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.

Series 104 Run 3 – 13 September 2023 – Run No. 621

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Conditions were fine and not as hot as for run 2 however turnout was down. Seven teams broke 100 points, led by Macquarie Nomads with 155, followed by State Treasury with 144 and Reserve Bank Midday Milers with 126. These scores had a big impact on the top 3.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Macquarie Nomads	147	121	155				423
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	147	141	124				412
Sydney Tax Pack	152	119	109				380

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
There was only one high scoring match in the knockout, where both teams earned 100 or more points. Macquarie Nomads beat Macquarie Generals 155 /102. The next round contains:

Macquarie Nomads                     V          Transport Trainers
Reserve Bank Midday Milers        V          Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Domain Dashers                        V          Westpac Trotters
State Treasury                           V          APRA Standard Setters

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Reserve Bank Magic Milers top scored again, this time with 9 points, followed by Legal Eagles with 5, then Telstra Tornados, Australian Museum Runosaurs and The Running Walkers, all 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				25
Legal Eagles	7	7	5				19
Telstra Tornados	4	3	3				10

 

Jack HILLIER of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was the fastest man with the time of 20.55, and Cathy LIU of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was, again, fastest woman with 26.00.  There were 43 fast runners, 36 males (16%) and 7 females (9%).

 

Fastest Men in Run 3

Jack HILLIER	20.55	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Matt GIBSON	21.45	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Callan WINDSOR	22.10	Reserve Bank Magic Milers

 

Fastest Women in Run 3

Cathy LIU	26.00	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Lucy MINH	28.20	The Running Walkers
Marta BEER	28.55	Reserve Bank Magic Milers

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Congratulations to Macquarie Nomads, who had the best turnout in run 3 with 14. They were followed by Sydney Tax Pack and BT Dominators both with 12 and then 5 teams with 11. The total turnout was 307 counting runners, 229 males and 78 females.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	15	12	11				38
Macquarie Nomads	11	12	14				37
Sydney Tax Pack	13	11	12				36

INDIVIDUAL MILESTONES
Congratulations to the following runner who achieved a personal milestone in run 3.

50 runs:     Jill BELL of Deutsche RBC Runners

Series 104 Run 2 – 30 August 2023 – Run No. 620

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Conditions were noticeably hotter for the second run of the series, but there was a better turnout of runners than for Run 1. Six teams broke 100 points, led by Reserve Bank Magic Milers with 141, followed by Macquarie Generals with 125 and Macquarie Nomads with 121. These scores had a big impact on the top 3.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	147	141					288
Sydney Tax Pack	152	119					271
Macquarie Nomads	147	121					268

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
There were two high scoring matches in the knockout, where both teams earned 100 or more points. Macquarie Nomads beat Sydney Tax Pack 121 /119 and Reserve Bank Magic Milers beat ASX Xtraordinaries 141 / 101. For anyone interested, we also had the first tie since series 99 with APRA Standard Setters and JPM Jets both scoring 39 points. Both teams are going into the next round.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Reserve Bank Magic Milers top scored with 8 points, just ahead of Legal Eagles with 7, followed by Telstra Tornados with 3.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	8	8					16
Legal Eagles	7	7					14
Telstra Tornados	4	3					7

Champ PHET-IAM of Telstra Tornados was the fastest man with the time of 22.15, and Cathy LIU of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was fastest woman with 26.30.  There were 41 fast runners, 32 males (12%) and 9 females (10%).

Fastest Men in Run 2

Champ PHET-IAM	22.15	Telstra Tornados
Andrew LEE	22.35	Australian Museum Runosaurs
Richard BANKS	23.00	Reserve Bank Magic Milers

 

Fastest Women in Run 2

Cathy LIU	26.30	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Siobhan ROONEY	27.05	NRF Road Warriors
Sue MAHONY	27.45	Domain Dashers

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Congratulations to ASX Xtraordinaries, who had the best turnout in run 2 with a perfect 15. They were followed by Macquarie Generals with 13 and then 5 teams with 12. The total turnout was 352 counting runners, 264 males and 88 females.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
ASX Xtraordinaries	12	15					27
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	15	12					27
Sydney Tax Pack	13	11					24

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

50 runs:     George ZIOGAS             ASX Xtraordinaries
150 runs:Andrew MAPLE-BROWN   MBA Yield Chasers

Series 104 Run 1 – 16 August 2023 – Run No. 619

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Conditions were good for the first run of the series, with a respectable turnout of runners. Eight teams broke the 100 point mark, led by Sydney Tax Pack with 152 points, followed by Macquarie Nomads and Reserve Bank Magic Milers, both with 147. The total points scored in run 6 was 1728.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Sydney Tax Pack	152						152
Macquarie Nomads	147						147
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	147						147

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
There were three high scoring matches in the knockout, where both teams earned 100 or more points. Sydney Tax Pack beat Reserve Bank Magic Milers, 152 / 147, Macquarie Nomads beat ASX Xtraordinaries, 147 / 112 and Legal Eagles beat ANZ Incredibles, 129 /100.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Reserve Bank Magic Milers top scored with 8 points, just ahead of Legal Eagles with 7 and Australian Museum Runosaurs and Telstra Tornados, both with 4.

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

Brendan KRONE of Telstra Tornados was the fastest man with the time of 22.00, and Cathy LIU of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was fastest woman with 26.00.  There were 43 fast runners, 36 males (14%) and 7 females (10%).

 

Special mention

Not making the fast runners list, but certainly worth a mention is, Anthony ANTONIADIS from ING Lions, who, after a lot of hard work and serious training, improved his time in his first run back since S102R3 in March by 27:25, shaving 13:35 off his handicap. Impressive. Keep up the good work Anthony.

Fastest Men in Run 1

Brendan KRONE	22.00	Telstra Tornados
Champ PHET-IAM	22.15	Telstra Tornados
Brendan HANCOX	22.40	ABS Moving Averages

 

Fastest Women in Run 1

Cathy LIU	26.00	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Cecilia NGU	26.50	DEITies
Zoe LINDEGGER	28.05	State Treasury

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Congratulations to Reserve Bank Magic Milers, who had the best turnout in run 1 with a perfect 15. They were followed by Sydney Tax Pack with 13 and ASX Xtraordinaries and Legal Eagles both with 12. The total turnout was 332 counting runners, 250 males and 72 females.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	15						15
Sydney Tax Pack	13						13
ASX Xtraordinaries	12						12
Legal Eagles	12						12

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

50 runs:     Patrick O’BRIEN       Macquarie Nomads
150 runs:   Andrew WARD         Westpac Harriers
250 runs:   Peter WALKER         Telstra Tornados