Oiselle Team 2013 Highlights!
When I look back on 2013 I am initially amazed with how fast it flew by. Then as I look through my Oiselle team race results notebook – I am inspired and in awe! Last New Year’s Eve we were welcoming Lauren Fleshman on to our 125 woman team: what an outstanding start to 2013. As our team manager, I see all our race results come in every Sunday night. I see first hand the determination and hard work of a collection of women that represents what we stand for: feminine, fierce, strong, determined, not to mention kick ass fun and cool women.
In August we welcomed 14 new elites and 100 new Volée members to our existing team. From this new group of women I knew that great things were going to pop up week after week in our race results and beyond. Our Volée team has amazing runners, some of which have expressed their goals to qualify for Olympic Trials...and some of them OT qualified this year! The passion that they expressed for the brand and the product was electrifying.
Trying to represent the efforts of so many women in 10-15 moments…wowzers! It’s like Christmas Day all over for me…excitement brimming from the sides of a package as you tear off the paper. I can’t say it all in one blog post but I can highlight some of the amazing races and events over the past 12 months. We are all connected to the same dream and passion: to work hard to be the best that we can be in running and in life.
Kristin
January
1st - New Years Day - Lauren Fleshman joins Oiselle!
26th - Kate Grace - UW Invite 3k - 8:55:06 - 2nd - PR
February
8th - Kara Foster - Husky Classic 5k - 16:16:72
9th - Love ‘em or Leave ‘em 5K with Oiselle Team Washington members - Seattle, WA
March
2nd - Kate Grace - Columbia Qualifying Meet 800m - 2:03:71 - 1st
April
14th - Sarah Robinson - Whidbey Island 13.1 - 1:19:47 - 1st
18th - Collier Lawrence - Mt. Sac Invite 3k steeple - 10:08 - 4th
23rd - Kate Grace - USA Road Mile Champs - 4:43:02 - 1st - PR
23rd - Kara Foster - Penn Relays 5k - 15:54:66 - 1st - PR
26th - Kate Grace - Drake Relays 1500m - 4:08:24 - 3rd - PR
28th - Eugene Marathon - Oiselle Team Meetup
May
5th - Marci Gage - Bloomsday 12k - 44:35 - 19th
11th - Deanna Ardrey - USA 25k Championship - 1:39:51 - 20th
25th - Kate Grace - Adidas Grand Prix 1500m - 4:08:92 - 9th
June
2nd - Stacy Cail - Rock-n-Roll San Diego 13.1 - 1:19:35 - PR
20th-23rd - USA Track and Field Championship - Des Moines, Iowa
22nd - Marci Gage - USA Half Marathon Champs - 1:14:49 - 19th
23rd - Kate Grace - USA Track and Field Championship - 800m final - 2:00:10 - 4th - PR
July
18-19th - Ragnar Relay NW Passage - Oiselle Team Relay - “Party Like a Flockstar”
6th - Kate Grace - Paris Grand Prix 800m - 1:59:47 - 4th - PR
16th - Kate Grace - Lignano Meeting 1500m - 4:07:40 - 1st - PR
26th - Lauren Penney - Sylvan Beach Mile - 4:40 - 1st
August
17th - Marci Gage - America’s Finest 13.1 - 1:16:04 - 3rd
18th - Aubrey Moskal - Parkersburg News & Sentinel 13.1 - 1:17:45 - 4th
23rd-25th - Hood To Coast Relay - Oiselle HQ and Every Mother Counts
28th - Little Wing and Caitlin Comfort visit Seattle
September
2nd - Caitlin Comfort - USATF 20k Championship - 1:10:43 - 3rd place
11th - NOLCHA Fashion Week - New York, NY
15th - Megan Rolland - Philadelphia Half Marathon - 1:17:15 - PR
15th - Lauren Wallace - Front Street Mile - 4:42 - 1st
21st - Lauren Penney - NYRR 5th Avenue Mile - 4:34.6 - 2nd
October
6th - Marci Gage - Twin Cities 26.2 - 2:39:31 - 6th - OTQ
13th - Sarah Robinson and Oiselle Team Meetup at Chicago Marathon
13th - Sarah Robinson - Chicago 26.2 - 2:47:14 - PR
13th - Ashley Evans - Chicago 26.2 - 2:48:49 - PR
20th - Heidi Greenwood - Columbus 26.2 - 2:42:08 - 2nd - OTQ
November
2nd - Lauren Penney - NYRR Dash 5k - 16:10 - 9th
2nd - Amanda Winslow - NYRR Dash 5k - 16:15 - 10th
3rd - NYC Marathon with Sally and Every Mother Counts
3rd - PNTF XC Championship - Lower Woodland - Seattle, WA
10th - Aubrey Moskal - Marshall 26.2 - 2:40:14 - 1st - PR - OTQ
17th - Caitlin Comfort - USA Road Champs 12k - 40:36 - 11th - PR
28th - Lauren Penney - Manchester Road Race - 25:23 - 4th
28th - Kara Foster - Run for Diamonds - 51:10 - 1st - PR
December
11th - TRE and then Sales Meeting at the Nest
14th - Club XC Nationals - Bend, OR (Recaps by Kristin and Lesko)
14th - Christine Babcock - Club XC Nationals 6k - 22:37 - 21st
14th - Lauren Fleshman - Club XC Nationals 6k - 22:49 - 28th
14th - Mel Lawrence - Club XC Nationals 6k - 22:55 - 33rd
14th - Megan Rolland - Club XC Nationals 6k - 23:27 - 56th
18th - Heather Lieberg - California International - 2:39:53 - 8th - OTQ
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