[Editor's Note: Originally, this post was written for M's blog. But now that I have my own blog, I can post it here. What happened, you see, is that cool Sally Bergesen from Oiselle sent her some free schwag to review, and she kindly shared the wealth.]

Spring has sprung! Today [this was back in March] the temps rose to a balmy 46 degrees, and there was actual SUNSHINE! For the first time since November, I ran in shorts and shunned my reflective running vest. (I’ve always thought that vest makes me look less like a conscientious, safe runner and more like an AWOL construction worker, anyhow.) I wore my sweet, new Oiselle Roga running shorts and my most comfy hoodie and off I went for five quick miles. My legs are scarily unattractive after a winter of minimal sunshine but maximal varicose vein growth, but the pleasant appearance of my new shorts helped to balance things out. They’re a sage green color (the shorts – not my legs) and they’re constructed of a very light breathable material. They have an inner pocket, built in undies to contain my junk and a secret tiny mantra printed right on the inside just above my butt: “Go fast and take chances.” I LOVE this mantra. It’s like I have unrevealed mojo that those other runners are not privy to. Suckers. Now I will surely beat them.

These shorts performed nicely for me, and even garnered a compliment from my clothes conscious 17-year-old daughter. She deems every article of clothing I own to be unbearably frumpy (note the aforementioned reflective running vest which I sometimes wear not to appear more visible, but just because), but even she said, “Hey! Those are cool shorts.”