Refusing to be lulled into the red zone by pre-designated rabbit Joseph Ekuom of Kenya, the malt-driven men of the Pub Series powered on against an impressive field. Is not HFC’s Lee Danforth hungry for the laurel wreath? Lee vaulted the jersey barrier coming out of the rail trail to …
Read More »Table of Contents – July-Aug ’08
FEATURES 40 Shalane Flanagan Puts Her Right Foot Forward Competing in the 2004 Olympics while needing corrective foot surgery, Marblehead, MA native Shalane Flanagan ran 2005 in pain and took 2006 off. Her revised post-surgery training has paid huge dividends over the past two years and most recently delivered an …
Read More »Pub Series Manifesto & 2008 Schedule
The All-Important Rules of Engagement: Anyone and everyone is encouraged to participate in the Pub Series. For those wishing to be scored, to be eligible for $ and other swag at the Serie’s end party at Doyle’s (must have done at least 5 of the Series’ races), as well as …
Read More »2008 NER Pub Series Men’s Standings After 2 Races
Another very interesting foray out to Hurricane Gulch in Yarmouth. Along with everything else, the leaderboard was totally swamped. Series leader (after Doyle’s) Joe Navas wrenched an ankle on Wednesday and defending Pub prince Terry McNatt shook loose of Kingston’s John Noland to once again don the Hops wreath. Moving …
Read More »Publicans After Two Events
Ok ladies and gentlemen, the 2008 NER Pub Series is off and running. After 2 events there are 110 runners who have done both races. Thanks to all those who made the trek to West Yarmouth, braving less than ideal conditions once again at the Irish Village 5M. The next …
Read More »NER 2008 Women’s Pub Standings After 2 Races
Hello, a sea shift in standings following another outing in Hurricane Gulch. 2005 Pub Queen Mimi Fallon enjoyed the aqua vista by her lonesome while the rest of the pack reshuffled. Let it be pointed out that not 1, not 2, but a full 3 members of the awe-inspiring Cape …
Read More »C. Hussey Hustled from Corrib Results
All right, due to the unfortunate inclusion of C. Hussey, 40 F in the Corrib results everyone after the 4th woman was displaced. The Master women’s standings were also affected. C. Hussey is actually Chris Hussey, a former winner of the race AND a male; hence everyone who placed Top …
Read More »Crummet Closest at Corrib
Mr. Ruane Crummet, a gentleman of 70 and scorer in the Pub Series 70-79 division at Doyle’s and the Corrib, won the first Reebok shoe contest with an estimated guess of 29:40 and an actual time of 29:42. “A lucky guess,” noted Crummet, a former training mate of CSU Hall …
Read More »Bobby Bell Unveils New Website
The 21st annual Bobby Bell 5M, the 4th of six races in the 2007 NER Pub Series, has unveiled a new website chock full of contact info, course info, the oh-so-unique gender graded scoring system and deep results format, previous race results & photos, links, info on the all important …
Read More »2007 NER Pub Series Women’s Standings After 2 of 6 Races: 2nd Revision
A record field for the 29th Brew Run with 1,415 sun scorched finishers. Reigning Pub Queen Christin Doneski rallied against reason (stay at home, corral the kids, cajole the hubby and pack for the next morning’s vacation trip to Maine) and instead made the 3-hour commute to Brewster from Hopkinton, …
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