Do you like the 2019 Boston Jacket?

I don't know why they keep changing the colour.

They should just stick with the classic Boston blue and yellow each year.

That said, the colour this year is nice.

2 BBCs + Stranded Teen wrote:

Coach McGuirk wrote:

This is so stupid. For the most part, I do disagree with a lot of stupid macho stuff like what “A manly color please” wrote. But plenty of secure men should be able to not like light blue/orange/pink without being labeled as insecure.

What's STUPID is implying that you're not "masculine" if you're perfectly comfortable wearing color combos like aqua and purple. That's completely wrong and if that's how you feel then you probably don't have much meaningful concept of what masculinity actually is. Masculine men can wear any colors with ease and make it look perfectly natural.

That is why you are both wrong. Him for implying that men who wear jackets that are traditionally feminine colors, such as light blue and purple, are any less masculine and you for saying men who find those colors unappealing to wear are insecure. Both of those statements are silly. This is coming from a grown man married to a woman, who bikes to work everyday on a bike with some light blue and pink. I don’t think the colors make me any less masculine but at the same time if another man said that the bike wasn’t his style I wouldn’t automatically assume he is insecure.

It's insecure to declare that certain colors aren't masculine, that's bigotry. So you're actually mistaken.

2 BBCs + Stranded Teen wrote:

It's insecure to declare that certain colors aren't masculine, that's bigotry. So you're actually mistaken.

You're probably right that whoever claims that certain colors aren't "masculine" has an insecurity issue. Colors don't have a gender expression.

But unless the person is showing extreme intolerance and/or hatred towards someone else who doesn't hold the same opinion, it's not bigotry.

eh- overall I kinda' like it. I think I agree with the 7.8/10 rating above. I use the red/orange one from last year for when I volunteer at races... so runners can see me holding the direction flag.

Seems to me that they are always trying to find the edge of what's a little on the flashy side, and different enough so people keep wanting to collect the different years. It's a business model. And, in the end your closet will look like a bag of jelly beans.

they make for lousy running jackets. I pretty much wear mine for pre and post run sweaty conditions when it's cool out. For that- they work fine. I may buy another one this year when they go on sale in May. Or not. Most of the people I run with have run Boston many times, so- it's not really bragging in my group. It's just another running jacket.

Oh Please wrote:

nickelback sux wrote:

I sincerely hope you're kidding about wearing the jacket without running/qualifying for Boston. People work for YEARS to wear one of these jackets. For a lot of people, BQing is the hardest and most grueling thing they'll ever do in their life, and the jacket is a representation of that hard work. Please reconsider wearing this jacket if you have not run the actual race - it's insulting to those that have.

PS - if you were actually fast, maybe you would have already qualified

10/10! The indignation really rings on this one!

Agreed, excellent troll. The PS is the cherry on top.

I like the color scheme, will pick one up for my wife. Might get one for myself off eBay after the race. The logo on back is a little too large for my liking.

Sorry, it looks like crap!!! Not getting it in 2019:(

Where's the women's version? I search and couldn't find it. Strange, in this age, they forgot to release the women's jacket at the same time. Surprised there's no outcry.

aoxomoxoa wrote:

2 BBCs + Stranded Teen wrote:

It's insecure to declare that certain colors aren't masculine, that's bigotry. So you're actually mistaken.

You're probably right that whoever claims that certain colors aren't "masculine" has an insecurity issue. Colors don't have a gender expression.

But unless the person is showing extreme intolerance and/or hatred towards someone else who doesn't hold the same opinion, it's not bigotry.

This is why I would not purchase the Nike powder blue lt racers. Nike wants me to feel like a women going to yoga class. I say no way.

Congrats, you're ignorant!

Jacket just arrived.

- thinner than last 2 years

- arm holes are strangley large

- cut is different, doesn't hang down over rear end like last 2

It's OK. Feels like a $40 jacket

Kdnnc. wrote:

It's OK. Feels like a $40 jacket

then it's a step up from the $30 jackets (with $80 logos) of past years!

Cyan Waste Jacket, I completely agree! Not sure I’ll buy the jacket this year but I’m shocked the men’s version has been out for some 5 weeks now and the women’s still isn’t available! Poor planning and a bad look for Adidas, IMO. If this was my first Boston, I’d be pissed.

nickelback sux wrote:

I sincerely hope you're kidding about wearing the jacket without running/qualifying for Boston. People work for YEARS to wear one of these jackets. For a lot of people, BQing is the hardest and most grueling thing they'll ever do in their life, and the jacket is a representation of that hard work. Please reconsider wearing this jacket if you have not run the actual race - it's insulting to those that have.

PS - if you were actually fast, maybe you would have already qualified

The Boston Marathon jacket has seemed to be one of the last marathons items to sell out the last two years at adidas.com. I ran the last two years and followed the availability and price of the jackets and other marathon clothing. I waited to buy the jacket and some other marathon clothing until weeks after the races when the prices dropped to 50% off and there was a 15% or greater discount coupon code too. All sizes of the jackets were available for at least a week--probably up to 3 weeks. They obviously want to make as much money as they can on the jacket with the high initial price and large production run. Either adidas or others seem to offload their stock of jackets to Marshalls/TJ Maxx every year a few months after the race. I think offloading these jackets to these local discount outlets for anyone to buy does more to harm what the jacket may represent to some than a runner buying it who did not compete in the race. My local store only had it in size XL when I saw it. How many men who run Boston or run any marathon with a respectable time are XL in size. I doubt many buying the XL jackets from Marshalls or TJ Maxx are even runners or if they are runners could run an entire marathon. It reminds me of the obese men I see wearing tight fitting UA shirts. I was obese before I started exercising and I would never have worn a tight athletic shirt that made my lack of physical fitness or even any physical activity so obvious.

I liked the color of the 2017 jackets. I was okay with the color of the 2018 jackets once I saw them in person at Boston. Yes, I would have preferred the official colors of the race. But I understand the motivation to change the colors each year to make them more unique and thus sell more jackets. I am not running Boston this year and am glad that I am not missing out on what I would consider a great color combination.

I'll take two, one for my buddy Kip

It was ugly irl, so I didn’t buy it.

Boston Marathon runner jackets are coveted. I like it a lot, I actually like the colors a lot more than last year https://www.shareit.software/