Oiselle Blog

DC Volée teammate Courtney Carter discusses why saying you are 'colorblind' is problematic. How do you combat unconscious bias so it doesn’t affect...

Brittany Wallman is an investigative journalist and Volée teammate. “Writing, like running is an escape…I love to help the underdog. I love to capt...

Mentors are important — both having them and becoming them ourselves. Sally talks about her mentor, Title Nine Founder and CEO, Missy Park, and the...

Nest photographer, Jenny Wohrle, has been thinking about 'looking back' to this time. "What would Future Me want to remember?" Here is your introd...

We want to congratulate one of our cherished teammates, Erin, on her recent graduation from medical school! As she prepared to traverse the country...

Haute Volée 1500m specialist Angel Piccirillo, consistently frustrated with her race performance, asked for help. With the help of her sports psych...

There are so many ways to be a mom. "I found myself cheering them on for finding what worked best for them. I wanted to respect myself the same way...

"One thing I have always been known for is taking silly things extremely seriously." Mandy Lane, Volée teammate and Mom extraordinaire redeployed ...

How do you manage stress in a time like this? Lesko knits, just like she did in med school. But this time, she is all the more wise. Not in the "ev...

"I'm trying to find my new sense of femininity. It's not as scary as I thought it would be. . ." Volée teammate Christine shares with us her alopec...

It's our lucky 13 birthday! Celebrate with our Nee Day Sale and these 13 fun facts. Our birthday, your presents.

Let's take a dance break and enjoy the magic that was the Oiselle Fashion Show at the ATL Olympic Marathon Trials.

With the recent postponement of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, we've been feeling for our elite Track and Field athletes. We reached out to them...

A Oiselle Volée teammate of ours, and one of the scientists on the Federation of American Scientists’ COVID-19 Ask A Scientist team, answers all of...

Join us and your fellow birds for #OTeamTuesday! We will be going live with a special guest, and featuring your posts on our story to stay virtuall...

Once upon a time, she worked in the alterations department at Nordstrom. Now Oiselle staffer Beth McAlpine is using her skills to aid the local Sea...

Let's have some fun! We repurposed and created some graphics as Bright Bird Coloring pages for birds of all ages to download and enjoy. Bring out t...

Planning a family can be tricky, whether you're working around running, your job, fertility, or, you know, a global health crisis. Oiselle athlete ...

Lauren Fleshman and Dr. Sarah Lesko "hung out" on Oiselle's Instagram Live. It was awesome. Here they share some books, podcasts, and a poem to mak...

“I think most of the time we go through life trying to prove how brave and strong we are all, which is great. But there's something to be said for ...

"Many of us love and enjoy running, and need it for our mental sanity. When we miss a run or get injured, we feel lost, off, cranky, irritable, etc...

Running isn't cancelled. We need it more than ever. While the world is shut down, help us fill our IG Stories with your solo runs, wherever they ma...

"Here I was, in a horse stable, the day after International Day of the Woman, using a literal rag on my period. And you bet I did." Periods happen,...

Tattoos are special. They are the words, pictures, ideas that we love. Like really, really love so much that we choose to cut them into our skin wi...

When our team manager, Carolyn Gardner, first tried running, she felt like the odd woman out, and that she didn't fit in. Today, creating connectio...

The last few days have been anything but normal. The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, and the world has turned topsy-turvy. ...

A few years ago, my legs and I were flying along an amazing trail next to the Deschutes River, and we were all having a blast! I felt like a 10-yea...

We are getting into peak marathon season! Our long-time friend Erin Taylor of Athletes for Yoga has put together a super helpful guide to mitigate ...

Theresa Hailey, aka @runninggingerly, has achieved legend-status in Oiselle circles for her persistent positivity. After an amazing build-up to Bos...

No way around it, the 26.2 is a big deal. It’s a long way. And it’s a lot of work. "What do I wear for the marathon?" is a big question. And while...

If any of you have spectated a race with Kara Goucher, or listened to her commentating one, you know what a wealth of knowledge and insight she has...

This is it! The U.S. Olympic Team Marathon Trials are officially around the corner. Whether you cheer with us in Atlanta or in your hometown, we're...

Every woman is different. And her shorts? Same. Without further ado, we’d like you to meet the rising stars in our 2020 shorts constellation.

Sally Bergesen, Lauren Fleshman, and Sarah Lesko sat down in-studio to catch up on the state of sponsorships in the world of Track and Field.

This week, we're profiling our very own retail operations manager, Kristina Owsinski, otherwise known as KO (knock out).

Every woman is different. And her shorts? Same. Without further ado, we’d like you to meet the rising stars in our 2020 shorts constellation.

Last week, Lesko and I jumped on the phone with Allie Kieffer (who’s now living and training in Austin, Texas), to get her lay of the land for the ...

With the U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Marathon around the corner, we thought we’d check in on five of our Haute Volée and see how they stay on top of...

Today is #BellLetsTalkDay, an initiative “dedicated to moving mental health forward in Canada." It promotes awareness and action with a strategy bu...

No matter how fast of a runner we are, we are all working toward a personal goal. That might be to complete a new distance, to run a faster time, t...

Throughout the year, we'll be looking at The Movement via three lenses: THE HISTORICAL, THE PHYSICAL, and THE INTERSECTIONAL.

Marathoner Allie Kieffer was excited to be at the start line of a marathon again, but this one had a twist! Instead of focusing on her race and pac...

Pro athlete sponsorship isn't new. But Oiselle's approach has always been different.

The collaborative effort behind what ultimately led to my race in Minnesota is something I do not take for granted. There were a lot of people who ...

Do you have a best running friend? You’ll know when you find one.

There’s something undeniably powerful about the four-year sports cycle that revolves around the Olympics. Plus, we hear there’s a big election appr...

2019 was certainly another BIG year for the team! There were so many fun moments, events and races that we couldn’t pick just five...so we snuck in...

As we head into the Olympic year, we want to celebrate all that our Haute Volée accomplished this year. These are just a few of my favorite HV mome...

How do you know if you’re simply stressed or burnt out? When you’re stressed, you feel like once things are under control everything will be better...

This week we're featuring Jen Morgan, a local Seattle Volée member. In fact, Jen *just* joined our Volée team this past summer. Here's her story on...