Sweat no more!

Hi friends!  I apologize for the delay in posting, I've been awfully lazy lately.

As many of you know I have been trying to incorporate running into my lifestyle.  I hate running, mainly because I hate sweating.  However, I've been trying the Couch to 5K running program and I've actually been enjoying it.  I'm on week 6 so give me 3 more weeks and I'll be a C25K winner! 

Since I hate sweating so much, I've always wanted one of those fancy schmancy tank tops that wick the sweat away.  They are rather pricey and since I don't want to spend money on something just to get it smelly and dirty, I decided to make one instead.  A few years ago, through work, I was given this polo shirt that's made from the sweat wicking material.   I hate polo shirts and only wear them when I have to.  Since I get a new polo every year, I figure that no one will be upset that I tweaked this one.

Beige polo, uninteresting...

I took a tank top that fits me well and measured how scooped the neckline is and how wide the straps are against the original polo.

My neckline was about 6in. deep

Using my measurements, I marked how low I wanted the neckline to go and how wide I wanted me straps to be.  I then cut around the collar of the shirt and scooped the neckline down to the mark I had made.  I cut the straps the be the width I wanted and extended the armholes out towards the original armholes so I cut off each sleeve completely.  I didn't really make this perfect, I just cut until it looked good.

My neckline scooped down to the last button

To finish, I folded the edges of my cuts under about 1/4" and pinned them in place and stitched them with coordinating thread.  Again, I didn't care too much about making it perfect.  I'm only going to be wearing this shirt for running and sweating so what do I care about perfection?

 The end result

So, it doesn't look fabulous, and it's not a flattering color or shape...but considering I run in grungy, ill-fitting t-shirts right now I'd say this is an improvement.  Hopefully it inspires me to run more!



And a big THANK YOU to Will, my RA who was my photographer this evening.  I doubt any of my students knew they'd be taking pictures while they're working the office!