females (22%).
Fastest Men in Run 4
| Andrew LEE | 21.10 | Veterans Affairs |
| Matt GIBSON | 21.25 | Reserve Bank Magic Milers |
| Callan WINDSOR | 21.30 | Reserve Bank Magic Milers |
Fastest Women in Run 4
| Cathy LIU | 24.05 | Reserve Bank Magic Milers |
| Louise CHISHOLM | 27.00 | Awesome Midday Pacers |
| Alexandra HUGHES | 27.25 | Macquarie Nomads |
THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Reserve Bank Magic Milers and State Treasury again had the best turnout in run 4 with 14 runners apiece, followed by ABS Moving Averages, Sydney Tax Pack and Rabobank Grasshoppers with 12. Reserve Bank Magic Milers leapfrog the Midday Milers to take the overall lead. The total turnout was 283 counting runners, 228 males and 55 females.
| Team | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 5 | Run 6 | Total |
| Reserve Bank Magic Milers | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 54 | ||
| Reserve Bank Midday Milers | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 52 | ||
| State Treasury | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 51 |
INDIVIDUAL MILESTONES
Congratulations to the following runners who achieved personal milestones in run 4.
50 runs: Robert WILDIG of Legal Eagles and Adrian ATHERTON of Telstra Tornados
100 runs: Gearoid FITZGERALD of State Audit
150 runs: Emma PRINGLE of BT Dominators
200 runs: Andrew LEE of Veterans Affairs
450 runs: John CANTLON of State Audit