Series 109 run 1 newsletter
Series #109 – Run 1 – 14 May 2025 – Run No. 649
GENERAL BUSINESS
Today we give a special mention, and congratulations, to Roland STANMORE of State Treasury who reached 400 runs.
SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Even though we are heading into winter the weather for this run was warm and mild. An excellent start for this series. Turnout for run 1 was 391 runners, with the following 8 teams scoring more than 100 points:
Macquarie Nomads 176
Domain Dashers 139
The Running Walkers 138
Reserve Bank Magic Milers 137
Telstra Tornados 112
Westpac Harriers 111
Macquarie Generals 109
Sydney Tax Pack 109
resulting in an initial top 3 of:
| Team | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 5 | Run 6 | Total |
| Macquarie Nomads | 176 | 176 | |||||
| Domain Dashers | 139 | 139 | |||||
| The Running Walkers | 138 | 138 |
RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
Westpac Harriers, 111, narrowly defeated Sydney Tax Pack, 109, in the only high scoring contest this round. The following teams have progressed to round 2:
Macquarie Generals v Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Macquarie Nomads v Telstra Tornados
State Treasury v Domain Dashers
Westpac Harriers v Reserve Bank Midday Milers
Transport Trainers v Apra Running Regulators
Westpac Trotters v Legal Eagles
ANZ Incredibles v ASX Xtraordinaries
CFS Cruisers v ABS Moving Averages
Sydney Tax Pack v Policy on the Run
BT Dominators v Team UBS
Reserve Bank Metric Milers v The Running Walkers
Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1 v King & Wood Mallesons
BNP Flyers v Australian Museum Runosaurs
Rabobank Grasshoppers v MBA Yield Chasers
PWC Fasttrack v GrainCorp Weevils
Liberty Legends v Deloitte Merger Milers
FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Reserve Bank Magic Milers top scored with 11 points, well in the lead, followed by Legal Eagles with 5 points and Telstra Tornadoes with 4.
| Team | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 5 | Run 6 | Total |
| Reserve Bank Magic Milers | 11 | 11 | |||||
| Legal Eagles | 5 | 5 | |||||
| Telstra Tornados | 4 | 4 |
Matt GIBSON, of Reserve Bank Magic Milers, was the fastest man with a time of 21.35, and Grace BORGER, of The Running Walkers, the fastest woman with 25.40. There were 45 fast runners in run 1, 36 males (12%) and 9 females (10%).
Fastest Men in Run 1
| Matt GIBSON | 21.35 | Reserve Bank Magic Milers |
| Thomas WALKER | 22.50 | Reserve Bank Magic Milers |
| Richard BANKS | 23.05 | Reserve Bank Magic Milers |
Fastest Women in Run 1
| Grace BORGER | 25.40 | The Running Walkers |
| Cathy LIU | 25.55 | Reserve Bank Magic Milers |
| Eliza DAVIDSON | 26.30 | Macquarie Nomads |
THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Best turnout in run 1 goes to ASX Xtraordinaries and Reserve Bank Magic Milers, both with a perfect score of 15, followed by ABS Moving Averages with 14.
| Team | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 5 | Run 6 | Total |
| ASX Xtraordinaries | 15 | 15 | |||||
| Reserve Bank Magic Milers | 15 | 15 | |||||
| ABS Moving Averages | 14 | 14 |
INDIVIDUAL MILESTONES
Congratulations to the following runners who achieved personal milestones in run 1.
50 runs:
Matthew MOONEY Macquarie Nomads
400 runs:
Roland STANMORE State Treasury
Series 108 run 6 results
Series 108 run 6 newsletter
Series #108 – Run 6 – 9 April 2025 – Run No. 648
GENERAL BUSINESS
The presentation for series 108 will be held in the Domain on Wednesday, 30th April, at 12:30pm. Team Captains with trophies from last series should arrange handing back the trophies for engraving and presentation to the series 108 winners.
SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Turnout for run 6 was three up on run 5 and the fifth lowest of the series. Eleven teams broke the 100-point mark, and one team, Westpac Trotters, broke the 200-point mark with 213. An amazing and rare effort.
Macquarie Generals take out the overall win, as they did in series 107, with a margin of 126 points. The total points scored in run 6 was 3,435.
| Team | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 5 | Run 6 | Total |
| Macquarie Generals | 108 | 129 | 153 | 161 | 186 | 187 | 924 |
| Westpac Trotters | 88 | 81 | 135 | 90 | 191 | 213 | 798 |
| Reserve Bank Magic Milers | 62 | 166 | 167 | 86 | 167 | 127 | 775 |
RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
Westpac Trotters took out the knockout trophy, beating Macquarie Generals, 213 – 187. Reserve Bank Magic Milers beat CFS Amicis, 127 – 83 in the playoff for third and fourth places.
Champions Westpac Trotters
Runners Up Macquarie Generals
Third Place Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Fourth Place CFS Amicis
FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Reserve Bank Magic Milers top scored with 8 points, followed by Legal Eagles with 6 points and a three-way tie between Telstra Tornados, ANZ Incredibles and Australian Museum Runosaurs on 4. Reserve Bank Magic Milers also took out top position for the series.
| Team | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 5 | Run 6 | Total |
| Reserve Bank Magic Milers | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 51 |
| Legal Eagles | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 36 |
| Telstra Tornados | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 21 |
Matt GIBSON, of Reserve Bank Magic Milers, was the fastest man with a time of 20.55, and Louise CHISHOLM of Awesome Midday Pacers and Jess MARNIE of Reserve Bank Magic Milers were the fastest women with 27:00. There were 50 fast runners in run 6, 37 males (13%) and 13 females (12%).
Fastest Men in Run 6
| Matt GIBSON | 20.55 | Reserve Bank Magic Milers |
| Callan WINDSOR | 21.20 | Reserve Bank Magic Milers |
| Marcus MILLER | 21.45 | Reserve Bank Magic Milers |
Fastest Man in Series #108
| Matt GIBSON | 20.55 | Reserve Bank Magic Milers (runs 5 & 6) |
Matt was also the fastest man for every run of Series 108.
Fastest Women in Run 6
| Louise CHISHOLM | 27.00 | Awesome Midday Pacers |
| Jess MARNIE | 27.00 | Reserve Bank Magic Milers |
| Laura PATERSON | 27.20 | IA Running Capacity |
Fastest Woman in Series #108
| Laura PATERSON | 25.50 | IA Running Capacity (run 3) |
THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Best turnout in run 6 goes to ASX Xtraordinaries and Legal Eagles with a score of 14 each, followed by Sydney Tax Pack on 13. The series title is a tie between ASX Xtraordinaries and Legal Eagles both on 75 points, out of a possible 90. The total turnout in run 6 was 390 counting runners, 284 males and 106 females.
| Team | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 5 | Run 6 | Total |
| ASX Xtraordinaries | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 75 |
| Legal Eagles | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 75 |
| ABS Moving Averages | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 73 |
INDIVIDUAL MILESTONES
Congratulations to the following runners who achieved personal milestones in run 6.
50 runs:
Paul CHANG Reserve Bank Midday Milers
Allison ANTHONY The Running Walkers
250 runs:
Jeff PETERSEN Telstra Tornados
400 runs:
Glenn GALLAGHER Legal Eagles
GARRY GOULD MEMORIAL TROPHY
The winner of the Garry Gould Memorial Trophy for the top point scorer in series 108 is Shaun ANDERSON of ANZ Incredibles, 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 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 107 is won by Telstra Tornados.
POINTSCORE WINNERS BY AGE GROUP
| Age Group | Runner | Points | Team |
| Under 29 | Ivan ZOU | 86 | IAG Road Runners |
| 30 to 34 | Marcus MILLER | 108 | Reserve Bank Magic Milers |
| 35 to 39 | Richard YANG | 126 | Westpac Trotters |
| 40 to 44 | Kurt STRID | 100 | Macquarie Nomads |
| 45 to 54 | Peter MINUCOS | 137 | State Treasury |
| 55 and over | Shaun ANDERSON | 139 | ANZ Incredibles |
SERIES MILESTONES
Runner Team
Achieved 100 Runs
Deepak SIKKA ANZ Incredibles
Nicolas LE CLECH BNP Flyers
Achieved 200 Runs
None
Achieved 300 Runs
None
Achieved 400 Runs
Glenn GALLAGHER Legal Eagles
Achieved 500 Runs
John CANTLON State Audit
Achieved 600 Runs
None
Series 108 run 5 results
Series 108 run 5 newsletter
Series #108 – Run 5 – 02 April 2025 – Run No. 647
GENERAL BUSINESS
Today we give a special mention and congratulations to John CANTLON of State Audit, who reached 500 runs in run 5.
SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
I missed this run, doubly unfortunate, as the report is that “The weather was the best it has been so far this series, slightly cooler and it seemed a lot less humid. That is why there was an explosion of point scoring!”
Turnout was 389 runners, slightly down on run 4, but as noted there was an explosion of points. 13 teams scored more than 100 points. Westpac Trotters top scored with 191, followed by Macquarie Generals with 186 and Reserve Bank Magic Milers with 167. However, there was no change to the top 3 rankings.
| Team | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 5 | Run 6 | Total |
| Macquarie Generals | 108 | 129 | 153 | 161 | 186 | 737 | |
| Reserve Bank Magic Milers | 62 | 166 | 167 | 86 | 167 | 648 | |
| Westpac Trotters | 88 | 81 | 135 | 90 | 191 | 585 |
RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
Macquarie Generals, 186, v Reserve Bank Magic Milers, 167, was only high scoring contest this round. The following teams have progressed to the Finals in round 6:
Final
| Macquarie Generals | v | Westpac Trotters |
Third v fourth playoff
| Reserve Bank Magic Milers | v | CFS Amicis |
FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Reserve Bank Magic Milers top scored with eight points, followed by Legal Eagles with six points and Telstra Tornadoes with four, and no change to the top 3.
| Team | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 5 | Run 6 | Total |
| Reserve Bank Magic Milers | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 43 | |
| Legal Eagles | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 30 | |
| Telstra Tornados | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 |
Matt GIBSON, of Reserve Bank Magic Milers, was the fastest man with a time of 20.55, and Louise CHISHOLM, of Awesome Midday Pacers, the fastest woman with 26.30. There were 50 fast runners in run 5, 41 males (14%) and 9 females (9%).
Fastest Men in Run 5
| Matt GIBSON | 20.55 | Reserve Bank Magic Milers |
| Callan WINDSOR | 21.20 | Reserve Bank Magic Milers |
| Marcus MILLER | 21.40 | Reserve Bank Magic Milers |
Fastest Women in Run 5
| Louise CHISHOLM | 26.30 | Awesome Midday Pacers |
| Jacinta MALLON | 27.35 | King & Wood Mallesons |
| Jess MARNIE | 27.40 | Reserve Bank Magic Milers |
THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Best turnout in run 5 goes to TAL Trailblazers with a score of 14, followed by Legal Eagles and Macquarie Generals, both with 13. They were followed by 4 teams on 12 and 6 teams on 11. This has resulted in a change in the top 3 and a 3 way tie for first place and high stakes for the last run.
| Team | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 5 | Run 6 | Total |
| ABS Moving Averages | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 61 | |
| ASX Xtraordinaries | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 61 | |
| Legal Eagles | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 61 |
INDIVIDUAL MILESTONES
Congratulations to the following runners who achieved personal milestones in run 5.
50 runs:
Louise CHISHOLM Awesome Midday Pacers
Callan WINDSOR Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Sean SAAD Westpac Harriers
Paraic HOGAN Westpac Trotters
100 runs:
Nicolas LE CLECH BNP Flyers
150 runs:
Kelly LOOYEN State Audit
500 runs:
John CANTLON State Audit
Series 108 run 4 results
Series 108 run 4 newsletter
Series #108 – Run 4 – 19 March 2025 – Run No. 646
GENERAL BUSINESS
Today we give a special mention, and congratulations, to Damien GAY of Reserve Bank Magic Milers who reached 550 runs, and John PETRE of State Audit, who reached 450 runs in run 4.
SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Regrettably, I was unable to attend the fourth run of series 108. However, reports indicate that it was a sunny day, ideal for running. The turnout was 391 runners, slightly fewer than run 3. This round had lower scores compared to the previous one, with only one team, Macquarie Generals, scoring over 100 points with a total of 161, resulting in further changes in the top 3 rankings.
| Team | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 5 | Run 6 | Total |
| Macquarie Generals | 108 | 129 | 153 | 161 | 551 | ||
| Reserve Bank Magic Milers | 62 | 166 | 167 | 86 | 481 | ||
| Westpac Trotters | 88 | 81 | 135 | 90 | 394 |
RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
There were no high scoring games with Macquarie Generals being the only team to score over 100.
The following teams have progressed to round 5.
| Macquarie Generals | v | Reserve Bank Magic Milers |
| Westpac Trotters | v | CFS Amicis |
FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Reserve Bank Magic Milers top scored with nine points, followed by Legal Eagles and Telstra Tornadoes tying on three, and no change to the top 3.
| Team | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 5 | Run 6 | Total |
| Reserve Bank Magic Milers | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 35 | ||
| Legal Eagles | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 24 | ||
| Telstra Tornados | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
Matt GIBSON, of Reserve Bank Magic Milers, was the fastest man with a time of 21.50, and Grace BORGER, of The Running Walkers, fastest woman with 26.50. There were 28 fast runners in run 4, 24 males (8%) and 4 females (4%).
Fastest Men in Run 4
| Matt GIBSON | 21.50 | Reserve Bank Magic Milers |
| Callan WINDSOR | 22.30 | Reserve Bank Magic Milers |
| Marcus MILLER | 22.40 | Reserve Bank Magic Milers |
Fastest Women in Run 4
| Grace BORGER | 26.50 | The Running Walkers |
| Chloe GENTLE | 28.10 | RunSM |
| Marta BEER | 28.35 | Reserve Bank Magic Milers |
THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Best turnout in run 4 goes to ABS Moving Averages with a score of 14, followed by ASX Xtraordinaries with 13 and a tie for 3rd place between PWC Fasttrack and Sydney Tax Pack on 12, causing a reshuffle of the top 3.
| Team | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 5 | Run 6 | Total |
| ASX Xtraordinaries | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 50 | ||
| ABS Moving Averages | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 49 | ||
| Reserve Bank Magic Milers | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 49 |
INDIVIDUAL MILESTONES
Congratulations to the following runners who achieved personal milestones in run 4.
50 runs:
Michael TERRY The Running Walkers
150 runs:
Frederick LO MBA Yield Chasers
450 runs:
John PETRE State Audit
550 runs:
Damien GAY Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Series 108 run 3 results
Series 108 run 3 newsletter
Series #108 – Run 3 – 5 March 2025 – Run No. 645
GENERAL BUSINESS
It is imperative that all runners participate with their own pre-allocated chip. Although we acknowledge the efforts of the runner, evidence from STRAVA is not acceptable in the absence of the runner’s chip. To reiterate, no chip means no official time.
Additionally, there have been occurrences where runners have used another person’s chip or run with multiple chips for themselves and other participants. Running with another person’s chip will not give the runner any credit for a run, and risks recording an invalid run against a runner who did not run. Running with more than one chip is expressly prohibited (by rule 7.1), and any instances discovered risk a 25 point penalty and possible expulsion of the team from the competition. Don’t do it!
SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
The third run of series 108 was warm and sunny with some light breezes providing some relief from the heat. Turnout was slightly down on run 2 with 393. This was another high scoring round, again where eight teams scored more than 100 points. The Reserve Bank Magic Milers top scored with 167 and there was further movement in the top 3
| Team | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 5 | Run 6 | Total |
| Reserve Bank Magic Milers | 62 | 166 | 167 | 395 | |||
| Macquarie Generals | 108 | 129 | 153 | 390 | |||
| Legal Eagles | 85 | 134 | 101 | 320 |
RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
There were two high scoring games with Macquarie Generals defeating Domain Dashers 153-144 and Reserve Bank Magic Milers defeating Legal Eagles 167-101.
The following teams have progressed to round 4:
| Macquarie Generals | v | Westpac Harriers |
| Reserve Bank Magic Milers | v | Reserve Bank Midday Milers |
| ABS Moving Averages | v | Westpac Trotters |
| Telstra Tornados | v | CFS Amicis |
FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Reserve Bank Magic Milers top scored with 11 points, followed by Legal Eagles on 5 and Telstra Tornadoes with 4.
| Team | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 5 | Run 6 | Total |
| Reserve Bank Magic Milers | 6 | 9 | 11 | 26 | |||
| Legal Eagles | 7 | 9 | 5 | 21 | |||
| Telstra Tornados | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
Matt GIBSON, of Reserve Bank Magic Milers, was the fastest man with a time of 21.35, and Laura PATERSON, of IA Running Capacity, fastest woman with 25.50. There were 43 fast runners in run 3, 34 males (11%) and 9 females (9%).
Fastest Men in Run 3
| Matt GIBSON | 21.35 | Reserve Bank Magic Milers |
| Callan WINDSOR | 21.50 | Reserve Bank Magic Milers |
| Thomas VAN FLORENSTEIN MULDER | 22.00 | Reserve Bank Magic Milers |
Fastest Women in Run 3
| Laura PATERSON | 25.50 | IA Running Capacity |
| Louise CHISHOLM | 27.05 | Awesome Midday Pacers |
| Jess MARNIE | 27.50 | Reserve Bank Magic Milers |
THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Best turnout in run 3 goes to ABS Moving Averages with a score of 14, followed by Reserve Bank Metric Milers with 13 and then 7 teams in a tie for 3rd place: Reserve Bank Magic Milers, Westpac Harriers, Westpac Trotters, Reserve Bank Midday Milers, Domain Dashers, PWC Fasttrack and RunSM all on 12, causing a reshuffle of second and third place.
| Team | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 5 | Run 6 | Total |
| Legal Eagles | 15 | 14 | 10 | 39 | |||
| Reserve Bank Magic Milers | 13 | 13 | 12 | 38 | |||
| ASX Xtraordinaries | 14 | 12 | 11 | 37 |
INDIVIDUAL MILESTONES
Congratulations to the following runners who achieved personal milestones in run 3.
50 runs:
Mukesh GUPTA Liberty Legends
Ruchir PATEL Liberty Legends