Picky Bars News

In case you haven't heard, next weekend is a pretty big deal here in Eugene. If you're around, you best take full advantage:

Picky Bars Fun Run with Lauren & Jesse!!!

Join two of your favorite pros this Friday afternoon at 5pm starting at the Eugene Running Company. We're keeping it pretty casual for those of you racing over the weekend—check out the 3 and 5 mile loops here:

Well we've seen quite the positive response to our latest club prize: a pair of ridiculously good-looking aviator sunglasses—in honor of Jesse's Tri mag cover and of course defending his Wildflower title in a few weeks. Check out these sweet pics, send in your own, or comment below to help Jesse fly past the competition.

"My family on a beach wearing our thick sweatshirts and coats... it's freaking science dude!" photo and caption by Emily Krattley

Thanks again to Kristy of inspirunning.blogspot.com for putting on such a great contest and to all our awesome and hilarious submissions.

Winner Winner!

Lane Jackson Every year I buy a new pair of funny or badass Sock Guy socks and wear them in every race and only during races. It all started with a dragon sock my freshmen year of high school and has recently been FUBAR for my senior year, and a "Bite Me" Sock with a hidden monster on the bottom of the sock that only I knew about. As I would start to die in my first college 8ks, I would think of the hidden monster and how that was symbolic for the monster racer hidden inside me and it inspired me to run faster. No matter how much the 8k sucked

Steph begins to solidify her return by running 15:59 in the BAA5k last Saturday, while Annie Lowe pushed through a ridiculously hot day and arduous second half of her marathon to finish. Read her awesome letter to the Boston Marathon:

That's right, we've got some new digital diggs y'all! Other than a slight design polishin' and layout rearrangin' there ain't too much change from your end—but we're pretty excited. This new platform will allow us to do some cool stuff like discount codes, customer accounts, and add some cool features in the coming months. 

We do have a sweet new Picky Praise section from all the love our awesome fan-addict customers have sent in. We're always adding to it, so if you've got some love to show definitely send it in!!! 

Thanks again so much for all your support.

The Picky Crew kicks off the Boston Marathon weekend this Sunday with Steph racing the BAA 5k on Sunday morning. This will be Steph's first road race back since the Marathon Trials and she's psyched! Annie Loe, Picky Bar maker and shipping expert, will continue the Picky presence on Monday when she races her 12th marathon. Annie is going for 3:20 with her PR painfully close at 3:23.

We Want Pics!

This weekend is your chance to play paparazzi and try to catch Steph and Annie in action during their races. If you are in Boston and able to take photos of them racing, post it on our Facebook with an awesome caption and the winner...get this... will receive a FREE PRO PACK! (Two winners: one for each girl) Steph will be sporting her bright red and purple Adidas Kit (won't miss her) and Annie will be rocking our first ever, trial edition, dry-fit Picky Bars shirt. Jealous? If yes, tell us your favorite dri-fit shirt styles/brands for when we get some printed.

We caught up with Steph and Annie pre-race:
How has training gone?
Steph- Better than hoped
Annie- Awesome
Favorite Picky flavor?
Steph-Smooth Caffeinator
Annie- Nutless Wonder
Coffee or No Coffee Pre-Race?
Steph- silly question
Annie- Caffeinated for sure!
Any pre-race rituals/quirks?
Steph- Eat anything gluten and dairy free and watch Rocky 3 or 4
Annie- Must have pizza and listen to Taylor Swift
What do people yell at you?
Steph- Go Steph!
Annie- A-Loe also been called rockstar

Alright Picky Eaters it's contest time again thanks to Kristy of inspirunning.blogspot.com. Kristy is one of our awesome club members. She received a double shipment last month by mistake, and offered to send it back—such a good person! Instead we both agreed to have a little fun with the situation and spread the Picky Love to you guys. Thanks Kristy!

Here's the deets:
Theme: Picky pre-race habits, rituals, superstitions, or omens.
Prize: 18 Picky Bars.
Deadline: Friday the 13th!!!
Submission: Post yours on our Facebook page (pics / videos encouraged but not required),
or on Kristy's blog post if you don't use Facebook.

Winners will be chosen based on awesomeness, hilariousness, ridiculousness. Good luck superstitious super stars!

(P.S. Don't race?  Not to worry!  Tell us the funniest, silliest, most outlandish routine, superstition, or omen that you use in another aspect of your life.)

This guy's been on a roll over the past few months in his professional tri career and he was honored to be featured on the May cover of Triathlete Magazine. His cool aviators seem to bring him more than just sun protection. We're so proud of Jesse! Read his reaction here. Happy Friday Picky Eaters!!

Introducing our two newest star athletes: professional figure skating duo Jennah Hughesevich and Lorenzo Polstreas! We are very excited to welcome them to the team — and excited to meet the staggering demand we've experienced from the competitive figure skating circuit. Apparently these two are also marketing and operational geniuses, so we're hopeful for what they can bring to those teams here at Picky Bars. Why not leave them a welcome note on this post?

Happy April.

We are excited to announce our new pizza and banana powered Picky Bar! Sweet banana slices compliment a savory marinara sauce with notes of roasted garlic and sweet honey to magically meld a melange of "booyah" in your mouth. Will be available for order soon. If you have ideas for other 'adventurous' flavors comment on this post.

Happy April!