Boston Marathon Age-Groupers Get First-Ever Awards
The custom-designed collaboration rewarded the top-20 age-groupers in thirteen divisions with fine Merino blend tee-shirts that, as appropriate for Boston, had to be earned.
Men’s champion Yuki Kawauchi, who stunned the field by passing defending champion Geoffrey Kurui and steaming to a victory in the lashing rain, also was rewarded a shirt, since he is an unsponsored athlete and holds down a full-time job.
As evidenced this year, weather conditions in running are determinative and highly variable. Adidas, in conjunction with Sydney-based The Woolmark Company, is increasingly using merino wool in its running apparel.
The age-group winners this year included Nancy Rollins of Illinois, who won the Women’s 70-74 AG with a time of 4:17:01, and Gene Dykes of Pennsylvania, who not only won his age group in a scorching time of 3:16:20, but set a new single-age marathon best time in doing so.
Stuart McCullough, the managing director of The Woolmark Company was on hand to personally present the prizes a the awards ceremony at the Fairmont Copley Plaza.




Born and raised in the great state of Virginia, Brandon is a former opera singer (true story) who’s had the outdoors flowing through his veins since day one. Brandon now lives in Colorado with his daughter Sydney (AKA, Baby Gearist).