Series #103 – Run 4 – 21 June 2023 – Run No. 616

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Our streak of good weather continued where, once again, conditions were excellent for running. Point scores were up for the majority of teams with 11 teams breaking 100 points. ASX All Xtraordinaries won the day with a score of 186, followed by Macquarie Nomads tieing with BT Dominators on 172.  The higher scores, saw Sydney Tax Pack make it into the top 3. The total points scored in run 4 was 3,329.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
ASX All Xtraordinaries	122	181	160	186			649
Macquarie Nomads	109	173	161	172			615
Sydney Tax Pack	103	156	109	153			521

 

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
There was only one high scoring match, with both teams scoring over 100 points, in the knockout. Macquarie Nomads defeated Sydney Tax Pack 172-153.  Teams making it through to the next round are Macquarie Nomads, BT Dominators, Australian Museum Runosaurs, and ASX All Xtraordinaries.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Reserve Bank Magic Milers have extended their lead, once again, achieving the highest score of the round, but with no change to the overall positioning.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	7	13	9	10			39
Legal Eagles	7	7	7	8			29
Telstra Tornados	2	2	5	6			15

 

Matt GIBSON, Reserve Bank Magic Milers, was fastest man with 21.55. The fastest woman was Cathy LIU, also from Reserve Bank Magic Milers with 25.55

Fastest Men in Run 3

Matt GIBSON	21.55	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Andrew LEE	22.05	Australian Museum Runosaurs
Richard BANKS	22.40	Reserve Bank Magic Milers

 Fastest Women in Run 3

Cathy LIU	25.55	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Sophie FENG	26.15	IHACPA Activity Based Runners
Ellen WATERMAN	26.55	Reserve Bank Magic Milers

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
There was a tie for best turnout between ASX All Xtraordinaries and Sydney Tax Pack in run 4, both with 13, which saw Sydney Tax Pack make it into the top 3.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
ASX All Xtraordinaries	14	12	12	13			51
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	11	15	11	12			49
Sydney Tax Pack	11	10	11	13			45

INDIVIDUAL MILESTONES
Congratulations to the following runners with 2 big personal milestones in run 4. Well done.

 

200 runs:   Sandor RUDOLPH of Sydney Tax Pack

500 runs:         Melvyn COX of ANZ Incredibles

Series #103 – Run 3 – 7 June 2023 – Run No. 615

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
We were lucky with the weather, once again, with conditions being excellent for running. However, point scores were slightly down on the previous run with only 5 teams breaking 100 points. Macquarie Nomads won the day with a score of 161, extremely closely followed by ASX All Xtraordinaries with 160 and ANZ Incredibles coming third with 127.  The scores, however, do not change the positioning of the current leaders.  The total points scored in run 3 was 2,971.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
ASX All Xtraordinaries	122	181	160				463
Macquarie Nomads	109	173	161				443
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	107	158	122				387

 

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
There was only one high scoring match where both teams scored over 100 points in the knockout this round. Macquarie Nomads defeated Reserve Bank Magic Milers 161-122.  Teams making it through to the next round are Macquarie Nomads, Sydney Tax Pack, The Running Walkers, BT Dominators, Australian Museum Runosaurs, King & Wood Mallesons, ASX All Xtraordinaries and ANZ Incredibles.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Reserve Bank Magic Milers have extended their lead achieving the highest score of the round, but with no change to the overall positioning.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	7	13	9				29
Legal Eagles	7	7	7				21
Australian Museum Runosaurs	3	4	3				10

 

 

Andrew Lee of Australian Museum Runosaurs was fastest man with 21.55. There was a tie for fastest woman between Elisa LU of DEITies and Ellen WATERMAN of Reserve Bank Magic Milers with 26.50 and also a tie for third place between Cecilia NGU of DEITies and Annelise NGUYEN of King & Wood Mallesons with 27.05.

Fastest Men in Run 3

Andrew LEE	21.55	Australian Museum Runosaurs
Matt GIBSON	22.10	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Champ PHET-IAM	22.50	Telstra Tornados

Fastest Women in Run 3

Elisa LU	26.50	DEITies
Ellen WATERMAN	26.50	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Cecilia NGU	27.05	DEITies
Annelise NGUYEN	27.05	King & Wood Mallesons

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Congratulations to Australian Museum Runosaurs, who had the best turnout in run 3 with 13, which saw them make it into the top 3.  They were followed by ASX All Xtraordinaries and Reserve Bank Midday Milers on 12 and then six teams tied on 11. The total turnout was 326 counting runners, 244 males and 82 females.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
ASX All Xtraordinaries	14	12	12				38
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	11	15	11				37
Australian Museum Runosaurs	11	11	13				35

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

50 runs:     John NELSON of Macquarie Generals, Gavin MAHER of Macquarie Nomads, Andrea LOGGENBERG of Rabobank Grasshoppers and Jason PIDDINGTON of Sydney Tax Pack

100 runs:   Mark DICKINSON of APRA Standard Setters

200 runs:   Brad COLE of State Treasury

 

Series #103 – Run 2 – 24 May 2023 – Run No. 614

GENERAL BUSINESS
Congratulations to all round Corporate Cup legend Laurie Coleman of ABS Moving Averages, who completed his 300^th run in run 2.  Laurie is an original, having joined the Corporate Cup in series 1, and was also previously the Handicapper.  He missed series 44 to 86 before returning, so reaching 300 is a great milestone.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Conditions were excellent for running, sunny but cool, and there was a big turnout and some big point scores.  No less than 14 teams broke the 100 point mark, again led by ASX All Xtraordinaries with a massive score of 181.  They were closely followed by Macquarie Nomads with 173, with Reserve Bank Magic Milers third best with 158.  These three teams now fill the top three places.  The total points scored in run 2 was 3,371.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
ASX All Xtraordinaries	122	181					303
Macquarie Nomads	109	173					282
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	107	158					265

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
There were several very high scoring matches in the knockout, with three unlucky teams scoring well over 100 but still being eliminated.  Reserve Bank Magic Milers beat Macquarie Generals 158-122, Domain Dashers beat Transport Trainers 141-137 and Sydney Tax Pack beat BNP Flyers 156-146.

At the other end of the scale, two very lop-sided matches saw ASX All Xtraordinaries beat Mercernaries 181-2 and ANZ Incredibles beat State Audit 115-1.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Run 1’s tie has obviously stung Reserve Bank Magic Milers into action, as they scored a remarkable 13 points and take a big overall lead.  Legal Eagles were next best with 7, followed by Australian Museum Runosaurs with 4.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	7	13					20
Legal Eagles	7	7					14
Australian Museum Runosaurs	3	4					7

Jack HILLIER of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was fastest man with 19.15, trimming 5 seconds from his PB, while Cathy LIU also of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was again fastest woman with 25.50.  There were 52 fast runners in run 2, 40 males (15%) and 12 females (16%).

Fastest Men in Run 2

Jack HILLIER	19.15	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Matt GIBSON	21.50	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Andrew POWELL	22.05	Apra Running Regulators

Fastest Women in Run 2

Cathy LIU	25.50	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Sophie FENG	27.00	IHACPA Activity Based Runners
Ellen WATERMAN	27.00	Reserve Bank Magic Milers

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Congratulations to Reserve Bank Magic Milers, who had the best turnout in run 2 with a full 15.  They were followed by Domain Dashers with 13 and five teams with 12.  ASX All Xtraordinaries and Reserve Bank Magic Milers now share the overall lead.  The total turnout was 338 counting runners, 264 males and 74 females.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
ASX All Xtraordinaries	14	12					26
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	11	15					26
ANZ Incredibles	12	12					24

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

50 runs:     Lucy DICKENS and Daniel McFARLAND, both of PWC Fasttrack

100 runs:   Sean MAH of BNP Flyers

150 runs:   Venn HARDY of Reserve Bank Magic Milers

300 runs:   Laurie COLEMAN of ABS Moving Averages

 

Series #103 – Run 1 – 17 May 2023 – Run No. 613

GENERAL BUSINESS
We have two new teams coming into the Corporate Cup for series 103 – welcome to Deloitte Merger Milers and IHACPA Activity Based Runners – while The Walker Weapons are merging into The Running Walkers team, so we move from 42 teams to 43.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Conditions were good for running with a cool breeze blowing and some good points totals were achieved.  Six teams broke the 100 point mark, led by ASX All Xtraordinaries with 122.  They were followed by Macquarie Nomads with 109, with Reserve Bank Magic Milers and The Running Walkers close behind on 107.  The total points scored in run 1 was 2,502.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
ASX All Xtraordinaries	122						122
Macquarie Nomads	109						109
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	107						107
The Running Walkers	107						107

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
The first round of the knockout saw one of the lowest scoring matches in history, with State Audit beating Team UBS 3-1, while Deloitte Merger Milers won a three way contest at the bottom of the draw, beating NRMA Insurance and fellow newcomers IHACPA Activity Based Runners 48-14-8.  Another close match in the knockout section saw Deutsche RBC Runners beat Liberty Legends 57-51.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Early excitement in the fast teams, with Legal Eagles and Reserve Bank Magic Milers sharing top score with 7 apiece, while Australian Museum Runosaurs were next best with 3.

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

Matt GIBSON of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was fastest man with 22.00, ahead of a three way tie for second, while Cathy LIU also of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was fastest woman with 25.55.  There were 39 fast runners in run 1, 29 males (12%) and 10 females (14%).

Fastest Men in Run 1

Matt GIBSON	22.00	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Andrew LEE	23.15	Australian Museum Runosaurs
Richard BANKS	23.15	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Callan WINDSOR	23.15	Reserve Bank Magic Milers

Fastest Women in Run 1

Cathy LIU	25.55	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Sophie FENG	26.05	IHACPA Activity Based Runners
Elisa LU	26.50	DEITies

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
ASX All Xtraordinaries had the best turnout in run 1 with 14, followed by three teams with 12.  The total turnout was 315 counting runners, 243 males and 72 females.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
ASX All Xtraordinaries	14						14
ANZ Incredibles	12						12
Deloitte Merger Milers	12						12
Legal Eagles	12						12

INDIVIDUAL MILESTONES
Congratulations to the following runner who achieved a personal milestone in run 1.

100 runs:   Peter MINUCOS of State Treasury

 

Series #102 – Run 6 – 12 April 2023 – Run No. 612

GENERAL BUSINESS

The presentation for series 102 will be held in the Domain on Wednesday 26th April at 12:30pm.  Team Captains with trophies from last series should arrange handing back of the trophies for engraving and presentation to the series 102 winners.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Conditions were quite good for run 6 and, although the turnout was the lowest of the series, those who ran took advantage to record the second highest total points of the series.  Three teams broke the 100 point mark, led by Reserve Bank Magic Milers with 129 points.  They were followed by BT Dominators with 115 and Macquarie Generals with 110.  BT Dominators take out the overall win, by a margin of 37 points from the Magic Milers.  The total points scored in run 6 was 2,034.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
BT Dominators	87	55	100	158	138	115	653
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	95	53	107	155	77	129	616
ABS Moving Averages	60	50	92	123	109	96	530

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
BT Dominators took out the knockout trophy, beating JPM Jets 115-49, while ABS Moving Averages beat Liberty Legends 96-62 in the playoff for third place.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Reserve Bank Magic Milers top scored with 7 points, ahead of Legal Eagles with 5 and Telstra Tornados with 4.  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	6	7	10	6	7	44
Legal Eagles	6	5	4	7	7	5	34
Telstra Tornados	3	4	4	5	5	4	25

Jack HILLIER of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was the fastest man with the outstanding time of 19.20, which is the fastest since series 62 back in 2008, and Ellen WATERMAN of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was fastest woman with 26.40.  There were 36 fast runners in run 6, 31 males (16%) and 5 females (9%).

Fastest Men in Run 6

Jack HILLIER	19.20	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Matt GIBSON	21.45	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Andrew LEE	22.05	Australian Museum Runosaurs

Fastest Man in Series #102

Jack HILLIER

19.20

Reserve Bank Magic Milers (run 6)

Fastest Women in Run 6

Ellen WATERMAN	26.40	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Claudia VIRGONA	28.50	Liberty Legends
Kimberley KHAW	29.00	Reserve Bank Magic Milers

Fastest Woman in Series #102

Cathy LIU

25.45

Reserve Bank Magic Milers (run 4)

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Reserve Bank Midday Milers had the best turnout in run 6 with 12, followed by BT Dominators with 11 and three teams with 10.  BT Dominators have won the title by a huge margin with 80 points of a possible 90.  The total turnout in run 6 was 243 counting runners, 190 males and 53 females.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
BT Dominators	14	14	14	13	14	11	80
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	11	12	10	13	11	10	67
Sydney Tax Pack	12	14	11	12	8	10	67

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

50 runs:     Stephen CRAFT of Domain Dashers, Nigel ROBERTS of Rabobank Grasshoppers and Alan STEWART of Reserve Bank Midday Milers

100 runs:   Phil COATES of State Treasury

150 runs:   Andrew McKENZIE of Domain Dashers

250 runs:   Clive FLETCHER of Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1 and Jim ORROCK of Sydney Tax Pack

GARRY GOULD MEMORIAL TROPHY
The winner of the Garry Gould Memorial Trophy for the top point scorer in series 102 is John NELSON of Macquarie Generals who scored 115 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 Ellen WATERMAN of Reserve Bank Magic Milers with 89 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 102 is won by JPM Jets.

POINTSCORE WINNERS BY AGE GROUP

Age Group	Runner	Points	Team
Under 29	Brendan HANCOX	74	ABS Moving Averages
30 to 34	Ellen WATERMAN	89	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
35 to 39	Philip TOLHURST	104	Macquarie Generals
40 to 44	John NELSON	115	Macquarie Generals
45 to 54	Luke PORTER	110	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
55 and over	Murray WILSON	111	BT Dominators

Achieved 100 Runs

Runner	Team	Runs
Emerson REED	ASIC – the Corporate Cops	100
Tony THORNTON	GrainCorp Weevils	100
Mark FUZES	Macquarie Nomads	101
Steven KEMPLER	MBA Yield Chasers	100
Phil COATES	State Treasury	100
Joe SUPPA	Sydney Tax Pack	102
Gary McMAHON	Telstra Tornados	102

Achieved 200 Runs

Runner	Team	Runs
Caroline YARNELL	Legal Eagles	200

Achieved 300 Runs

None

Achieved 400 Runs

Runner	Team	Runs
Alex WHITWORTH	Legal Eagles	404

Achieved 500 Runs

None