Series #88 – Run 3 – 7 June 2017 – Run No. 525

GENERAL BUSINESS
Congratulations to Geoff O’Shea of Westpac Harriers, who became the 14^th member of the super exclusive 400 run club, and also to John Petre of Mercernaries, who became the 24^th runner to complete 350 runs.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Winter arrived at the Corporate Cup for run 3, but the rain mostly held off during run time enabling most runners to get a dry run in what turned out to be quite good conditions.  Although numbers were a bit down the point scoring held up well with 19 teams breaking the 100 points mark.  They were led by MYOB Stings with 177 points, ahead of Westpac Trotters on 163 and Legal Eagles on 156.  NRMA Insurance have sneaked ahead of Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1 in the overall competition.  The total points scored in run 3 was 4,104.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
NRMA Insurance	168	142	138				448
Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1	176	142	112				430
Westpac Trotters	104	149	163				416

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
There were some high scoring matches, with five of the eight losing teams scoring more than 100 points.  The unluckiest losers were Rabobank Grasshoppers, who amassed 138 points but still went down to Westpac Trotters 163-138, while Westpac Harriers also had a win, in the lowest scoring match, beating BT Warriors 78-67.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Are Legal Eagles getting their mojo back?  They top scored with 10 in run 3, and made up some ground on NRMA Insurance, who scored 8.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
NRMA Insurance	11	10	8				29
Legal Eagles	9	7	10				26
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	9	8	7				24

Andrew LEE of Veterans Affairs was fastest man with 21:10, while Renee EVERETT of Team UBS was fastest woman with 24.40.  There were 67 fast runners in run 3, 50 males (17%) and 17 females (24%).

Fastest Men in Run 3

Andrew LEE	21.10	Veterans Affairs
Kyle McINTOSH	21.20	ABS Moving Averages
David DRENTIN	21.55	Reserve Bank Magic Milers

Fastest Women in Run 3

Renee EVERETT	24.40	Team UBS
Cathy LIU	24.50	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Lexy GILMOUR	25.30	BT Warriors

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Legal Eagles had the best turnout in run 3 with 14, ahead of the two Reserve Bank teams and Westpac Trotters on 13.  The tie at the top has been reduced to two teams – the two Reserve Bank teams – while three teams remain tied just one point behind.  The total turnout was 368 counting runners, 299 males and 69 females.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	14	13	13				40
Reserve Bank Midday Milers	12	15	13				40
BT Dominators	14	13	12				39
Legal Eagles	14	11	14				39
State Treasury	14	13	12				39

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

100 runs:   Suzanne MURRAY of BT Dominators

200 runs:   Jan PHILLIPS of Sydney Tax Pack

350 runs:   John PETRE of Mercernaries

400 runs:   Geoffrey O’SHEA of Westpac Harriers

 

Series #88 – Run 2 – 24 May 2017 – Run No. 524

GENERAL BUSINESS
Congratulations to Bernard Kellerman of Sydney Tax Pack, who became the 23^rd runner to complete 350 runs.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Conditions were again excellent for run 2, and point scoring was again high with 15 teams breaking the 100 points mark.  They were led by BT Dominators with 151 points, narrowly ahead of Reserve Bank Midday Milers and Westpac Trotters on 149.  Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1 have taken a narrow overall lead.  The total points scored in run 2 was 3,868.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1	176	142					318
NRMA Insurance	168	142					310
BT Dominators	147	151					298

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
There were two matches decided by only four points, with King & Wood Mallesons beating CFS Cruisers 47-43 in a low scoring affair and Ausgrid beating State Treasury 119-115 in a much higher scoring match.  Apra Running Regulators went down by only 8 points, 69-61 against BNP Flyers.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
NRMA Insurance again top scored, with 10 points, and extend their overall lead.  Reserve Bank Magic Milers edged ahead of Legal Eagles by one point, outscoring them 8-7 on the day.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
NRMA Insurance	11	10					21
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	9	8					17
Legal Eagles	9	7					16

Craig PAGER of Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1 pipped David DRENTIN of Reserve Bank Magic Milers for fastest man honours with 21:45, while Cathy LIU of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was again fastest woman with 25.10.  There were 67 fast runners in run 2, 51 males (14%) and 16 females (17%).

Fastest Men in Run 2

Craig PAGER	21.45	Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1
David DRENTIN	21.55	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Michael LOUGH	22.15	QBE Risky Runners
Miles WARING	22.15	Reserve Bank Magic Milers

Fastest Women in Run 2

Cathy LIU	25.10	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Ellen WATERMAN	25.55	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Lisa-Anne CAREY	26.50	Legal Eagles

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Congratulations to Reserve Bank Midday Milers, who were the only team with a full turnout, ahead of seven teams with 13.  Remarkably there is still a five way tie for the lead, although not quite the same five teams as after run 1, with Legal Eagles making way for Reserve Bank Midday Milers.  The total turnout was 445 counting runners, 353 males and 92 females.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
BT Dominators	14	13					27
Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1	14	13					27
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	14	13					27
Reserve Bank Midday Milers	12	15					27
State Treasury	14	13					27

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

50 runs:     James MATTHEWS of Legal Eagles, Will MAIN of MBA Yield Chasers and Jarrod SMITH of Westpac Harriers

150 runs:   Alex PARKINSON of Reserve Bank Magic Milers and Daniel PAVLIK of Reserve Bank Midday Milers

250 runs:   Daryl BALDWIN of Telstra Tornados

350 runs:   Bernard KELLERMAN of Sydney Tax Pack

 

Series #88 – Run 1 – 10 May 2017 – Run No. 523

GENERAL BUSINESS
Congratulations to our timing guru Chris Stephenson of CGU Champions, who completed his 400^th run, only the 13^th runner to do so.  Chris has been with the Corporate Cup since series 1, when he ran for ABC Runners, and almost certainly holds the record for the most different teams run in: at least 12 by my count!

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
The winter series got under way with superb conditions for run 1, and point scoring was very high.  No less than 21 teams reached the 100 points mark, with the top 7 breaking 150.  They were led by ANZ Invincibles on 178 points, narrowly ahead of Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1 on 176 and NRMA Insurance on 168.  The total points scored in run 1 was 4,475.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
ANZ Invincibles	178						178
Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1	176						176
NRMA Insurance	168						168

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
A couple of matches were decided by just two points, with BT Dominators edging Sydney Tax Pack 147-145 in the repechage section, and Westpac Harriers pipping PWC Fasttrack 93-91 in the non-repechage section.  Meanwhile the two Audit teams went head to head, with State Audit eliminating Audit Office 69-16.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Perennial contenders Legal Eagles and Reserve Bank Magic Milers both scored 9 points but, in something of a boil-over, were upstaged by NRMA Insurance who have taken the early lead with 11.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
NRMA Insurance	11						11
Legal Eagles	9						9
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	9						9

Craig PAGER of Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1 and newcomer David DRENTIN of Reserve Bank Magic Milers shared fastest man honours with 22:00, while Cathy LIU of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was fastest woman with 23.20, two minutes clear of the field.  There were 75 fast runners in run 1, 60 males (16%) and 15 females (17%).

Fastest Men in Run 1

Craig PAGER	22.00	Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1
David DRENTIN	22.00	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
David O’KEEFFE	22.10	ASX All Ordinaries
Marc ASHWORTH	22.10	NRMA Insurance
Richard BANKS	22.10	Reserve Bank Magic Milers

Fastest Women in Run 1

Cathy LIU	23.20	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Ellen WATERMAN	25.20	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Jacqueline O’CONNOR	25.30	MYOB Stings

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Five teams share the initial lead with a turnout of 14 runners each.  The total turnout was 453 counting runners, 364 males and 89 females.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
BT Dominators	14						14
Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1	14						14
Legal Eagles	14						14
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	14						14
State Treasury	14						14

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

50 runs:     Ben LUSHER of Bridge Street Barbarians, Steven KEMPLER of MBA Yield Chasers and Rebecca RICKETTS of MYOB Stings

100 runs:   Doug BARRETT of BT Dominators

150 runs:   Paul VEERHUIS of Apra Running Regulators and Martin MOOD of Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1

200 runs:   Dima POSTNIKOV of BT Dominators and Ray BERNASCONI of NRMA Insurance

400 runs:   Chris STEPHENSON of CGU Champions

 

Series #87 – Run 6 – 12 April 2017 – Run No. 522

GENERAL BUSINESS
The presentation for series 87 will be held in the Domain on Wednesday 26^th 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 87 winners.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Conditions were quite pleasant for run 6 which led to a big improvement in the point score.  Seven teams broke the 100 points mark, led by Awesome Midday Pacers with 144.  They were followed by State Treasury with 131 and Ausgrid with 107.  State Treasury had a convincing win in the overall competition.  The total points scored in run 6 was 2,672.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
State Treasury	98	124	114	170	144	131	781
NRMA Insurance	102	141	123	108	94	96	664
ANZ Invincibles	83	108	141	93	85	79	589

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
State Treasury won the knockout with a 131-107 win over Ausgrid.  Awesome Midday Pacers took out third place, beating ANZ Invincibles 144-79.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Reserve Bank Magic Milers top scored with 8, edging Legal Eagles who had 7, but Legal Eagles had a comfortable overall win.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Legal Eagles	10	11	8	11	9	7	56
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	6	8	9	9	7	8	47
NRMA Insurance	4	9	7	9	5	6	40

Oliver LORD of State Treasury was the fastest man with 21.15 and Cathy LIU of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was fastest woman with 24.00.  There were 63 fast runners in run 6, 42 males (14%) and 21 females (24%).

Fastest Men in Run 6

Oliver LORD	21.15	State Treasury
Craig PAGER	22.15	Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1
Marc ASHWORTH	22.15	NRMA Insurance

Fastest Man in Series #87

Kyle McINTOSH

20.20

ABS Moving Averages (run 4)

Fastest Women in Run 6

Cathy LIU	24.00	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Kath CARTY	24.45	Awesome Midday Pacers
Elise FRANKLIN	25.50	PWC Fasttrack

Fastest Woman in Series #87

Cathy LIU

23.45

Reserve Bank Magic Milers (run 1)

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
NRMA Insurance, BT Dominators and ABS Moving Averages had the best turnout in run 6 with 13, followed by five teams with 12.  NRMA Insurance won the team reps overall with 83 points.  The total turnout in run 6 was 392 counting runners, 304 males and 88 females.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
NRMA Insurance	14	15	13	14	14	13	83
BT Dominators	14	15	14	12	13	13	81
ABS Moving Averages	13	12	12	13	14	13	77

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

50 runs:    Lachlan PIKE of MBA Yield Chasers and Richard ALLEN of Suncorp

150 runs:  Jason FARR of Telstra Tornados

200 runs:  Chris DEVITT of BT Dominators

250 runs:  Chang HONG of Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1

GARRY GOULD MEMORIAL TROPHY
The Garry Gould Memorial Trophy for the top point scorer in series 87 was shared by Phil COATES of State Treasury and Joan TULETT of Mercernaries who both scored the maximum 150 points.

RON COOMBS MEMORIAL TROPHY
The Ron Coombs Memorial Trophy for the top point scorer of the opposite sex to the winner of the Garry Gould Memorial Trophy is also shared by Phil COATES and Joan TULETT.

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 87 was won by Veterans Affairs.

POINTSCORE WINNERS BY AGE GROUP

Age Group	Runner	Points	Team
Under 25	Miles WARING	51	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
25 to 29	Phil COATES	150	State Treasury
30 to 34	Matthew DUNN	134	State Treasury
35 to 39	Paul BARKER	100	BNP Flyers
40 to 49	Phillip SOUTH	117	Ausgrid
50 and over	Joan TULETT	150	Mercernaries

Achieved 100 Runs

Runner	Team	Runs
Stephen FLOOD	ANZ Incredibles	101
Simon CARSON	Computershare Athletic Team (CATs)	102
Susan BOURKE	GrainCorp Weevils	101
Travis TOEMOE	King & Wood Mallesons	105
Philip SONG	Reserve Bank Magic Milers	103

Achieved 200 Runs

Runner	Team	Runs
Chris DEVITT	BT Dominators	200
Ron HEGARTY	State Audit	200

Achieved 300 Runs

Runner	Team	Runs
Martin SMITH	State Treasury	304

 

Achieved 400 Runs

Runner	Team	Runs
John McCABE	Ausgrid	401

Achieved 500 Runs

Runner	Team	Runs
Bob STEWART	Legal Eagles	504

 

Series #87 – Run 5 – 29 March 2017 – Run No. 521

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
It was a very warm day for run 5 and the total point score was well down, barely more than half the score from run 4.  State Treasury were the only team to break the 100 points mark, scoring 144.  They were followed by NRMA Insurance with 94 and ANZ Invincibles with 85.  These three teams maintain the top three positions overall.  The total points scored in run 5 was 1,423.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
State Treasury	98	124	114	170	144		650
NRMA Insurance	102	141	123	108	94		568
ANZ Invincibles	83	108	141	93	85		510

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
In the semi-finals State Treasury beat ANZ Invincibles 144-85 while Ausgrid beat Awesome Midday Pacers 53-24.  State Treasury and Ausgrid will meet in the final while ANZ Invincibles and Awesome Midday Pacers will play off for third place.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Legal Eagles top scored with 9 fast runs, followed by Reserve Bank Magic Milers with 7.  Legal Eagles look to have this competition in the bag.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Legal Eagles	10	11	8	11	9		49
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	6	8	9	9	7		39
NRMA Insurance	4	9	7	9	5		34

Kyle McINTOSH of ABS Moving Averages was again the fastest man with 20.35 and Cathy LIU of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was again fastest woman with 25.00.  There were 49 fast runners in run 5, 36 males (11%) and 13 females (12%).

Fastest Men in Run 5

Kyle McINTOSH	20.35	ABS Moving Averages
Oliver LORD	21.55	State Treasury
Miles WARING	22.35	Reserve Bank Magic Milers

Fastest Women in Run 5

Cathy LIU	25.00	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Ruby YEATS	25.50	CFS Cruisers
Jacqueline O’CONNOR	26.15	MYOB Stings

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
ABS Moving Averages, NRMA Insurance and State Treasury shared the best turnout of 14 runners apiece in run 5, followed by three other teams with 13 runners each.  NRMA Insurance now have a two point lead going into the final round.  The total turnout was 430 counting runners, 325 males and 105 females.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
NRMA Insurance	14	15	13	14	14		70
BT Dominators	14	15	14	12	13		68
ABS Moving Averages	13	12	12	13	14		64
Legal Eagles	12	15	11	14	12		64

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

50 runs:     Geraint COLLINS of Environment Clean Green Runners, David STANLEY of King & Wood Mallesons, Michael ANDERSEN of Reserve Bank Magic Milers and Michael ALPERSTEIN of Suncorp

100 runs:   Susan BOURKE of GrainCorp Weevils

 

Series #87 – Run 4 – 15 March 2017 – Run No. 520

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
The rain held off and conditions were again warm and humid for run 4, and the total point score was down a bit from run 3.  Only 3 teams broke the 100 points mark, led by State Treasury with a massive 170.  They were followed by NRMA Insurance with 108 and Reserve Bank Magic Milers with 107.  State Treasury have now jumped into the overall lead.  The total points scored in run 4 was 2,676.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
State Treasury	98	124	114	170			506
NRMA Insurance	102	141	123	108			474
ANZ Invincibles	83	108	141	93			425
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	107	120	91	107			425

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
The top half of the draw saw two fairly clear-cut victories, with State Treasury beating Reserve Bank Magic Milers 170-107 and ANZ Invincibles beating Telstra Tornados 93-58.  In the bottom half the closest match of the round saw Ausgrid edge Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1 92-88, while in a low-scoring encounter Awesome Midday Pacers beat MBA Yield Chasers 46-32.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Legal Eagles top scored with 11 fast runs, followed by Reserve Bank Magic Milers and NRMA Insurance with 9 apiece.  Legal Eagles maintain a strong lead overall.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Legal Eagles	10	11	8	11			40
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	6	8	9	9			32
NRMA Insurance	4	9	7	9			29

Kyle McINTOSH of ABS Moving Averages was again the fastest man with 20.20, while Cathy LIU of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was fastest woman with 23.50.  There were 75 fast runners in run 4, 54 males (17%) and 21 females (21%).

Fastest Men in Run 4

Kyle McINTOSH	20.20	ABS Moving Averages
Andrew LEE	21.05	Veterans Affairs
Oliver LORD	21.40	State Treasury

Fastest Women in Run 4

Cathy LIU	23.50	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Eliza DAVIDSON	24.45	Macquarie Nomads
Suzanne DOYLE	26.05	State Plus Tempos

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
State Treasury had a full turnout of 15 runners in run 4, followed by NRMA Insurance and Legal Eagles with 14 runners each.  NRMA Insurance have moved to the top of the overall table.  The total turnout was 424 counting runners, 324 males and 100 females.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
NRMA Insurance	14	15	13	14			56
BT Dominators	14	15	14	12			55
Legal Eagles	12	15	11	14			52

INDIVIDUAL MILESTONES
Congratulations to the following runner who achieved a personal milestone in run 4.

50 runs:     Karen BALTAZAR of BNP Flyers

 

Series #87 – Run 3 – 1 March 2017 – Run No. 519

GENERAL BUSINESS
Congratulations to John McCABE of Ausgrid, who became the twelfth runner to complete 400 Corporate Cup runs in run 3.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Conditions were quite warm and humid for run 3, but the switch to the slightly shorter course C saw another increase in the total point score from the previous run.  7 teams broke the 100 points mark, led by Ausgrid with 146.  They were followed by ANZ Invincibles with 141 and Allianz Experience with 138.  The total points scored in run 3 was 3,177.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
NRMA Insurance	102	141	123				366
State Treasury	98	124	114				336
ANZ Invincibles	83	108	141				332

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
Reserve Bank Magic Milers managed to despatch Legal Eagles at the second attempt, winning their three way tie with King & Wood Mallesons 89-79-47.  The closest encounter saw Awesome Midday Pacers beat GrainCorp Weevils 73-67.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Legal Eagles and Reserve Bank Magic Milers shared top score with 8, closely followed by NRMA Insurance and Telstra Tornados with 7 apiece.  Legal Eagles maintain a strong lead overall.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Legal Eagles	10	11	8				29
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	6	8	8				22
NRMA Insurance	4	9	7				20

Kyle McINTOSH of ABS Moving Averages was again the fastest man with 20.50, while Kath CARTY of Awesome Midday Pacers was fastest woman with 23.50.  There were 72 fast runners in run 3, 54 males (15%) and 18 females (17%).

Fastest Men in Run 3

Kyle McINTOSH	20.50	ABS Moving Averages
Tom DUNN	22.05	Allianz Experience
Marc ASHWORTH	22.30	NRMA Insurance
Champ PHET-IAM	22.30	Telstra Tornados

Fastest Women in Run 3

Kath CARTY	23.50	Awesome Midday Pacers
Cathy LIU	24.15	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Eliza DAVIDSON	25.15	Macquarie Nomads

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
BT Dominators and Ausgrid had the best turnout in run 3, with 14 runners each.  They were followed by five teams with 13.  BT Dominators and NRMA Insurance have established a slight break at the top of the overall table.  The total turnout was 466 counting runners, 358 males and 108 females.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
BT Dominators	14	15	14				43
NRMA Insurance	14	15	13				42
Ausgrid	12	13	14				39
Sydney Tax Pack	13	14	12				39
Westpac Trotters	15	11	13				39

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

50 runs:     Andrew WILSON of Apra Running Regulators, James DUNNE of BNP Flyers, Kamal SEDAIN of CGU Champions, Cathy LIU of Reserve Bank Magic Milers and Richard YANG of Westpac Trotters

100 runs:   Stephen FLOOD of ANZ Incredibles, Simon CARSON of Computershare Athletic Team (CATs) and Philip SONG of Reserve Bank Magic Milers

150 runs:   Colin JOHNSTON of Veterans Affairs

400 runs:   John McCABE of Ausgrid

 

Series #87 – Run 2 – 15 February 2017 – Run No. 518

GENERAL BUSINESS
Run 2 saw a momentous occasion as one of the true gentlemen of our competition, Bob STEWART of Legal Eagles, completed his 500^th run, only the second runner to do so.  Bob has only missed four runs in the last 54 series, spanning 18 years, an outstanding effort.  Well done Bob.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
It was still a little humid for run 2, but not too bad conditions, and point scoring saw a big jump from run 1.  7 teams broke the 100 points mark, led by NRMA Insurance with 141.  They were followed by State Treasury with 124 and Reserve Bank Magic Milers and Legal Eagles both scoring 120.  The total points scored in run 2 was 2,870.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
NRMA Insurance	102	141					243
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	107	120					227
State Treasury	98	124					222

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
The handicapper’s nightmare has struck again – there was a draw in round 2, with Reserve Bank Magic Milers and Legal Eagles drawing 120 all.  They will go into a three way tie in round 3 – in fact, there was nearly a world first four way tie, as their opponents were decided by a single point, with King & Wood Mallesons squeezing home 54-53 against Westpac Trotters.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Legal Eagles again top scored, with 11, but NRMA Insurance pressed hard with 9, and Reserve Bank Magic Milers had 8.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Legal Eagles	10	11					21
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	6	8					14
NRMA Insurance	4	9					13

Kyle McINTOSH of ABS Moving Averages was the fastest man with 21.00, while Cathy LIU of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was fastest woman with 23.50.  There were 69 fast runners in run 2, 52 males (14%) and 17 females (15%).

Fastest Men in Run 2

Kyle McINTOSH	21.00	ABS Moving Averages
Miles WARING	21.25	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Oliver LORD	22.15	State Treasury

Fastest Women in Run 2

Cathy LIU	23.50	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Jacqueline O’CONNOR	25.10	MYOB Stings
Sarah DRAPER	27.00	NRMA Insurance

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Congratulations to BT Dominators, NRMA Insurance and Legal Eagles, who all had a full turnout of 15 runners.  There is quite a logjam at the top of the table in these early stages.  The total turnout was 485 counting runners, 372 males and 113 females.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
BT Dominators	14	15					29
NRMA Insurance	14	15					29
ASX All Ordinaries	13	14					27
Legal Eagles	12	15					27
Sydney Tax Pack	13	14					27
Team UBS	15	12					27

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

50 runs:     Dominic TASSELL of ABS Moving Averages, Alex HARKEN-YUMRU of Awesome Midday Pacers and Ben GRAY of GrainCorp Weevils

200 runs:   Ron HEGARTY of State Audit

500 runs:   Bob STEWART of Legal Eagles

 

Series #87 – Run 1 – 1 February 2017 – Run No. 517

GENERAL BUSINESS
We welcome Team UBS back to the Corporate Cup after an absence of several years.

Congratulations to State Treasury captain Martin Smith, who completed his 300^th run, and also to Alex Whitworth of Legal Eagles, who completed his 350^th.

SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
While conditions were blissful compared with the heatwave conditions that we have been enduring, it was still warm and humid for run 1, and point scoring was quite low.  Only 2 teams broke the 100 points mark, Reserve Bank Magic Milers with 107 points and NRMA Insurance with 102.  They were followed in 3^rd place by State Treasury with 98.  The total points scored in run 1 was 2,172.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	107						107
NRMA Insurance	102						102
State Treasury	98						98

RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
With many teams going into a repechage, only 12 teams are eliminated in round 1.  Perhaps the unluckiest losers were CFS Cruisers, who lost a low-scoring but very close match to Macquarie Nomads 29-27.

FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Legal Eagles have got the early jump in round 1 with a score of 10, ahead of Reserve Bank Magic Milers with 6.  ANZ Invincibles and Telstra Tornados share 3^rd place on 5.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Legal Eagles	10						10
Reserve Bank Magic Milers	6						6
ANZ Invincibles	5						5
Telstra Tornados	5						5

Oliver LORD of State Treasury was the fastest man with 21.40, while Cathy LIU of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was fastest woman with 23.45.  There were 59 fast runners in run 1, 44 males (12%) and 15 females (14%).

Fastest Men in Run 1

Oliver LORD	21.40	State Treasury
Miles WARING	22.00	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Kyle McINTOSH	22.30	ABS Moving Averages

Fastest Women in Run 1

Cathy LIU	23.45	Reserve Bank Magic Milers
Jacqueline O’CONNOR	25.25	MYOB Stings
Eliza DAVIDSON	25.45	Macquarie Nomads

THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
Congratulations to Team UBS and Westpac Trotters who both got off to a flying start with a full turnout of 15 runners.  They were followed by Apra Running Regulators and NRMA Insurance with 14 each.  The total turnout was 466 counting runners, 357 males and 109 females.

Team	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6	Total
Team UBS	15						15
Westpac Trotters	15						15
Apra Running Regulators	14						14
NRMA Insurance	14						14

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

50 runs:     Sean MAH of BNP Flyers

100 runs:   Travis TOEMOE of King & Wood Mallesons

150 runs:   Fran DOREY of Veterans Affairs

300 runs:   Martin SMITH of State Treasury

350 runs:   Alex WHITWORTH of Legal Eagles

 

Series #86 – Run 6 – 2 November 2016 – Run No. 516 GENERAL BUSINESS A major milestone was reached in run 6, with Vic ANDERSON of State Audit becoming the first runner to complete 500 runs, achieved out of a possible total of only 516, an outstanding effort. The presentation for series 86 will be held in the Domain on Wednesday 16th November at 12:30pm.  Team Captains with trophies from last series should arrange handing back of the trophies for engraving and presentation to the series 86 winners. SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY Conditions were quite pleasant, if slightly warm, for run 6, but the lowest turnout of the series led to the lowest points total for the series.  Only 5 teams reached the 100 points mark, led by Mercernaries with a huge score of 216.  They were followed by Rabobank Grasshoppers with 119 and Allianz Experience with 110.  Mercernaries won the overall competition by the wide margin of 255 points.  The total points scored in run 6 was 2,768. Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total Mercernaries 116 141 172 189 213 216 1047 Westpac Trotters 122 142 143 143 139 103 792 King & Wood Mallesons 115 147 102 140 159 94 757 RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY The two highest scoring teams met in the final of the knockout, with a comprehensive victory to Mercernaries over Rabobank Grasshoppers 216-119.  King & Wood Mallesons took out third place, having a strangely easy win over Ausgrid 94-5. FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION Legal Eagles top scored with 9, ahead of Reserve Bank Magic Milers and Telstra Tornados with 5, and scored a comfortable overall win. Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total Legal Eagles 9 10 9 8 10 9 55 Reserve Bank Magic Milers 12 7 6 8 8 5 46 NRMA Insurance 5 4 4 3 7 4 27 Telstra Tornados 4 5 5 3 5 5 27 Oliver LORD of State Treasury was the fastest man with 21.15 and Kath CARTY of Awesome Midday Pacers was fastest woman with 25.45.  There were 56 fast runners in run 6, 44 males (15%) and 12 females (13%). Fastest Men in Run 6 Oliver LORD 21.15 State Treasury Michael LOUGH 21.40 QBE Risky Runners Champ PHET-IAM 22.15 Telstra Tornados Fastest Man in Series #86 Oliver LORD 21.15 State Treasury (run 6) Scott EASEY 21.15 Commonwealth Bank Harriers 2 (run 4) Fastest Women in Run 6 Kath CARTY 25.45 Awesome Midday Pacers Lisa-Anne CAREY 26.45 Legal Eagles Jacqueline O’CONNOR 26.55 MYOB Stings Fastest Woman in Series #86 Cathy LIU 22.55 Reserve Bank Magic Milers (run 4) THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY Sydney Tax Pack and ANZ Invincibles had the best turnout in run 6 with 13, followed by seven teams with 12.  Rabobank Grasshoppers won the team reps overall with 78 points, while BT Dominators and Sydney Tax Pack tied for 2nd.  The total turnout was 397 counting runners, 303 males and 94 females. Team Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total Rabobank Grasshoppers 13 13 12 13 15 12 78 BT Dominators 13 14 13 13 12 11 76 Sydney Tax Pack 15 12 13 12 11 13 76 INDIVIDUAL MILESTONES Congratulations to the following runners who achieved personal milestones in run 6: 50 runs:    Tim MARKOVITCH of ANZ Invincibles, Rahul AGARWAL of Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1 and Liam BURGESS of King & Wood Mallesons 150 runs:  Lynn HERISSON of Audit Office and Peter NUTTALL of Telstra Tornados 500 runs:  Vic ANDERSON of State Audit GARRY GOULD MEMORIAL TROPHY The Garry Gould Memorial Trophy for the top point scorer in series 86 was won by Mathu MOUNASAMY of Computershare Athletic Team (CATs) with 149 points. RON COOMBS MEMORIAL TROPHY The Ron Coombs Memorial Trophy for the top point scorer of the opposite sex to the winner of the Garry Gould Memorial Trophy was won by Sonia LOPES of ANZ Incredibles, who scored 125 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 86 was won by King & Wood Mallesons. POINTSCORE WINNERS BY AGE GROUP Age Group Runner Points Team Under 25 Mark McGRILLEN 65 Apra Running Regulators 25 to 29 Michael LOUGH 121 QBE Risky Runners 30 to 34 Viney KUMAR 121 Mercernaries 35 to 39 Mathu MOUNASAMY 149 Computershare Athletic Team (CATs) 40 to 49 John WALKER 127 MBA Yield Chasers 50 and over Paul HANNELL 136 Westpac Trotters Achieved 100 Runs Runner Team Runs Paul MUMFORD Allianz Experience 103 Maria PARSONS BT Dominators 105 Eric ZEHNER MYOB Stings 102 Jeffrey SMITH NRMA Insurance 101 James STEWART QBE Risky Runners 102 Matt SILVESTER Rabobank Grasshoppers 104 Richard BANKS Reserve Bank Magic Milers 101 Lambros LAMBROPOULOS State Audit 100 Achieved 200 Runs Runner Team Runs Chris ADAMS Sydney Tax Pack 204 Giuseppe CAMPANA Sydney Tax Pack 205 Anthony MARVELLO Sydney Tax Pack 201 Achieved 300 Runs None Achieved 400 Runs Runner Team Runs John BACKHOUSE Veterans Affairs 404 Achieved 500 Runs Runner Team Runs Vic ANDERSON State Audit 500