Lots of ties in the standings with runners at Doyle's and the Corrib easily topping the 1,000 mark (You think scoring this is easy?). But a big shake-out up top as CSU posterboy Terry McNatt has taken sole possession of 1st place with 93 points over surprising Loren Obler of Brighton and the Cape'sQuarterdeck superstar Mike Norton. adidas pitchman Mike McGrane and Woburn's Chris Smith are also in the hunt.

Biggest no-show had to be 2005 champion Jason Cakouros who pulled diaper duty on race day. With three kids, Terry & Sue McNatt wrote the primer on racing with a brood in tow, but they won't be sharing that with the Cakouros clan until a few more races have passed. Overall Corrib champion Erik "Ned" Nedeau has won the next race in the series - the Brew Run 5M on Aug. 11 - so could make it interesting (at least for the next race).

Paul Hammond is back from the dead and climbing the rankings while the biggest tussle to date is in the Veterans division where devastating Dave Cobb and Iron Joe Drugan have each swapped a race with Dave Pember and Tom Hart tied for third after two races.

Remember when guys would work a shift, hop a freight and run the Boston Marathon? Harvey Blonder is tied with 2006 Senior champion Dave Wessman but his eyes well up with tears whenever he thinks of traveling more than 20 minutes outside of Canton. Outside of Blonder, Guy Barra has an injury suffered in a foreign nation that we're contractually obliged not to disclose (Guy's the right-hand man during Awards Night at Doyle's). So things are looking good for the speediest if not the thirstiest of the Thristy Irish Runners.

They had a 70+ division at the Corrib last year; this year when you've got a superlative field they don't - go figure. Suffice that Suffolk University coach Don Murray is a perfect 2-for-2 but probably isn't Cape bound. With Jim McLaughlin recovering from injuries suffered in a micro-burst down Florida way (but still scoring and tied for 5th with Ruane Crummett) Pub savvy Bob Hillman and Marshfield teammate Tom Wright could move into the 1-2 positions on Aug. 11. Don't be square, we'll see you there!

2007 NER Pub Series X Men's Standings After Two of Six Races

OPEN (top 50)

1. Terry McNatt..................93
2. Lorin Obler......................86
2. Mike Norton....................79
4. Mike McGrane...............71
5. Chris Smith....................66
6. Jim Sullivan...................54
7. Lee Danforth..................52
8. Paul Corcoran................51
8. Frank Nelson..................51
10. Mario Fraioli..................50
10. Erik 'Ned' Nedeau..........50
12. Rod Viens, NH...............49
12. Joe Navas........................49
14. Jason Cakouros..............48
14. Andy Womack................48
16. Paul Hammond...............47
16. Josh Gordon.....................47
18. Ken Leinbach..................46
19. T.J. Unger.........................45
19. Bob LaPlante...................45
21. Bobby Bligh.....................44
22. Chris Teague...................42
22. Brian Hughes...................42
24. Merrick Jones..................40
24. Dave Conforto..................40
26. Kevin Somers....................39
26. Cole Gladhart....................39
28. Ted Fitzpatrick..................38
29. John Sullivan.....................37
30. Stephen Walsh..................36
30. Tim Gavin..........................36
30. Jared Bellivfam................36
33. John Goodwin.................35
34. Ray Joseph........................35
35. Jon Waldron....................34
36. Shawn Wallace...............32
37. Justin Renz.......................31
37. Dave Quintal....................31
39. Steven Dutra....................30
39. Dave Marshal..................30
41. Dave Campisano............29
42. Matt Botti..........................28
43. Cam Manning................27
43. John Lohan.....................27
43. John Moriarty.................27
46. Chris Forti.......................26
46. Dave Wessman.............26
46. Ken Warren....................26
46. Brian Doldt....................26
50. Andy Goldthorp............25
51. Matt DeMarrais.............24
51. Paul Davies....................24
53. Brian Savage..................23
54. Bruce Hunt.....................22
54. Dave Harnon..................22
56. Dan Brown....................21
57. Stephen Warren............20
57. Pat Slight........................20
57. Harvey Blonder............20
60. Brendan McWilliams...18
60. Chris Stallwood..............18
62. Guy Barra.........................17
62. Chris Baunernfeind.......17
64. Steven Allison..................16
65. Mike Sellars......................15
66. Alegandro Ruiz...............14
67. Todd Hutchinson...........13
67. Dave Young......................13
69. Bryan Van Dorpe..........12
69. Jim Tieso..........................12
71. Dave Audet......................11
72. Dennis Gignac................10
73. William Alves...................7
74. Pete Rose...........................6
75. Greg Crist........................5
75. Scott Graham.................5
77. Don Gonzalez...............4
77. John Sadoff.....................4
79. Brendan O'Brien..........3
80. Don Fay..........................2
80. Gary McNamee............2
81. Tim Walsh....................1
81. Ricardo Pinz.................1

MASTERS (top 10)

1. Terry McNatt...................19
2. Chris Smith.....................12
3. Jason Cakouros.............10
4. Paul Hammond..............9
5. Jim Sullivan.....................8
5. Paul Corcoran.................8
5. John Sullivan ...................8
5. Bobby Bligh....................8
9. Merrick Jones..................7
10. Jon Waldron.................6
10. Dave Quintal..................6
12. Paul Davies....................3
13. Bruce Hunt.......................2
13. Brian Savage....................2
15. Stephen Warren.............1
15. John Lohan. ....................1

SENIORS (top 8)

1. Harvey Blonder................11
1. Dave Wessman................11
3. Ken Leinbach...................8
4. John Goodwin.................7
5. Steven Dutra....................6
5. Kevin McNamara...........6
5. Brian Byrne, NH..............6
8. Guy Barra........................5
8. Frank Kelley...................5
10. Kevin Sweeney............3
10. Tom Kiely........................3
12. John Winters.................1

VETERANS (top 6)

1. Dave Cobb...................11
1. Joe Drugan..................11
3. Dave Pember...............7
3. Tom Hart.......................7
5. Charlie Farrington.......2
5. Tom Abbott...................2
5. Mike Riordan...............2

SUPER VETS 70-79 (top 5)

1. Don Murray..................10
2. Bob Hillman.................8
3. Tom Wright...................3
3. Fred White....................3
5. Jim McLaughlin..........2
5. Ruane Crummet.........2