Series 111 run 5 newsletter

Series #111 – Run 5 – 1 April 2026 – Run No. 665

GENERAL BUSINESS
Congratulations to Anthony Donnelly of BT Dominators, who completed his 400th run in run 5, becoming the second person this series and the 30th overall to reach this milestone.  Anthony joined the Corporate Cup in series 29 back in 1997 and has a PB of 22:35.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
It was a bit warmer again for run 5, and the point scoring accordingly dropped a little, but was still the second highest for the series.  Only three teams reached the 100 point mark, led by King & Wood Mallesons with 153.  They were followed by Macquarie Generals with 142 and Legal Eagles with 114.  Macquarie Generals have extended their overall lead and will be hard to catch.  The total points scored in run 5 was 2,370.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Macquarie Generals 117 87 144 129 142   619
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 133 52 118 167 74   544
Legal Eagles 90 25 104 136 114   469

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
One semi-final was a high scoring encounter, with Legal Eagles beating MBA Yield Chasers 114-94, while in the other King & Wood Mallesons had a big win over ABS Moving Averages 153-58.  Legal Eagles will meet King & Wood Mallesons in the final, while MBA Yield Chasers and ABS Moving Averages will play off for third place.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
The best score in round 5 was 5 points, achieved by Reserve Bank Magic Milers, Legal Eagles and Australian Museum Runosaurs.  Reserve Bank Magic Milers maintain their overall lead of 10 points.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 9 6 9 9 5   38
Legal Eagles 6 2 7 8 5   28
Telstra Tornados 5 4 5 1 2   17

Andrew LEE of Australian Museum Runosaurs and Marcus MILLER of Reserve Bank Magic Milers were equal fastest man with 22.25, while Eliza DAVIDSON of Macquarie Nomads was again fastest woman with 26.30.  There were 38 fast runners in run 5, 33 males (12%) and 5 females (5%).

Fastest Men in Run 5

Andrew LEE 22.25 Australian Museum Runosaurs
Marcus MILLER 22.25 Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Hugh GLASSON 23.05 5 Minnett KMs

Fastest Women in Run 5

Eliza DAVIDSON 26.30 Macquarie Nomads
Amanda SILVER 27.50 CFS Cruisers
Laura HUMPHRY 29.00 Awesome Midday Pacers
Thea BLYTH 29.00 Westpac Harriers

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Legal Eagles had the best turnout in run 5 with 14, followed by Macquarie Generals and RunSM with 13.  Legal Eagles look uncatchable, but there is a battle for the minor placings with three teams tied for second place.  The total turnout was 368 counting runners, 277 males and 91 females.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Legal Eagles 14 14 14 14 14   70
Macquarie Generals 13 10 13 12 13   61
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 13 12 13 13 10   61
Reserve Bank Midday Milers 15 11 13 13 9   61

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

50 runs:     Rachel FERGUSON of Legal Eagles and Digvijay SINGH of Reserve Bank Midday Milers

400 runs:   Anthony DONNELLY of BT Dominators