Fun community events this week in Boston. We went out to BSSC’s soccer league playoffs night in Winchester for some awesome kicks, laughs, and snacks.

Sunday we went up to Byfield for the North Shore Cyclists Blazin’ Saddles Century Ride. It was a hot and rainy day, but the riders toughed it out and rocked the 100 miles! We were there for the post-ride picnic to provide snacks and all of the riders were excited to carry around their brand new Bear Naked reusable grocery bags that they had just gotten as registration packs!

Was thrilled to sample to our peeps over as Wash Park

A tote bag is kind of like a life jacket. Under normal circumstances it is a bit of a nuisance to carry around with you. But if you have it when you need it, you feel like the smartest person alive. I suppose this is why people were so happy that we brought them to the Danskin Expo this year. As many of you already know, before most big races there is an expo. The expo is designed to do two things: 1. give you your race packet, and 2. allow you to plunder the many vendors who are offering you free stuff.

Everyone likes the expo and looks expectantly toward the day when they can stuff handfuls of tiny energy bars, shoelaces and vitamin drinks into their grownup Halloween baskets. The problem is that in their anticipation, almost everyone forgets to bring a bag. Sure two handfuls of free stuff is great, but not as great at a Bear Naked tote bag (a.k.a. reusable shopping bag) full of free stuff!

Of course, plundering is not only reason to want a bright orange Bear Naked shopping bag. They ARE pretty spectacular looking (and one would imagine, hard to forget before you head to the store). And of course, there is the environmental benefit that these bags offer. Perhaps it was for one of these reasons that we met our favorite Bear Naked Environmentalist/Smartly Outfitted Shopper of the of the weekend: Lady who ran to the finish line, not the starting line, at 6:30 a.m., minutes before the race started, to ask, while slightly out of breath, if we had any more tote bags.  Morning tote bag runner, we applaud you!

Hi Everybody!

Our Bear Naked team in Seattle had a great time celebrating at all the fun Seafair events with the Seattle community.

We started off the month celebrating the fun tradition of the Milk Carton Derby at Green Lake. At this event we were very excited to hand out our delicious parfaits to all the creative participants who built their boats out of milk cartons and any other silly items they could find!

Our highlight of the events was seeing and meeting all the talented athletes including the Bear Naked sponsored athletes of Washington at Benaroya Research Institute Triathlon. This was an amazing event, theres nothing quite like seeing thousands of triathletes in the water at 6:00 AM!

We couldn’t have asked for a better place to have our last Seafair event, the Torchlight Marathon, right downtown next to Pioneer Square. Here we were happy to see everyone that loved our granola and especially those who loved trying it for the first time!

Check out all our great photos!

I’m a Seattle native and never leave home without my raincoat and running shoes.  I grew up here and graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in Cellular and Molecular Biology.  I am a huge science nerd and plan to eventually obtain to get my Ph. D.  When I don’t have my nose in a book, I enjoy hiking in the Cascade Mountains, playing soccer, triathlon training, rock climbing, going to shows and watching soccer.  Seattle recently got a MLS soccer team, the Sounders, and watching their games is my favorite thing to do these days.

While you are running, walking or cycling around the lake look for our Bear Naked table and come by and get a delicious Bear Naked Parfait! We will be at the lake from 9:30-2:30 on July 1st.

Bike to work day was a huge success! There were over 10,000 first time riders and over 1,000 companies participated– a huge increase over last year. This year Bear Naked Granola was able to host one of the 120 breakfast stations scattered across Denver Metro. It was so inspiring to see how many people rode their bikes to work, as well as how much they were actually enjoying it. One woman who stopped by our breakfast station told me that she started riding her bike to work a year ago and has lost over 90 lbs! Keeping active, combined with healthy food choices, can really make a huge difference in your life and the environment!