Oiselle Blog

Social Happy 5th annual #rungiving! One of our favorite times of the year. This is the week where we go beyond the black and cyber madness and f...

by Megan Murray (aka. Meg) Social We all have that friend.  She’s the social coordinator, the connector, the one who drags everyone away fr...

by Steph Willett Racing Turns out, the 4th time's the charm for Volée member, Sarah Byron. An unusually cold day did not stop this badass la...

by Hannah Calvert Style “I got 99 problems but being cold isn’t one.” – An actual verse sung by our very own Hauté Volée Lyndy Davis. Okay m...

Racing So this is where it begins. The starting line, it's a beautiful thing. How ever many months ago, you thought to yourself, "Yeah, this is...

by Dr Lesko (aka. Sarah) Training In general, I don’t like to talk about injuries. Because (cynical font): Running injuries…blah, blah, bla...

by Steph Willett Team With over 100 of our Volée teammates planning on racing at the Anthem Richmond Marathon, America’s Friendliest Maratho...

by Jess Barnard Team We are beyond thrilled to welcome triple jumper Tori Franklin to the Haute Volée... FIELD EVENTS! YES! Tori is a 7x All...

by Sally Bergesen Style The goal of our outerwear is simple – we want women to run outside all year long, in every climate. So we’ve spent t...

by Steph Bruce (aka. Stephanie Bruce) Racing How do you recap so much pain and so much joy? My experience racing my first New York City Mar...

by Sally Bergesen Racing New York is my favorite and least favorite marathon. I hated the hell out of it in 2005…my first big attempt at su...

by Megan Murray (aka. Meg) Racing Here you are. Toes on the line, nerves in your legs, butterflies in your stomach, a fire in your heart. Y...

Training Megan Rolland is one of our OG Oiselle athletes, a perfect example of consistent work over the course of years yielding phenomenal res...

Team Oiselle is thrilled and gratified to welcome ultra and trail runner Sarah Bard to our Professional Team. Sarah was part of our epic #Birds...

by Steph Willett Racing While getting to the start line is a huge accomplishment, it’s the post-mara...

by Hannah Calvert Social November is a time when we really think about all that we appreciate. But let’s be honest, November is also a time...

Racing After three attempts to qualify for the Boston marathon, Volée member Sarah Byron is hoping that the upcoming Richmond Marathon will be h...

by Sally Bergesen Racing   Since day one, Oiselle has been a celebration of athletic dedication, hard work, and yes - speed! In fact, one o...

Racing For anyone who is right out of college cross country it’s natural to have the occasional thought, “what if I still had eligibility left?”...

by Jess Barnard Team Women, get ready to crush. We are very excited to introduce the newest member of the Haute Volée: Rebecca Mehra. Even b...

by Steph Willett Social Well before starting at Oiselle as the Volée Team Manager, way back in February, I had signed up to attend the Calif...

by Steph Bruce (aka. Stephanie Bruce) Training Fall marathon season is in full swing and the TCS NYC Marathon is only a week and a half away...

by Hannah Calvert Transitions are an unavoidable part of life. They can be positive, confusing, tragic, or empowering. Although we all have ...

by Hannah Calvert Training As my college coach used to always say in August… “this is your time to train like a pro”. Obviously, we loved wh...

Team By: COLLIER LAWRENCE Dear Me,   Despite your best efforts to plan and calculate, to hope and scheme, there is no way to know where you wil...

by Hannah Calvert Racing Racing doesn't just involve showing up on race day and crossing the finish line. Obviously the most monumental part...

by Erin Taylor Training You don’t let weather derail your run, so don’t let it derail your Reset—your ability to find more balance anytime, ...

by Jess Barnard Team A huge Oiselle welcome to our newest Haute Volée, Kendra Chambers! Kendra, an 800m specialist, grew up in El Paso, has ...

by Sally Bergesen Style We like to say "your legs know the way, just run." Your legs also know the right fit - based on feel, and mileage, ...

by Dr Lesko (aka. Sarah) Team We are so excited to welcome Canadian-American sprinter Whitney Rowe to the Haute Volée and Oiselle family! W...

Training Becki winning the Akron Marathon in 2016 BY: BECKI SPELLMAN Chasing dreams and goals can come with some pretty high highs, and heartbre...

Training BY: MARIA MICHTA So it happens - an injury, an illness, rock bottom. What’s the hardest thing about hitting this low? It’s not the cli...

by Beth Baker Training Do you know what can really squeeze the love out of running? Training. Training for an effing marathon. It's all so ...

by Dr Lesko (aka. Sarah) Social Girl Power! On International Day of the Girl, Oiselle is so excited to continue doing our part to keep girls...

by Steph Willett Racing The Chicago Marathon: a World Marathon Major with a history of unpredictable weather and unbeatable crowd support wa...

Training BY: ANDIE COZARELLI It's pretty cool having one of your running role models be your coach. I mean what could be better than having a ki...

Training The original badass Collier Lawrence, of #birdstrike and #steeplingLawrencesisters fame, found out in August that she had a full fractu...

by Kelly Roberts Racing The nerves, fears, doubts, and hesitation are real. But so is the excitement. Your heart is racing, and maybe you’r...

by Dr Lesko (aka. Sarah) Training Not sure how this injury prone masters body waited so long to take its first spin on an Alter-G treadmill....

by Steph Willett Racing With the countdown to the Chicago Marathon officially on, Volée member Kelly Herron shares a training update that pr...

by Steph Willett With the Chicago Marathon coming up fast, we enlisted our local Illinois Volée to share the scoop on the best post-marathon...

Team BY: SHALUINN FULLOVE “You don’t have a right to the cards you believe you should have been dealt with. You have an obligation to play the ...

by Hannah Calvert Social Why hello there fall! Just like every year, you seemingly appear out of nowhere transforming the color of trees and...

by Megan Murray (aka. Meg) Style There's only one way to truly test our outerwear - put it on an elite runner who trains outside, in all con...

by Sally Bergesen Style Puffy coats. Puffy vests. Puffy bras. (Okay, no bra, but don’t put it past me…we have a fleece bra coming out this ...

by Jess Barnard Age is just a number. Meet Erika Pierce. Our badass Masters athlete! In 1996, Erika competed at the Olympic Trials in the 40...

Team BY: CATHERINE WATKINS This past weekend I had the opportunity to attend Oiselle’s California Bird Camp in Cazadero, California. A fantast...

by Steph Willett Racing Fall. The season of cooler weather, turkey dinners and everything pumpkin! For many, it’s the time of year to curl u...

by Hannah Calvert "SWEET CAROLINE... BUM, BUM, BUM!" - That's the sound of my construction worker dad, who was used to waking up at 3:30 in...

by Jess Barnard Social Meet Jasmine Blocker! A sprinter with PR's of 23.63 in the 200m and 51.66 in 400m, Jasmine is a USA 2016 Olympic Tria...