Pub Series

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

There is a gathering wind in the sails of the Cape’s Joe Navas, enough that after winning both the Corrib and Brew Run he mused, “Hmm, this means I might have to travel.” We’ll see, but Navas is certainly a dark horse after missing Doyle’s but now jumping from 12th …

Even if no one under age 45 gets the joke, who says the Bobby Bell isn’t female-friendly? Thanks to the gender graded (.88) scoring, Pub Queen Christin Doneski took out HFCer Brendan Lynch for the overall win with Silver Chalice sipper Eileen Cakouros also cracking the top 10. A strange …

Reports that NER was lounging in a field of wildflowers atop the “Trail’s” lone hill are vastly exaggerated. Yours truly was actually on photographic assignment and captured the pier-six brawl between Dirigo’s Carry Buterbaugh and “Our Hero” going up that very last hill, after which Ms. Doneski’s Gulf Gas Card …

After placing second overall on the historic streets of Downtown Haverhill, it’s cruisin’ time for CSU coverboy and Pub Series stalwart Terry McNatt. The maillot jeune awaits at Paddy’s. Our condolences to CSU’s Lorin Obler who saw the silver chalice slip from his grasp while doing a face plant before …

The kettle is beginning to bubble as things tighten up heading down the homestretch. Publican stalwart Terry McNatt continues to lead with CSU teammate Lorin Obler 19 points back in second, just 6-points up on Mr. Quarterdeck, Mike Norton with Capemate and this year’s dark horse on gilded wings, Joe …

Here we go, just a few days preceding the arrival of the mag. Congrats to everyone, including defending Pub Queen Christin Doneski who never finished worse than second in a Pub Series race this year. Also, a moment of frothy silence for those who fell in the quest for a …