Oiselle Blog

Carrie was proof to me that you have to run when your fire burns bright, when joy permeates from every step, and, most importantly, when you aren’t...

You know the rad women of @runlittlewing got you covered when it comes to gifting. Hear from the fierce flyers in Bend on their favorite #flystyle ...

In 2014, Oiselle signed Olympian and pro runner Kara Goucher as a sponsored athlete for Oiselle - and that relationship continues today. Join us fo...

Ever wonder who’s behind all those witty social comments on our Oiselle social media? Meet Rebecca, otherwise known as Lilsheba, a nickname that’s ...

So whether you're shopping for yourself or your loved ones this season, we put together a list of our season's favorites. Styles we simply cannot l...

It’s been very exciting for me, in my work with Oiselle over the last nine years, to have more and more opportunities to meet people I formerly wou...

A few days after I returned to Bend, I felt like the wind had been knocked out of my sails. I was suddenly struggling to get out of bed in the morn...

A coach might be one of the first relationships a young person has outside of their immediate family. And sometimes we know very little about their...

I’d been dreaming and working towards a sub-4 hour marathon for two years. I’d already had three unsuccessful attempts, including a 4:01 finish at ...

Nothing tells us we’ve nailed a design for the season more than your love and feedback. So when Sally asked for my low down on tights, I knew immed...

Oiselle is honored to reprint Lauren's letter, "Dear Younger Me," originally published by Milesplit in 2017. This message can never be said enough.

This week’s Mary Cain story reminds us that there are still too many myths about what it takes to be a good distance runner, especially for girls a...

Most people think that cross country is reserved for school sports. But we're here to proclaim from the mountain tops that the recently graduated, ...

The Nest got a little NYC Marathon shenans update from Boss Bird Sally, and it was too good to keep to ourselves. Enjoy a little recap action!

It’s a special time of year! The Birds are coming to NYC and there is so much to do! There are loads of Nesters, Haute Volée, and Volée running and...

With the Marine Corps Marathon upon us, we enlisted Caitlin Kovalkoski, one of our local DC/MD/VA Volée leaders to share the scoop on her favorite ...

Oiselle believes in team and the power of team to elevate individuals. We celebrate our Volée and Haute Volée teammates – constant sources of motiv...

It’s been quite a month ... actually, more like five years for Kara Goucher. When we met her in early 2014, Kara had already begun testifying again...

Today, we’re happy to announce the Oiselle and TIME’S UP partnership. In addition to getting behind their mission, we have produced our first TIME’...

Among all these women were older runners, fast runners, trail runners, fast trail runners, chatty runners, solo runners, rounder runners, and short...

Remember when you decided to finally answer some of those “what if” questions you had allowed to linger in that corner of your heart? Gosh, I’m gl...

Our amazing Nesters Anita (Customer Care, All-American at the University of Washington) and Mo (Design, Steepler at Kent State) are working togethe...

Our amazing Nesters Anita (Customer Care, All-American at the University of Washington) and Mo (Design, Steepler at Kent State) are working togethe...

In less than two days our senior designer, Kami Beckendorf, and president, Atsuko Tamura, will stand on the starting line at the Bellingham Bay Mar...

I thought the 2019 season would be my best one yet. I was coming off a strong 2018, had new teammates, felt strong, healthy and ready to roll. This...

I started and finished my outdoor track season this year with a road mile. My first and second *ever* road miles, in fact. On April 26 I ran at the...

I started and finished my outdoor track season this year with a road mile. My first and second *ever* road miles, in fact. On April 26 I ran at the...

Outside running is good running. And outside running requires options. For the wind, the rain, the cold, the change body temp, from start to finish...

We are thrilled to announce Oiselle's partnership with wheelchair racer and Paralympic hopeful, Jenna Fesemyer. Look for Jenna this fall: her fast ...

When no longer on a high school or college team with defined seasons, what is the best way to decide when to back off running and for how long?

And just like that another Big Birdcamp has come and gone, and what a special weekend it was! We can’t thank everyone enough for bringing their pos...

I have been named to Team Canada for the 2019 IAAF World Championships in Doha, Qatar to run the marathon. This is not the first chance I should ha...

Have you ever paid attention at your local 5k to see how many males to females there were? Chances are, it was a pretty even count and it didn’t ev...

Clothes should inspire freedom, comfort and confidence. Confidence. It lives within us in various forms. With that said, it's important to know thy...

“Isn’t that for white girls?” I cannot count the number of times I have heard that phrase in my life. The that has been a whole host of things, ran...

Our Fall 19 palette is mix of hots and colds. Below are just a few of my favorite pairings, though our mantra is that any pairing is a good pairing...

What is the Volée? Oiselle fields a lot of questions on the Volée team, so we dedicated a special #AskBrenda to all things Volée! Brenda and Steph ...

The perfect storm. The perfect athlete-feminist-creative-vision storm. That's what happened last month when Jess Barnard brought the feminist #flys...

I hadn’t bought a new bikini in seven years. Not for lack of trying. I couldn't find one that fit right. But I figured that I only swam a couple ti...

Modeling…oh man, talk about a loaded topic. Am I right? You guys wanna know a little secret? I actually don’t like modeling. Gasp! I know. I k...

2019 is coming in hot. Like Des Moines hot, good and swassy. Whenever we go back to a location, all the memories of previous meets there come ...

No matter your path to running or if you’ve yet to come around, just remember it’s here when you’re ready...or not. But if you do decide to give it...

Surprise party! Unveiling all the new feels like being shot out of a confetti canon, in a cloud of color and newness. Like every season, this one h...

“What’s it like being the only boy?” In the first year or two of the nearly six I spent here at Oiselle, I would respond to that quest...

It has been Oiselle's huge privilege to partner with Megan Rolland for the last nine years. From her no-nonsense hard work attitude to her triplet ...

Shorts. In my experience women fall into two categories when it comes to shorts. They either love them or hate them. The same goes for ...

Oiselle Running Shorts Roundup

Haute Volée athlete, Lyndy Davis, on motherhood, postpartum depression, and a new chapter of racing.

We at Oiselle are so excited for our third year of Bras for Girls, our sports bra donation and education program for middle school girls. From our ...

Style They say the heart of innovation is cross-pollination; combining the unexpected, borrowing from one area and applying it somewhere entire...