Series 113 run 2 newsletter

Series 113 – Run 2 – 19 August 2026 – Run No. 674

GENERAL BUSINESS
Congratulations to Craig PAGER of Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1, who completed his 400th run in run 2, the 31st runner to do so.  Craig joined the Corporate Cup in series 31 back in 1998, has a very speedy PB of 21:15 and is still cranking out fast run points.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Conditions were again good for run 2 and there was a good increase in points scored.  12 teams broke the 100 point mark, led by ABS Moving Averages with 132, just ahead of Macquarie Generals with 131 and both ASX Xtraordinaries and BNP Flyers with 129 points.  ASX Xtraordinaries maintain their early lead.  The total points scored in run 2 was 3,218.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
ASX Xtraordinaries 161 129   290
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 139 117   256
Macquarie Generals 104 131   235

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
There were several very close matches in round 2 of the knockout, none more so than the Deloitte Merger Milers v Westpac Harriers clash, which saw Westpac Harriers win 82-80.  Other close matches saw Reserve Bank Magic Milers pip Macquarie Nomads by just six points 117-111 and ASX Xtraordinaries edge Sydney Tax Pack, also by six points, 129-123.  Three other matches were decided by 12 points or less.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Reserve Bank Magic Milers again top scored with 8 points, but were followed this time by Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1 with 6, while three teams each scored 5.  The Magic Milers stretch their lead at the top to 5 points.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 9 8   17
Legal Eagles 7 5   12
Telstra Tornados 5 5   10

Matt GIBSON of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was again fastest man, with a new PB of 20.40, while Laura WATKINS of Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1 was fastest woman with 26.00.  There were 54 fast runners in run 2, 40 males (14%) and 14 females (14%).

Fastest Men in Run 2

Matt GIBSON 20.40 Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Marcus MILLER 21.45 Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Jarvis RYAN 22.55 Policy on the Run

Fastest Women in Run 2

Laura WATKINS 26.00 Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1
Lorraine BLACKWOOD 26.25 Transport Trainers
Nicola GILKES 26.50 Team UBS

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Domain Dashers had the best turnout with 14 runners, followed by ABS Moving Averages with 13 and five teams with 12.  There is an absolute logjam at the top of the table, with three teams sharing the lead and a further three teams just one point behind.  The total turnout was 389 counting runners, 290 males and 99 females.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
ASX Xtraordinaries 13 12   25
Domain Dashers 11 14   25
Sydney Tax Pack 13 12   25

INDIVIDUAL MILESTONES
Congratulations to the following runners who achieved personal milestones in run 2.

50 runs:     Jonathan PEDLEY of Policy on the Run

100 runs:   Ben HARRINGTON of ABS Moving Averages

200 runs:   Venn HARDY of Reserve Bank Magic Milers

400 runs:   Craig PAGER of Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1

Series 113 run 1 newsletter

Series 113 – Run 1 – 12 August 2026 – Run No. 673

GENERAL BUSINESS
Welcome to the new team from Evolution Mining, who are joining the Corporate Cup for the first time, and also to Liberty Legends, who are returning after a couple of series’ absence.  Sadly we bid farewell, for now at least, to Suncorp who finished bottom of the team representation table with less than 45 runs last series and hence lost their spot to the new team.  Hopefully we may see them again in the future.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Conditions were quite good for run 1, with only the briefest sprinkle of rain around 1pm.  Despite good attendance the total points scored was quite low with only 8 teams reaching the 100 point mark.  They were led by ASX Xtraordinaries with 161 points, followed by Reserve Bank Magic Milers with 139 points and Westpac Trotters with 112.  The total points scored in run 1 was 2,734.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
ASX Xtraordinaries 161   161
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 139   139
Westpac Trotters 112   112

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
Domain Dashers have clearly gone into hibernation after their big win last series, being thrashed 107-11 by Macquarie Nomads.  The closest match in the repêchage section saw Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1 beat IAG Road Runners 74-72.  The two incoming teams met in the knockout section, with Liberty Legends triumphing 27-9 over Evolution Mining.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Reserve Bank Magic Milers top scored with 9 points, followed by Legal Eagles with 7 and Telstra Tornados with 5.

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

Matt GIBSON of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was fastest man with 21.00, while Cathy LIU of Reserve Bank Magic Milers and newcomer Laura WATKINS of Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1 shared the fastest time among the women with 26.20.  There were 43 fast runners in run 1, 33 males (12%) and 10 females (10%).

Fastest Men in Run 1

Matt GIBSON 21.00 Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Tim TAYLOR 23.10 Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Dima POSTNIKOV 23.45 BT Dominators

Fastest Women in Run 1

Laura WATKINS 26.20 Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1
Cathy LIU 26.20 Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Alia KARAMAN 27.00 Transport Trainers

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
ASX Xtraordinaries and Sydney Tax Pack had the best turnout with 13 runners, followed by four teams with 12, so the early leader board is very congested.  The total turnout was 378 counting runners, 280 males and 98 females.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
ASX Xtraordinaries 13   13
Sydney Tax Pack 13   13
Macquarie Nomads 12   12
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 12           12
Reserve Bank Midday Milers 12           12
State Treasury 12           12

INDIVIDUAL MILESTONES
Congratulations to the following runners who achieved personal milestones in run 1.

50 runs:     Michael COMNINOS of Domain Dashers and Adam NELSON of Westpac Harriers

150 runs:   Peter MINUCOS of State Treasury

250 runs:   Sandor RUDOLPH of Sydney Tax Pack

Series 112 run 6 newsletter

Series 112 – Run 6 – 22 July 2026 – Run No. 672

GENERAL BUSINESS

Special congratulations to Vic Anderson of State Audit, who became the first person to complete 650 Corporate Cup runs in run 6.  That is 650 runs out of a possible 672, stretching back over 38 years to series 1, an amazing achievement.

The presentation for series 112 will be held in the Domain on Wednesday 5th August at 12:30pm.  Team Captains with trophies from last series should arrange handing back of the trophies for engraving and presentation to the series 112 winners.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Conditions were good for run 6, although the total points scored was only the fourth highest of the series.  Ten teams broke the 100 point mark, led by Domain Dashers with a huge 223 points, only 8 off the maximum possible.  Reserve Bank Magic Milers were next best with 171 points, followed by Legal Eagles with 155.  Domain Dashers took out the title by a wide margin, with Macquarie Nomads and Legal Eagles filling the minor placings.  The total points scored in run 6 was 3,123.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Domain Dashers 174 130 218 169 202 223 1116
Macquarie Nomads 192 161 117 178 180 76 904
Legal Eagles 143 164 153 163 118 155 896

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
Despite a valiant effort from Apra Running Regulators, Domain Dashers took out the knockout trophy with a 223-144 win, while Legal Eagles beat Australian Museum Runosaurs 155-74 in the playoff for third place.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Reserve Bank Magic Milers again top scored, with 11 points, ahead of Legal Eagles with 8 and Telstra Tornados with 5.  Reserve Bank Magic Milers win the overall title by a wide margin.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 11 10 11 7 8 11 58
Legal Eagles 7 8 7 7 5 8 42
Australian Museum Runosaurs 3 3 5 4 4 3 22
Telstra Tornados 3 4 3 4 3 5 22

Matt GIBSON of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was again the fastest man with 20.50, the fastest time of the series and trimming 5 seconds from his PB.  Eliza DAVIDSON of Macquarie Nomads was fastest woman with 22.55.  There were 57 fast runners in run 6, the most in the series, 43 males (15%) and 14 females (15%).

Fastest Men in Run 6

Matt GIBSON 20.50 Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Marcus MILLER 21.40 Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Taylor JONES 23.10 Legal Eagles

Fastest Man in Series 112

Matt GIBSON 20.50 Reserve Bank Magic Milers (run 6)

Fastest Women in Run 6

Eliza DAVIDSON 22.55 Macquarie Nomads
Chloe GENTLE 26.15 RunSM
Marta BEER 27.30 Reserve Bank Magic Milers

Fastest Woman in Series 112

Eliza DAVIDSON 22.40 Macquarie Nomads (run 5)

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Congratulations to Domain Dashers, who had a perfect turnout of 15 in run 6, followed by Reserve Bank Magic Milers and State Treasury with 14.  Domain Dashers have won the title by just 2 points from Reserve Bank Magic Milers, with a total of 80 points of a possible 90.  The total turnout in run 6 was 377 counting runners, 284 males and 93 females.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Domain Dashers 12 13 15 13 12 15 80
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 14 13 14 12 11 14 78
Legal Eagles 13 14 15 10 11 13 76

INDIVIDUAL MILESTONES
Congratulations to the following runners who achieved personal milestones in run 6.

50 runs:     Sarah DICK of Team UBS and Brendan KRONE of Telstra Tornados

100 runs:   Peter MILLER of ASX Xtraordinaries

200 runs:   Sue MAHONY of Domain Dashers

650 runs:   Vic ANDERSON of State Audit

GARRY GOULD MEMORIAL TROPHY
The winner of the Garry Gould Memorial Trophy for the top point scorer in series 112 is Jeremy GAPPER of Reserve Bank Midday Milers who scored 139 points.

RON COOMBS MEMORIAL TROPHY
The winner of the Ron Coombs Memorial Trophy for the top point scorer of the opposite sex to the winner of the Garry Gould Memorial Trophy is Natalie EDWARDS of Legal Eagles with 124 points.

CC AMATIL MOST IMPROVED TEAM
This competition ranks each team’s improvement in three areas over the last two series – point score, team representation and fast runs. As this is an encouragement award for teams who would not otherwise figure in the prize-giving, teams who win one of the other competitions are excluded from winning it.

The Most Improved Team Trophy for series 112 is shared by Deloitte Merger Milers and Apra Running Regulators.

POINTSCORE WINNERS BY AGE GROUP

Age Group Runner Points Team
Under 29 Eliza STEWART 105 Macquarie Nomads
30 to 34 Jacob DWYER 129 Domain Dashers
35 to 39 Kerrie SIMPSON 118 Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1
40 to 44 Matt GIBSON 119 Reserve Bank Magic Milers
45 to 54 Todd CAMPBELL 129 Apra Running Regulators
55 and over Jeremy GAPPER 139 Reserve Bank Midday Milers

Achieved 100 Runs

Runner Team Runs
Peter MILLER ASX Xtraordinaries 100
Natalie EDWARDS Legal Eagles 105
Richard MALLETT Legal Eagles 101
John NELSON Macquarie Generals 103
Michael BISHOP Reserve Bank Metric Milers 103

Achieved 200 Runs

Runner Team Runs
Todd CAMPBELL Apra Running Regulators 202
Sue MAHONY Domain Dashers 200
Tracy MARSH Domain Dashers 203
Andrew McKENZIE Domain Dashers 201
Antony TOLFTS Westpac Harriers 201

Achieved 300 Runs

Runner Team Runs
Clive FLETCHER Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1 301

Achieved 400 Runs

None

Achieved 500 Runs

Runner Team Runs
Rod PHILLIPS Reserve Bank Midday Milers 503

 

Series 112 run 5 newsletter

Series #112 – Run 5 – 8 July 2026 – Run No. 671

GENERAL BUSINESS
Congratulations to Laurie Coleman of ABS Moving Averages, who completed his 350th run in run 5.  Laurie is one of the legends who took part in series 1 and is still going strong.  He had a long break from the Cup on family duties, missing series 44 to 86, which makes his achievement even more noteworthy.  He is the 38th person to reach this milestone.  Congratulations also to Clive Fletcher of Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1, who became the 64th person to reach 300 runs.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Conditions were remarkably good for run 5, with the showers staying away but nice and cool.  There was quite a big drop in attendance, so the total points scored was the lowest of the series.  Only 7 teams reached the 100 point mark, led by Domain Dashers with a massive 202 points.  They were followed by two other big scores: Macquarie Nomads with 180 points and Apra Running Regulators with 165.  Domain Dashers extend their overall lead.  The total points scored in run 5 was 2,893.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Domain Dashers 174 130 218 169 202   893
Macquarie Nomads 192 161 117 178 180   828
Legal Eagles 143 164 153 163 118   741

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
Both semi-finals produced reasonably clear-cut results, with Domain Dashers beating Legal Eagles 202-118 and Apra Running Regulators beating Australian Museum Runosaurs 165-98.

Domain Dashers will meet Apra Running Regulators in the final while Legal Eagles and Australian Museum Runosaurs will play off for third place.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Reserve Bank Magic Milers had the top score with 8 points, followed by Legal Eagles with 5 and Australian Museum Runosaurs with 4.  The Magic Milers extend their overall lead.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 11 10 11 7 8   47
Legal Eagles 7 8 7 7 5   34
Australian Museum Runosaurs 3 3 5 4 4   19

Matt GIBSON of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was again fastest man with 20.55, equalling his PB, while Eliza DAVIDSON of Macquarie Nomads was again fastest woman with 22.40, over 4 minutes clear of the next fastest!  There were 39 fast runners in run 5, 30 males (13%) and 9 females (10%).

Fastest Men in Run 5

Matt GIBSON 20.55 Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Marcus MILLER 21.50 Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Aaron LEUSSINK 23.00 King & Wood Mallesons

Fastest Women in Run 5

Eliza DAVIDSON 22.40 Macquarie Nomads
Chloe GENTLE 27.05 RunSM
Marta BEER 27.35 Reserve Bank Magic Milers

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Domain Dashers and Australian Museum Runosaurs had the best turnout with 12 runners, followed by three teams with 11.  The overall race is very tight going into the last round, with two points covering the top three teams.  The total turnout was 326 counting runners, 238 males and 88 females.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Domain Dashers 12 13 15 13 12   65
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 14 13 14 12 11   64
Legal Eagles 13 14 15 10 11   63

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

50 runs:     Stephen LUU of Jarden RBC Stride Tribe and Rhys RICHARDS of Legal Eagles

200 runs:   Andrew McKENZIE of Domain Dashers

250 runs:   Adam MURRAY of BT Dominators

300 runs:   Clive FLETCHER of Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1

350 runs:   Laurie COLEMAN of ABS Moving Averages

Series 112 run 4 newsletter

Series #112 – Run 4 – 24 June 2026 – Run No. 670

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Beautiful conditions for run 4 saw the highest point score of the series so far, with a number of runners scoring big PBs.  11 teams broke the 100 point mark, led by Macquarie Nomads with 178 points.  They were closely followed by Domain Dashers with 169 points and Legal Eagles with 163.  Domain Dashers maintain their overall lead, with Legal Eagles sneaking back into third place ahead of the Magic Milers.  The total points scored in run 4 was 3,522.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Domain Dashers 174 130 218 169   691
Macquarie Nomads 192 161 117 178   648
Legal Eagles 143 164 153 163   623

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
Two high scoring matches in the top half of the draw saw Legal Eagles beat Telstra Tornados 163-119 and Domain Dashers beat Rabobank Grasshoppers 169-114.  These two teams will now meet in the semi-finals.  In the bottom half of the draw Australian Museum Runosaurs beat BNP Flyers 92-50 and Apra Running Regulators beat TAL Trailblazers 86-40.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Reserve Bank Magic Milers and Legal Eagles shared the top score with 7 each, and were followed by Australian Museum Runosaurs and Telstra Tornados with 4 each.  The Magic Milers maintain their overall lead.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 11 10 11 7   39
Legal Eagles 7 8 7 7   29
Australian Museum Runosaurs 3 3 5 4   15

Matt GIBSON of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was again fastest man with 21.15, while Eliza DAVIDSON of Macquarie Nomads was again fastest woman with 23.00, 3½ minutes clear of the next fastest!  There were 48 fast runners in run 4, 36 males (12%) and 12 females (13%).

Fastest Men in Run 4

Matt GIBSON 21.15 Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Marcus MILLER 21.30 Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Aaron LEUSSINK 22.45 King & Wood Mallesons

Fastest Women in Run 4

Eliza DAVIDSON 23.00 Macquarie Nomads
Chloe GENTLE 26.35 RunSM
Nicola GILKES 26.35 Team UBS

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Domain Dashers, Macquarie Generals and Macquarie Nomads shared the best turnout with 13 runners, followed by two teams with 12.  Domain Dashers and Reserve Bank Magic Milers have inched past Legal Eagles to share the lead with 53 points.  The total turnout was 383 counting runners, 291 males and 92 females.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Domain Dashers 12 13 15 13   53
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 14 13 14 12   53
Legal Eagles 13 14 15 10   52

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

200 runs:   Todd CAMPBELL of Apra Running Regulators and Antony TOLFTS of Westpac Harriers

250 runs:   Christian ELLIS of NRF Road Warriors

550 runs:   Melvyn COX of ANZ Incredibles