Series 105 Run 2 – 21 February 2024 – Run No. 626

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
The rain held off for run 2 and conditions were good for running, however turnout was lower than for run 1. Three teams broke the 100-point mark, Macquarie Generals with 155, Reserve Bank Magic Milers with 111, and Domain Dashers with 105.  The total points scored in run 2 was 2087.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Macquarie Generals	135	155					290
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	92	111					203
Macquarie Nomads	114	86					200

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
There were no high scoring matches, where both teams earned over 100 points in this round of the knockout. This is the first time in quite a while. Thankfully, there were also no draws.  The following progress to round 3.

Reserve Bank Magic Milers

Legal Eagles

Macquarie Generals

Domain Dashers

Deutsche RBC Runners

JPM Jets

State Treasury

Transport Trainers

Australian Museum Runosaurs

ANZ Incredibles

Reserve Bank Metric Milers

Rabobank Grasshoppers

Deloitte Merger Milers

PWC Fasttrack

Liberty Legends

IAG Road Runners

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Legal Eagles top scored with 8 points, ahead of Reserve Bank Magic Milers with 6 and Domain Dashers with 3.  Domain Dashers broke into the top 3.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Legal Eagles	8	8					16
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	6	6					12
Australian Museum Runosaurs	4	2					6
Domain Dashers	3	3					6

Brendan HANCOX of ABS Moving Averages was the fastest man with the time of 21.50. Melissa SIMPSON of ING Lions was fastest woman, for the second run in a row, with 25.20. There were 39 fast runners, 30 males (12%) and 9 females (8%).

Fastest Men in Run 2

Brendan HANCOX	21.50	ABS Moving Averages
Matt GIBSON	22.00	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Philip CONWAY	22.15	IAG Road Runners

Fastest Women in Run 2

Melissa SIMPSON	25.20	ING Lions
Louise CHISHOLM	26.40	Awesome Midday Pacers
Jen REID	27.10	IAG Road Runners

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Congratulations to Australian Museum Runosaurs and Reserve Bank Magic Milers, who had the best turnout in run 2 with 14. They were followed by Legal Eagles, Domain Dashers, ASX Xtraordinaries, and Macquarie Generals tying on 13. The total turnout was 363 counting runners, 255 males and 108 females.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Legal Eagles	15	13					28
Australian Museum Runosaurs	13	14					27
Domain Dashers	14	13					27

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

100 runs:   Scott McLELLAN of BT Dominators and Russell GRIPPER of Macquarie Generals

200 runs:   Richard BANKS of Reserve Bank Magic Milers

 

Series 105 Run 1 – 7 February 2024 – Run No. 625

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Conditions were cooler and drier than expected for the first run of the series, with a respectable turnout of runners. Four teams broke the 100-point mark and the total points scored in run 1 was 2001.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Macquarie Generals	135						135
Macquarie Nomads	114						114
Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1	101						101
State Treasury	101						101

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
There was only one high scoring match in the knockout, where both teams earned 100 or more points. Macquarie Nomads beat State Treasury 114 / 101. Apra Running Regulators and IHACPA Activity Based Runners achieved a 12 all draw and both teams will progress to the second round.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Legal Eagles top scored with 8 points, ahead of Reserve Bank Magic Milers with 6 and Australian Museum Runosaurs with 4.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Legal Eagles	8						8
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	6						6
Australian Museum Runosaurs	4						4

Matt GIBSON of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was the fastest man with the time of 22.30, and Melissa SIMPSON of ING Lions was fastest woman with 25.50. There were 41 fast runners, 36 males (11%) and 10 females (9%).

Fastest Men in Run 1

Matt GIBSON                                       22.30                Reserve Bank Magic Milers

Brendan HANCOX                              22.35                ABS Moving Averages

Andrew LEE                                          23.15                Australian Museum Runosaurs

Fastest Women in Run 1

Melissa SIMPSON                               25.50                ING Lions
Olivia PECK                                          26.35                NRF Road Warriors
Rafaela STALPH                                  27.35                Deloitte Merger Milers

It is worth noting that the 3 fastest women are all first-time runners. A mighty start. Keep up the good work.

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Congratulations to Legal Eagles, who had the best turnout in run 1 with a perfect 15. They were followed by Domain Dashers with 14 and then a 5-way tie on 13. The total turnout was 397 counting runners, 284 males and 113 females. This is the highest number of females for a very long time.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Legal Eagles	15						15
Domain Dashers	14						14
ASX Xtraordinaries	13						13
Australian Museum Runosaurs	13						13
Macquarie Nomads	13						13
State Treasury	13						13
Sydney Tax Pack	13						13

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

50 runs:     Andrew MITCHELL of Australian Museum Runosaurs and Peter NICHOLLS of State Treasury

Series #104 – Run 6 – 18 October 2023 – Run No. 624

GENERAL BUSINESS

The presentation for series 104 will be held in the Domain on Wednesday, 1st November, at 12:30pm. Team Captains with trophies from last series should arrange handing back the trophies for engraving and presentation to the series 104 winners.

SPECIAL MENTION
Amy Cheung from Transport Trainers broke the existing record for the Most Consecutive Runs – All Time (Female) by achieving 47 runs. She replaces Caroline Yarnell from Legal Eagles, who held the previous record with 46 consecutive runs. Amy now holds the two Top Ten Female titles of Most Consecutive Runs – Current Streak and Most Consecutive Runs – All Time.

Well done Amy and congratulations on your great achievement.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Conditions were good for run 6, and turnout was slightly up on the previous run, being the 4th highest of the series. Nine teams broke the 100-point mark, led by State Treasury with 212, the highest score of the series. They were followed by Reserve Bank Magic Milers with 188, Macquarie Nomads with 181, Transport Trainers with 132, Sydney Tax Pack with 126, Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1 with 120, Legal Eagles with 115, The Running Walkers with 114, and Reserve Bank Midday Milers with 113.

Macquarie Nomads take out the overall win, by a margin of 34 points from State Treasury.  The total points scored in run 6 was 2,939.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Macquarie Nomads	147	121	155	129	163	181	896
State Treasury	119	112	144	105	170	212	862
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	147	141	124	129	103	188	832

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
State Treasury took out the knockout trophy, beating Macquarie Nomads 212-181, while Reserve Bank Magic Milers beat Westpac Trotters 188-61 in the playoff for third place.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Reserve Bank Magic Milers top scored with 9 points, ahead of Legal Eagles with 7 and Telstra Tornados, Australian Museum Runosaurs, The Running Walkers and GrainCorp Weevils, all with 3.  Reserve Bank Magic Milers retain 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	8	8	9	8	9	9	51
Legal Eagles	7	7	5	6	5	7	37
Telstra Tornados	4	3	3	4	3	3	20

Callan WINDSOR of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was the fastest man with the time of 21.55, and Cecilia NGU of DEITies was fastest woman with 27.40.  There were 49 fast runners in run 6, 40 males (18%) and 9 females (14%).

Fastest Men in Run 6

Callan WINDSOR	21.55	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Brendan HANCOX	22.15	ABS Moving Averages
Brendan KRONE	22.25	Telstra Tornados

Fastest Man in Series #104

Jack HILLIER

20.45

Reserve Bank Magic Milers (run 5)

Fastest Women in Run 6

Cecilia NGU	27.40	DEITies
Marta BEER	28.05	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Emma PRINGLE	28.15	MBA Yield Chasers

Fastest Woman in Series #104

Cathy LIU

26.00

Reserve Bank Magic Milers (runs 1 & 3)

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
There was a tie for best turnout in run 6 between Sydney Tax Pack and Transport Trainers, both with 12, followed by five teams with 11 and two teams with 10.  The series title has gone to Reserve Bank Magic Milers with 72 points of a possible 90.  The total turnout in run 6 was 292 counting runners, 227 males and 65 females.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	15	12	11	12	11	11	72
Sydney Tax Pack	13	11	12	10	12	12	70
Macquarie Nomads	11	12	14	9	10	11	67

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

100 runs:   Dean SMEDLEY                 MBA Yield Chasers
Mark JENKINS                  NRMA Insurance

150 runs:   Peter WILLIAMS               BT Dominators
Chelsea STUBBS              Sydney Tax Pack

200 runs:   Paul VEERHUIS                   APRA Running Regulators

300 runs:   Phillip LUI                        ABS Moving Averages
Chris DEVITT                   BT Dominators

GARRY GOULD MEMORIAL TROPHY
The winner of the Garry Gould Memorial Trophy for the top point scorer in series 104 is Murray Wilson of BT Dominators who scored 150 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 Jenny HOOKER of Australian Museum Runosaurs with 103 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 104 is won by Team UBS.

POINTSCORE WINNERS BY AGE GROUP

Age Group	Runner	Points	Team
Under 29	Brendan HANCOX	93	ABS Moving Averages
30 to 34	Nelson PRYOR	127	APRA Running Regulators
35 to 39	Jason PIDDINGTON	123	Sydney Tax Pack
40 to 44	Todd CAMPBELL	110	APRA Standard Setters
45 to 54	George ZIOGAS	141	ASX Xtraordinaries
55 and over	Murray WILSON	150	BT Dominators

Achieved 100 Runs

Runner	Team	Runs
Dean SMEDLEY	MBA Yield Chasers	100
Mark JENKINS	NRMA Insurance	100
Tim ROGERS	NRMA Insurance	100

Achieved 200 Runs

Runner	Team	Runs
Daniel COTTER	ANZ Incredibles	200
Paul VEERHUIS	APRA Running Regulators	200
Mark SKINNER	Rabobank Grasshoppers	201
Glenn WEALANDS	Rabobank Grasshoppers	200

Achieved 300 Runs

Runner	Team	Runs
Phillip LUI	ABS Moving Averages	300
Chris DEVITT	BT Dominators	300

Achieved 400 Runs

None

Achieved 500 Runs

None

Achieved 600 Runs

None

 

Series 104 Run 5 – 11 October 2023 – Run No. 623

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Weather conditions were hotter than expected for run 5 but turnout was slightly up on the previous run. Four teams broke 100 points this time, led by State Treasury with 170, followed by Macquarie Nomads, with 163, Sydney Tax Pack, with 107, and Reserve Bank Magic Milers with 103. State Treasury’s points, the highest score so far this series saw them move up to second place in the top 3.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Macquarie Nomads	147	121	155	129	163		715
State Treasury	119	112	144	105	170		650
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	147	141	124	129	103		644

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
There was one high scoring match in the knockout where both teams earned over 100 points. Macquarie Nomads defeated Reserve Bank Magic Milers, 163 to 103.

The next and final round contains Macquarie Nomads and State Treasury fighting out for first and second, and Westpac Trotters and Reserve Bank Magic Milers deciding third and fourth.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Reserve Bank Magic Milers top scored again, this time with 9 points, followed by Legal Eagles with 5, and Telstra Tornados with 3. The top 3 remain unchanged.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	8	8	9	8	9		42
Legal Eagles	7	7	5	6	5		30
Telstra Tornados	4	3	3	4	3		17

Jack HILLIER of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was the fastest man with the time of 20.45, and Cathy LIU of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was fastest woman with 27.40.  There were 42 fast runners, 34 males (15%) and 8 females (11%).

Fastest Men in Run 5

Jack HILLIER	20.45	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Matt GIBSON	22.00	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Brendan HANCOX	22.25	ABS Moving Averages

Fastest Women in Run 5

Cathy LIU	27.40	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Zoe LINDEGGER	27.55	State Treasury
Agathe DUJARDIN	28.40	Rabobank Grasshoppers

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Congratulations to State Treasury, who had the best turnout in run 5 with 13. They were followed by Sydney Tax Pack with 12 and Reserve Bank Magic Milers and ANZ Incredibles, both with 11. The total turnout was 295 counting runners, 224 males and 71 females.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	15	12	11	12	11		61
Sydney Tax Pack	13	11	12	10	12		58
Macquarie Nomads	11	12	14	9	10		56

 

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

50 runs:     Brendan HANCOX of ABS Moving Averages, Paul HAN of ANZ Incredibles and Tony WONG of Legal Eagles

100 runs:   Tim ROGERS of NRMA Insurance

200 runs:   Daniel COTTER of ANZ Incredibles, Mark SKINNER of Rabobank Grasshoppers and Glenn WEALANDS of Rabobank Grasshoppers

250 runs:   Colin JOHNSTON of Australian Museum Runosaurs

Series 104 Run 4 – 27 September 2023 – Run No. 622

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Weather conditions were good for run 4, however turnout was down compared to run 3. Five teams broke 100 points, led by DEITies with 143, followed by Macquarie Nomads and Reserve Bank Magic Milers, both with 129, and State Treasury with 105, and Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1 with 104. These scores, however, did not change the top 3.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Macquarie Nomads	147	121	155	129			552
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	147	141	124	129			541
State Treasury	119	112	144	105			480

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
There were no high scoring matches in the knockout where both teams earned over 100 points. The next round contains:

Macquarie Nomads         V          Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Westpac Trotters            V          State Treasury

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Reserve Bank Magic Milers top scored again, this time with 8 points, followed by Legal Eagles with 6, then Telstra Tornados with 4. The top 3 remain unchanged.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	8	8	9	8			33
Legal Eagles	7	7	5	6			25
Telstra Tornados	4	3	3	4			14

Callan WINDSOR of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was the fastest man with the time of 22.00, and Louise CHISHOLM of Awesome Midday Pacers was fastest woman with 26.55.  There were 40 fast runners, 30 males (14%) and 10 females (12%).

Fastest Men in Run 4

Callan WINDSOR	22.00	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Brendan HANCOX	22.30	ABS Moving Averages
Tim ROSS	22.35	PWC Fasttrack

Fastest Women in Run 4

Louise CHISHOLM	26.55	Awesome Midday Pacers
Cecilia NGU	27.00	DEITies
Siobhan ROONEY	27.50	NRF Road Warriors
Zoe LINDEGGER	27.50	State Treasury

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Congratulations to Reserve Bank Magic Milers, who had the best turnout in run 4 with 12. They were followed by BT Dominators, ASX Xtraordinaries, State Treasury and DEITies all with 11 and then 3 teams with 10. The total turnout was 291 counting runners, 210 males and 81 females.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	15	12	11	12			50
Macquarie Nomads	11	12	14	9			46
Sydney Tax Pack	13	11	12	10			46

INDIVIDUAL MILESTONES
There were no runners who achieved personal milestones in run 4.