Series 106 Run 1 – 15 May 2024 – Run No. 631

GENERAL BUSINESS
The two APRA teams have consolidated into one for series 106, enabling the return of the CFS Cruisers team for the first time since series 90, to fill our complement of 44 teams.  Welcome back!

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Conditions were warm and dry for the first run of the series, an improvement on the previous few days, with a respectable turnout of runners. Six teams broke the 100-point mark and the total points scored in run 1 was 2840.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Macquarie Nomads	182						182
Reserve Bank Midday Milers	145						145
ANZ Incredibles	126						126

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
There was only one high scoring match in the knockout, where both teams earned 100 or more points. Macquarie Nomads beat ANZ Incredibles 182 – 126. 32 teams have moved into the second round.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Legal Eagles top scored with 7 points, ahead of Reserve Bank Magic Milers with 6 and Australian Museum Runosaurs and Telstra Tornados, both with 4.

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

 

Philip CONWAY of IAG Road Runners was the fastest man with the time of 21.50, and Cathy LIU of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was fastest woman with 25.50. There were 42 fast runners, 30 males (11%) and 12 females (13%).

Fastest Men in Run 1

Philip CONWAY	21.50	IAG Road Runners
Matt GIBSON	22.10	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Marcus MILLER	22.45	Reserve Bank Magic Milers

 

Fastest Women in Run 1

 

Cathy LIU	25.50	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Jen REID	26.30	IAG Road Runners
Siobhan ROONEY	27.00	Macquarie Nomads

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Congratulations to IAG Road Runners and Macquarie Nomads, who had the best turnout in run 1 with 14. They were followed by Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1 and Macquarie Generals with 13, and then a 3-way tie on 12. The total turnout was 375 counting runners, 279 males and 96 females.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
IAG Road Runners	14						14
Macquarie Nomads	14						14
Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1	13						13
Macquarie Generals	13						13

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

50 runs:

Yan-Shih LIN of Macquarie Generals
Michael DOGGETT of Transport Trainers

Series #105 – Run 6 – 17 April 2024 – Run No. 630

GENERAL BUSINESS

The presentation for series 105 will be held in the Domain on Wednesday, 1st May, at 12:30pm. Team Captains with trophies from last series should arrange handing back the trophies for engraving and presentation to the series 105 winners.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Conditions were particularly good for run 6, sunny and cool, but turnout was down on the previous run, being the lowest of the series. Four teams broke the 100-point mark, led by Macquarie Generals on 164, followed by Reserve Bank Magic Milers with 151, IAG Road Runners with 148, and Legal Eagles on 133.

Macquarie Generals take out the overall win, with a margin of 254 points. The total points scored in run 6 was 2,287.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Macquarie Generals	135	155	149	132	140	164	875
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	92	111	100	69	98	151	621
IAG Road Runners	35	86	64	61	175	148	569

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
Macquarie Generals took out the knockout trophy, beating IAG Road Runners, 164 – 148. Deutsche RBC Runners beat Reserve Bank Metric Milers, 94 – 35 in the playoff for third and fourth places.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Legal Eagles and Reserve Bank Magic Milers top scored with 8 points each, ahead of Telstra Tornados and IAG Road Runners, both with 3.  This big finish saw Legal Eagles pip Reserve Bank Magic Milers by one point to win the overall title.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Legal Eagles	8	8	6	4	6	8	40
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	6	6	7	6	6	8	39
Australian Museum Runosaurs	4	2	2	3	4	1	16

Philip CONWAY, of IAG Road Runners, was the fastest man with a time of 21.25, and Cathy LIU, of Reserve Bank Magic Milers, was fastest woman with 25.35.  There were 44 fast runners in run 6, 32 males (14%) and 12 females (16%).

Fastest Men in Run 6

Philip CONWAY	21.25	IAG Road Runners
Brendan HANCOX	21.55	ABS Moving Averages
Marcus MILLER	22.40	Reserve Bank Magic Milers

Fastest Man in Series #105

Philip CONWAY

21.25

IAG Road Runners (run 6)

Fastest Women in Run 6

Cathy LIU	25.35	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Jen REID	26.05	IAG Road Runners
Laura PATERSON	26.25	IA Running Capacity

Fastest Woman in Series #105

Cathy LIU	25.20	Reserve Bank Magic Milers (run 5)
Melissa SIMPSON	25.20	ING Lions (run 2)

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Best turnout in run 6 goes to Macquarie Generals with 14, followed by IAG Road Runners with 12 and Legal Eagles, ASX Xtraordinaries, Reserve Bank Magic Milers, ABS Moving Averages, and IA Running Capacity, all with 11. The series title has gone to Domain Dashers with 78 points of a possible 90.  The total turnout in run 6 was 297 counting runners, 224 males and 73 females.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Domain Dashers	14	13	15	13	13	10	78
Macquarie Generals	11	13	13	13	11	14	75
Australian Museum Runosaurs	13	14	13	11	12	8	71

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

100 runs:   Michael JAMES                  Westpac Trotters

300 runs:   Chris ADAMS                    Sydney Tax Pack

GARRY GOULD MEMORIAL TROPHY
The winner of the Garry Gould Memorial Trophy for the top point scorer in series 105 is Mark LUSHER of Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1 who scored 128 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 Lisa LOADER of Australian Museum Runosaurs with 116 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 105 is won by IAG Road Runners.

POINTSCORE WINNERS BY AGE GROUP

Age Group	Runner	Points	Team
Under 29	Hamish KLEMP	108	Macquarie Generals
30 to 34	Ben HARRINGTON	98	ABS Moving Averages
35 to 39	Philip TOLHURST	107	Macquarie Generals
40 to 44	Natalia SEMENOVSKY	94	IAG Road Runners
45 to 54	Mark LUSHER	128	Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1
55 and over	Russell GRIPPER	112	Macquarie Generals

Achieved 100 Runs

Runner	Team	Runs
David BALLANCE	ANZ Incredibles	101
Scott McLELLAN	BT Dominators	103
Kieren GARDNER	GrainCorp Weevils	101
Russell GRIPPER	Macquarie Generals	104
Michael JAMES	Westpac Trotters	100

Achieved 200 Runs

Runner	Team	Runs
Richard BANKS	Reserve Bank Magic Milers	204

Achieved 300 Runs

Runner	Team	Runs
Chris ADAMS	Sydney Tax Pack	300
Jan SWINHOE	Westpac Harriers	300

Achieved 400 Runs

None

Achieved 500 Runs

Runner	Team	Runs
John BACKHOUSE	Australian Museum Runosaurs	501

Achieved 600 Runs

None

 

Series 105 Run 5 – 3 April 2024 – Run No. 629

GENERAL BUSINESS
Congratulations to Jan Swinhoe of Westpac Harriers on becoming the first female to reach the 300 runs milestone in run 5.  Jan started in series 24 and has achieved a PB of 28:45.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
The weather for run 5 was a big improvement over run 4, being comparatively cool and sunny. Turnout was slightly down on the previous run, but total points scored was 2350, the highest of the series, so far.  Six teams broke the 100-point mark, but the top 3 remained unchanged.

IAG Road Runners                   175

Macquarie Generals                 140

Legal Eagles                           114

Australian Museum Runosaurs  113

Deutsche RBC Runners            110

Domain Dashers                     102

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Macquarie Generals	135	155	149	132	140		711
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	92	111	100	69	98		470
Australian Museum Runosaurs	98	86	71	68	113		436

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
There was only one high scoring match, where both teams earned over 100 points, this round, with Macquarie Generals beating Deutsche RBC Runners 140-110.  In the other match IAG Road Runners beat Reserve Bank Metric Milers 175-68.

Macquarie Generals will meet IAG Road Runners in the final, while Deutsche RBC Runners and Reserve Bank Metric Milers will play off for third place.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Legal Eagles and Reserve Bank Magic Milers top scored with 6 points and Australian Museum Runosaurs placed third with 4.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Legal Eagles	8	8	6	4	6		32
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	6	6	7	6	6		31
Australian Museum Runosaurs	4	2	2	3	4		15

Philip CONWAY of IAG Road Runners was again fastest man, with a time of 21.30, while Cathy LIU of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was fastest woman with 25.20. There were 49 fast runners, 36 males (14%) and 13 females (15%).

Fastest Men in Run 5

Philip CONWAY	21.30	IAG Road Runners
Brendan HANCOX	21.55	ABS Moving Averages
Andrew LEE	22.45	Australian Museum Runosaurs

Fastest Women in Run 5

Cathy LIU	25.20	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Laura PATERSON	25.50	IA Running Capacity
Jen REID	26.35	IAG Road Runners

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Two teams, Domain Dashers and ABS Moving Averages, had the best turnout in run 5 with 13, followed by Australian Museum Runosaurs, Legal Eagles and BT Dominators, all with 12. The total turnout was 344 counting runners, 255 males and 89 females.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Domain Dashers	14	13	15	13	13		68
Australian Museum Runosaurs	13	14	13	11	12		63
Macquarie Generals	11	13	13	13	11		61

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

50 runs:     Philip TOLHURST of Macquarie Generals and Sinclair DURBIN of Telstra Tornados

100 runs:   David BALLANCE of ANZ Incredibles

300 runs:   Jan SWINHOE of Westpac Harriers

350 runs:   Steve HUME of Westpac Trotters

Series 105 Run 4 – 20 March 2024 – Run No. 628

GENERAL BUSINESS
Congratulations to John Backhouse of Australian Musem Runosaurs (formerly Veterans Affairs), who reached the awesome milestone of 500 runs in run 4.  John started in series 2 and has been ever-present since.  With a PB of 26:40 set in series 16, he is the sixth person to join the 500 club.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
The weather for run 4 was hot, wet, and humid, with many runners commenting on how difficult the run was. However, turnout was slightly up on the previous run. Only one team, Macquarie Generals, broke the 100-point mark, with 132. Results saw a change in the top 3.  The total points scored in run 4 was 1,341.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Macquarie Generals	135	155	149	132			571
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	92	111	100	69			372
Australian Museum Runosaurs	98	86	71	68			323

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
This was a low scoring round with no high scoring matches where both teams earned over 100 points.

The following are competing in Round 5:
Macquarie Generals              v     Deutsche RBC Runners
Reserve Bank Metric Milers    v     IAG Road Runners

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Reserve Bank Magic Milers top scored with 6 points, ahead of Legal Eagles with 4 and Australian Museum Runosaurs with 3.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Legal Eagles	8	8	6	4			26
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	6	6	7	6			25
Australian Museum Runosaurs	4	2	2	3			11

Philip CONWAY of IAG Road Runners was the fastest man with the time of 22.20. Cathy LIU of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was fastest woman, with 25.40. There were 27 fast runners, 22 males (10%) and 5 females (6%).

Fastest Men in Run 4

Philip CONWAY	22.20	IAG Road Runners
Brendan HANCOX	23.25	ABS Moving Averages
Campbell McPHEE	23.35	Deloitte Merger Milers

Fastest Women in Run 4

Cathy LIU	25.40	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Laura PATERSON	27.05	IA Running Capacity
Isabella CROKER	27.20	Dexus Midday Rallies

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Three teams, Domain Dashers, Macquarie Generals, and Reserve Bank Magic Milers had the best turnout in run 4 with a tied score of 13. The total turnout was 355 counting runners, 266 males and 89 females.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Domain Dashers	14	13	15	13			55
Australian Museum Runosaurs	13	14	13	11			51
Macquarie Generals	11	13	13	13			50

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

50 runs:     Gary MITCHELL of State Audit

100 runs:   Kieren GARDNER of GrainCorp Weevils

500 runs:   John BACKHOUSE of Australian Museum Runosaurs

 

Series 105 Run 3 – 6 March 2024 – Run No. 627

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Conditions were very warm for run 3, and turnout was lower than for the previous run. Three teams broke the 100-point mark, Macquarie Generals with 149, Domain Dashers with 130, and Reserve Bank Magic Milers with 100. These scores saw a change in the top 3.  The total points scored in run 3 was 2,034.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Macquarie Generals	135	155	149				439
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	92	111	100				303
Domain Dashers	65	105	130				300

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
There was one high scoring match, where both teams earned over 100 points, in this round. Macquarie Generals beat Domain Dashers, 149 to 130.  There was also the second draw for this series with Liberty Legends and IAG Road Runners, both achieving 64.

The following are competing in Round 4:
Reserve Bank Magic Milers    v     Macquarie Generals
Deutsche RBC Runners          v     State Treasury
ANZ Incredibles                    v     Reserve Bank Metric Milers
PWC Fasttrack                      v     Liberty Legends      v    IAG Road Runners

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Reserve Bank Magic Milers top scored with 7 points, ahead of Legal Eagles with 6 and Domain Dashers with 3.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Legal Eagles	8	8	6				22
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	6	6	7				19
Domain Dashers	3	3	3				9

Philip CONWAY of IAG Road Runners was the fastest man with the time of 22.05.  Cathy LIU of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was fastest woman, with 26.20.  There were 34 fast runners, 27 males (11%) and 7 females (7%).

Fastest Men in Run 3

Philip CONWAY	22.05	IAG Road Runners
Callan WINDSOR	22.35	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Brendan KRONE	23.25	Telstra Tornados

Fastest Women in Run 3

Cathy LIU	26.20	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Melissa SIMPSON	26.35	ING Lions
Louise CHISHOLM	27.20	Awesome Midday Pacers

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Congratulations to Domain Dashers, who had the best turnout in run 3 with a perfect score of 15. They were followed by Australian Museum Runosaurs and Macquarie Generals on 13, and then, four teams tying on 12 points. The total turnout was 349 counting runners, 254 males and 95 females.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Domain Dashers	14	13	15				42
Australian Museum Runosaurs	13	14	13				40
Legal Eagles	15	13	10				38

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

50 runs:     Andrew KULCHAR of Macquarie Nomads and Amy CHEUNG of Transport Trainers

150 runs:   Dat LIEU of BT Dominators and Charissa PAVLIK of Reserve Bank Midday Milers