Series 111 run 6 newsletter

Series #111 – Run 6 – 15 April 2026 – Run No. 666

GENERAL BUSINESS

Congratulations to Geoff O’Shea, captain of Westpac Harriers and Corporate Cup committee member, who completed his 500th run in run 6.  Geoff began his Corporate Cup career way back in series 7 in 1990 and is the 11th person to reach this incredible milestone.

The presentation for series 111 will be held in the Domain on Wednesday 29th 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 111 winners.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Conditions were quite good for run 6 and the total points scored was the second highest of the series.  Six teams broke the 100 point mark, led by Macquarie Generals with 158 points.  Reserve Bank Magic Milers were next best with 134 points, followed by Legal Eagles with 123.  These teams filled the top three places overall, with Macquarie Generals comfortable winners by a margin of 99 points.  The total points scored in run 6 was 2,496.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Macquarie Generals 117 87 144 129 142 158 777
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 133 52 118 167 74 134 678
Legal Eagles 90 25 104 136 114 123 592

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
Legal Eagles took out the knockout trophy, beating King & Wood Mallesons 123-108, while MBA Yield Chasers beat ABS Moving Averages 72-49 in the playoff for third place.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Reserve Bank Magic Milers again top scored, with 8 points, ahead of Legal Eagles with 6 and Australian Museum Runosaurs with 3.  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 9 6 9 9 5 8 46
Legal Eagles 6 2 7 8 5 6 34
Telstra Tornados 5 4 5 1 2 2 19

Matt GIBSON of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was the fastest man with 21.35, and Eliza DAVIDSON of Macquarie Nomads was fastest woman with 25.10.  There were 40 fast runners in run 6, 31 males (11%) and 9 females (11%).

Fastest Men in Run 6

Matt GIBSON 21.35 Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Taylor JONES 23.30 Legal Eagles
Dima POSTNIKOV 23.35 BT Dominators
Sean O’CONNELL 23.35 King & Wood Mallesons
Brendan KRONE 23.35 Telstra Tornados

Fastest Man in Series #111

Matt GIBSON 21.25 Reserve Bank Magic Milers (run 1)

Fastest Women in Run 6

Eliza DAVIDSON 25.10 Macquarie Nomads
Grace BORGER 27.10 The Running Walkers
Marta BEER 27.50 Reserve Bank Magic Milers

Fastest Woman in Series #111

Eliza DAVIDSON 22.15 Macquarie Nomads (run 4)

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Legal Eagles, Reserve Bank Metric Milers and RunSM had the best turnout in run 6 with 13, followed by four teams with 12.  Legal Eagles have won the title by a margin of 10 points with an outstanding total of 83 points of a possible 90.  The total turnout in run 6 was 371 counting runners, 288 males and 83 females.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Legal Eagles 14 14 14 14 14 13 83
Reserve Bank Midday Milers 15 11 13 13 9 12 73
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 13 12 13 13 10 11 72

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

100 runs:   Jenny HOOKER of Australian Museum Runosaurs

150 runs:   Joe SUPPA of Sydney Tax Pack

200 runs:   Martin MOOD of Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1

500 runs:   Geoffrey O’SHEA of Westpac Harriers

GARRY GOULD MEMORIAL TROPHY
The winner of the Garry Gould Memorial Trophy for the top point scorer in series 111 is Jason WINSBURY of Reserve Bank Midday Milers who scored 143 points, pipping Dean SMEDLEY of MBA Yield Chasers by a single point.

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 Charissa PAVLIK of Reserve Bank Midday Milers with 99 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 111 is won by ABS Moving Averages.

POINTSCORE WINNERS BY AGE GROUP

Age Group Runner Points Team
Under 29 Alex KNOTT 73 Reserve Bank Magic Milers
30 to 34 Mairead LOUGHLIN 87 Apra Running Regulators
35 to 39 Liam BYRNE 122 ABS Moving Averages
40 to 44 Charissa PAVLIK 99 Reserve Bank Midday Milers
45 to 54 Jason WINSBURY 143 Reserve Bank Midday Milers
55 and over Dean SMEDLEY 142 MBA Yield Chasers

Achieved 100 Runs

Runner Team Runs
Jenny HOOKER Australian Museum Runosaurs 100
Peter BREEN BNP Flyers 104
Tim DOWLING GrainCorp Weevils 102
Jason WINSBURY Reserve Bank Midday Milers 102
Natt McMAHON Westpac Harriers 104

Achieved 200 Runs

Runner Team Runs
Martin MOOD Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1 200
Philip SONG Westpac Harriers 204

Achieved 300 Runs

Runner Team Runs
Jim ORROCK Sydney Tax Pack 302

Achieved 400 Runs

Runner Team Runs
Anthony DONNELLY BT Dominators 400
Greg ROWLING State Audit 402

Achieved 500 Runs

Runner Team Runs
Simon DAVIS BT Dominators 502
Geoffrey O’SHEA Westpac Harriers 500

 

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

 

Series 111 run 4 newsletter

Series #111 – Run 4 – 18 March 2026 – Run No. 664

GENERAL BUSINESS
Congratulations to Simon Davis of BT Dominators, who completed his 500th run in run 4.  Simon joined the Corporate Cup in series 21 back in 1995 and has been both a long term committee member and BT captain.  He is just the tenth person to achieve this huge milestone.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Conditions were pleasantly milder in run 4, although still quite humid, and there was a corresponding increase in the point scoring.  Eight teams broke the 100 point barrier, led by Reserve Bank Magic Milers with 167.  They were followed by Legal Eagles with 136 and Macquarie Generals with 129.  Macquarie Generals retain a narrow lead overall, just 7 points ahead of Reserve Bank Magic Milers, with Legal Eagles moving into third.  The total points scored in run 4 was 2,795.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Macquarie Generals 117 87 144 129   477
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 133 52 118 167   470
Legal Eagles 90 25 104 136   355

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
The top of the table clash was a high scoring nail-biter, with Legal Eagles edging Macquarie Generals 136-129.  They will meet MBA Yield Chasers in round 5, who won another tight one 80-72 over Policy on the Run.  In the other half of the draw King & Wood Mallesons beat Team UBS 128-75 and ABS Moving Averages beat 5 Minnett KMs 99-60.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Reserve Bank Magic Milers had the best score with 9, closely followed by Legal Eagles with 8, with 2 being the next best score.  Reserve Bank Magic Milers extend their overall lead to 10 points.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 9 6 9 9   33
Legal Eagles 6 2 7 8   23
Telstra Tornados 5 4 5 1   15

Matt GIBSON of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was again fastest man with 21.55, while Eliza DAVIDSON of Macquarie Nomads was fastest woman with 22.15.  Eliza was clearly on a mission in run 4, after some misfortune in run 3, and lowered her PB by 20 seconds.  There were 42 fast runners in run 4, 33 males (12%) and 9 females (9%).

Fastest Men in Run 4

Matt GIBSON 21.55 Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Andrew LEE 22.50 Australian Museum Runosaurs
Marcus MILLER 23.00 Reserve Bank Magic Milers

Fastest Women in Run 4

Eliza DAVIDSON 22.15 Macquarie Nomads
Cathy LIU 25.35 Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Alia KARAMAN 27.15 Transport Trainers

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Well done to Legal Eagles and Reserve Bank Metric Milers, who top scored with 14 points, followed by three teams with 13.  Legal Eagles extend their overall lead by a further point.  The total turnout was 382 counting runners, 284 males and 98 females.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Legal Eagles 14 14 14 14   56
Reserve Bank Midday Milers 15 11 13 13   52
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 13 12 13 13   51

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

50 runs:     Agathe DUJARDIN of Rabobank Grasshoppers

100 runs:   Tim DOWLING of GrainCorp Weevils and Jason WINSBURY of Reserve Bank Midday Milers

300 runs:   Jim ORROCK of Sydney Tax Pack

500 runs:   Simon DAVIS of BT Dominators

Series 111 run 3 newsletter

Series #111 – Run 3 – 4 March 2026 – Run No. 663

GENERAL BUSINESS
Two big milestones were achieved in run 3 – congratulations to Greg Rowling of State Audit who completed his 400th run and Paul Wright of ANZ Incredibles who completed his 450th.  Greg is an original, who started in series 1, but missed a few series along the way, while Paul started in series 24.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
It was a humid day, but not as warm as for run 2, and the point scoring bounced back to run 1 levels.  Four teams managed to reach 100 points, with Macquarie Generals way out in front on 144.  They were followed by Reserve Bank Magic Milers with 118 points and ASX Xtraordinaries with 107.  Macquarie Generals extend their lead at the top, while Reserve Bank Midday Milers inch ahead of Macquarie Nomads to be third outright.  The total points scored in run 3 was 2,167.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Macquarie Generals 117 87 144   348
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 133 52 118   303
Reserve Bank Midday Milers 120 34 81   235

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
There were a couple of close matches in the knockout, with Policy on the Run edging Telstra Tornados 79-72 and ABS Moving Averages beating Awesome Midday Pacers 62-55, while King & Wood Mallesons took out the three way tie against State Audit and Transport Trainers.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Fast points were also back to run 1 levels, in fact exactly the same number of 41.  Reserve Bank Magic Milers had the best score with 9, followed by Legal Eagles with 7 and Telstra Tornados with 5.  Reserve Bank Magic Milers extend their overall lead to 9 points.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 9 6 9   24
Legal Eagles 6 2 7   15
Telstra Tornados 5 4 5   14

Matt GIBSON of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was again fastest man with 21.50, while Cathy LIU of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was fastest woman with 26.55.  There were 41 fast runners in run 3, 29 males (10%) and 12 females (12%).

Fastest Men in Run 3

Matt GIBSON 21.50 Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Ben FAULKNER 23.20 ABS Moving Averages
Marcus MILLER 23.20 Reserve Bank Magic Milers

Fastest Women in Run 3

Cathy LIU 26.55 Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Chloe GENTLE 27.25 RunSM
Jess MARNIE 27.35 Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Nicola GILKES 27.35 Team UBS

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Well done to Legal Eagles, ASX Xtraordinaries and Rabobank Grasshoppers, who top scored with 14 points, followed by three teams with 13.  Legal Eagles extend their overall lead by 1.  The total turnout was 391 counting runners, 293 males and 98 females.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Legal Eagles 14 14 14   42
Reserve Bank Midday Milers 15 11 13   39
ASX Xtraordinaries 12 12 14   38
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 13 12 13       38

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

50 runs:     Damien JASCZYK of BNP Flyers

400 runs:   Greg ROWLING of State Audit

450 runs:   Paul WRIGHT of ANZ Incredibles

 

Series 111 run 2 newsletter

Series #111 – Run 2 – 18 February 2026 – Run No. 662

GENERAL BUSINESS
We have received reports of some runners not completing the full course.  There are often valid reasons for why this happens but, if it does, the runner should NOT cross the finish line, as this will potentially give them a run credit which they have not earned.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
It was a very warm day and consequently point scoring was hard to come by.  No team managed to reach 100 points, and in fact only 8 reached 50 points.  The best score was 87 by Macquarie Generals, who move to the top of the table.  They were followed by MBA Yield Chasers with 60 and Jarden RBC Stride Tribe with 58.  The total points scored in run 2 was 1,126.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Macquarie Generals 117 87   204
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 133 52   185
Macquarie Nomads 110 44   154
Reserve Bank Midday Milers 120 34         154

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
There were many low scoring, and consequently close, matches in the knockout, none more so than that between State Audit and Transport Trainers who inflicted the handicapper’s nightmare with a 6-6 draw.  They will go into a three way tie with King & Wood Mallesons in the 3rd round.   There were four other matches decided by 10 points or less.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Fast points were also in short supply, with barely half the number from round 1.  Reserve Bank Magic Milers had the best score with 6, followed by Telstra Tornados with 4 and Legal Eagles and Westpac Harriers both with 2.

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

Matt GIBSON of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was again fastest man with 21.50, while Eliza DAVIDSON of Macquarie Nomads was again fastest woman with 24.10.  There were 22 fast runners in run 2, 16 males (6%) and 6 females (7%).

Fastest Men in Run 2

Matt GIBSON 21.50 Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Marcus MILLER 23.20 Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Kieran LOUGHLIN-WALSH 24.25 MBA Yield Chasers

Fastest Women in Run 2

Eliza DAVIDSON 24.10 Macquarie Nomads
Cathy LIU 26.50 Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Marta BEER 28.20 Reserve Bank Magic Milers

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Well done to Legal Eagles and Westpac Harriers, who top scored with 14 points, followed by six teams with 12.  Legal Eagles move into the overall lead.  The total turnout was 380 counting runners, 290 males and 90 females.

Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Legal Eagles 14 14   28
Reserve Bank Midday Milers 15 11   26
Macquarie Nomads 13 12   25
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 13 12         25

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

50 runs:     Vaz BALASINGHAM of ASX Xtraordinaries

100 runs:   Peter BREEN of BNP Flyers and Natt McMAHON of Westpac Harriers

200 runs:   Philip SONG of Westpac Harriers

250 runs:   Alex PARKINSON of Reserve Bank Magic Milers