An introduction to duathlon for beginners and returners to this multipart event. Jam packed with tips and tricks to get you through race day.
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Get mental running tips to get you through the last miles of a race, so you're ready to start using them when the going gets tough.
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The Associated PressClass AA girls begin their race during the Montana state cross country Championships in Helena, Mont., on Oct. 20. Jackson Citizen-Patriot / J. Scott ParkBy comparison, the venue for the Michigan state cross country finals -- Michigan International Speedway -- is somewhat less scenic. The top photo from the Montana state cross country meet came across The Associated Press wire. When I saw it, I could only think that this must be one of the most beautiful places in the nation to run cross country. The only thing that could possibly make it better is if the mountain in the background was actually part of the course and not merely a scenic backdrop. Who needs P.R.'s when you can run a mountain at your state final? How great would that be? The part of the course shown in the photo seems to be wide open and flat, though the runners in the front appear to be going slightly uphill as they head out of the frame. By the way, the Michigan state cross country finals are this Saturday, Nov. 3 at Michigan International Speedway, which is quite possibly the ugliest cross country course to host a state final....
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Have you ever been heading down the final straightaway of a race, the finishing clock appears to be speeding up time as you reach for the finish. Do you wish you could finish just that little bit faster to reach that goal you have been striving to get for a long time? Strides could be
Hi! I'm Marnae, a licensed Veterinarian, chosen stay-at-home-mom, who has a passion for sewing. I blog at The Powell Family, where I share bit of life along with a little sewing...and I'm excited to be here today! While I love the ease of a sleeveless bodice, it's nice to have the coverage of sleeves without having to sew them in, or layer with a T-shirt. I tried to add a faux cap sleeve to a sleeveless bodice in this dress, but it didn't translate well. So, when I found this pattern book at the library I was excited to find steps that I could follow to switch a basic bodice to a "dropped shoulder" bodice. This is such a great technique because it can be applied to virtually any bodice, and creates a cap sleeve without having to set in a sleeve. I started with the Flashback Skinny Tee from Made By Rae...and went a little crazy! I started by making a reversible option, then a regular basic dress, then a color-blocked version, then a drawstring waist/cinched shoulder version and the list goes on (see above collage). I think I have made at least 8 different variations of this dress--using both woven and knit materials. Obviously I won't show you how I made all of them, but I will show you how to do the basic pattern alteration, and let YOU run with it. It is kind of addictive...PLUS, and this is a huge plus, the dresses are comfortable, perfect for summer, and best of all practical. My girls have worn all the variations several times already..my youngest wore her pink/black striped version two days in a row, and then climbed up on a chair to retrieve it from the dirty clothes! I also utilized many thrift store T-shirts, and at 25 cents a piece, made for lots of dirt cheap dresses. I only used yardage on a few dresses, and all of that was thrifted except for one piece. So...are you ready to learn how to make your own dropped-shoulder dress? First, choose your favorite bodice pattern (or make your own). I used the Flashback skinny Tee (I went up a size to a 7/8, which fits both my 5 year old and my newly 7 year old) for this example. I also ended up using a scaled down free T-shirt pattern from Made (4-5 T) to make a dress for my three year old (Melly Sews also has a free 2-4T pattern here), and used the bodice from the Spring Fever Dress (omitting the cut out in back) to create a dropped shoulder dress from woven material. Trace around the original pattern onto freezer paper, or your choice of paper. ( I use old design draft sheets from my husbands engineering firm) For steps 1-5 refer to the above picture Step 1: Draw a line from the point of the shoulder at the armhole, across the bodice and intersecting with the center front at a 90 degree angle (from small yellow pin to large yellow pin). You will probably have to extend the center front line up a little. Step 2: Extend the shoulder 3 1/4" from this line (small yellow pin to the large red pin). This is the same number stated in the pattern book for an adult pattern, but I found it worked well for the size 5/6 dresses I made. If you want a more subtle sleeve, decrease the amount you extend the line, and for a more exaggerated sleeve, extend the line more. (I decreased the length of the line to 2 3/4" for the 3T that I made, but that number (3 1/4") should work for most dress sizes 5/6 and up--you could even make one for you!!...just drop to armhole to 1 1/4") Step 3: Draw a line from the extended point (large red pin) to the top of the neckline (small red pin). Step 4: Drop the armhole slightly (from large green pin to small green pin). The pattern book suggests 1 1/4" for an adult pattern; I scaled it back to 3/4" for my 5/6 dresses, and 1/2" for my 3T. Step 5: Join the new armhole mark (small green pin) to the extended line (large red pin) from step #3. Step 6: Repeat for the back bodice. (see below for finished bodice without lines) Step 7: To check the fit of the armhole, place the front and back shoulders together (butting the shoulders up against each other and matching the neckline) and trim if necessary to fit. Step 8: Extend bodice as desired. I chose a simple A-line for most of the knit dresses, but also used the bodice as is, attached to a circle skirt (in both knit and woven material) and a gathered skirt (from woven material). That's it. Simple alteration, but so many possibilities! A few notes: 1. For my knit versions, I finished all the necks by binding them with ribbing/knit loosely based on the lengths given from the bodice pattern I used. If you made your own pattern, and don't know how long to cut your binding, you can go here. She gives you a formula to use to determine how much binding you will need if you are making your own pattern. BUT, you also need to take into account how much stretch your ribbing/knit material has. I have found that the more stretch a knit (i.e. spandex/lycra content) has, the longer I need my piece to be...and conversely, the less stretch or rebound a knit has, the shorter you want your piece to be. 2. To finish the sleeves, I tried several options: binding with knit (similar to the neck), creating a small, narrow hem, or leaving the edges raw. In the end, I preferred to finish the sleeves with a narrow hem BEFORE I sewed the sides of the dress together. Simply mark the bottom of your armhole, and hem from the front of the dress to the mark on the back, then stitch the front and back together, stopping at the bottom of your armhole. I also liked to reinforce the armhole with a zigzag stitch horizontally across the bottom of the armhole just through the seam allowance. 3. To hem the bottom, I either used the existing hem (if possible!!), bound the edge using knit bias tape, or hemmed it using stitch 22 on my Bernina. I also sewed all the seams on my serger...BUT, that being said, it is entirely possible to sew knits on a regular machine. Rather than rehash all the "sewing with knit tips" that are out there, here are a few useful links: Melly Sews--a post on sewing T-shirts 101 with pitfalls to avoid Made-by-Rae-- Knits series. Sewaholic--A list of sewing with knits tips/links Now that we've covered all the boring stuff, on to the pretty pictures!! Here are some of the options that I came up with using the basic dropped shoulder alteration. First up: Reversible Dress For this version I used the basic dropped shoulder alteration, and essentially cut and sewed 2 separate dresses--except for the binding on the neck and sleeves. I added the pockets as an afterthought AFTER the dresses were sewn together, but if you want to add pockets, it would be much easier to add them before you sew the dresses together! Once you have your two dresses sewn together at the shoulders and sides(up to your armhole mark), place the dresses RST (one dress inside the other) and sew your hem at the bottom using your desired seam allowance. Pull dresses apart and put dresses together again(one dress inside the other) but this time making sure wrong sides are together. Match up the armholes/neck line. Bind arms and neck. I used a strip of one of the fabrics, folded it over, and sandwiched the two dresses in between, leaving the edge raw. Because of the properties of the fabric I used they rolled as I stretched them to fit the neckline, and created a cool rolled finish on the neck. Option 2: Color-blocked A-line dress (with awesome gold trim and pocket!) my girls LOVED the gold. I used reclaimed spandex from a costume found at the thrift store and all thrifted T-shirts for these. Total cost: 25 cents! I used the basic dropped shoulder pattern, but cut the pattern into separate pieces, adding in seam allowances as needed as I cut out the separate pieces. Then I added the pocket, and sewed together the pieces to make a front and a back, sewed the shoulders, sewed up side seams and bound the neck. I left the armholes raw on this one, and it turned out great. I also made another color-blocked one that I ended up binding the hem (because I forgot to take off the seam allowance on the pattern to allow for an existing hem on a T-shirt). Kicking myself for that one!! Option 3: Basic This one is as simple as it gets: two pattern pieces sewn together, bound at the neck with a narrow hem on the arm holes. Super quick to put together, also made from a thrifted T-shirt. This was a size three--the extension from the shoulder was smaller (2 3/4"), and the armhole drop was 1/2" as stated above. Options 4, 5, 6,7 are more complicated, so I'll just show pictures and hopefully get some more in depth tutorials done for them on my blog. I have taken tutorial pictures...it would just be way too long to show them all here. Option 4: Exaggerated dropped shoulder bodice (5 1/4" extension from shoulder) with ruched shoulders w/drawstring waist Option 5: Exaggerated dropped shoulder dress with tab shoulders Option 6/7: Basic dropped shoulder bodice and circle skirt (knit material) or Basic dropped shoulder bodice and circle skirt (woven material) with drawstring tie Option 8: Basic dropped shoulder bodice (using the spring fever dress) from woven material ...this one may be my favorite! I used a thrifted, hand embroidered women's skirt, gathered it and attached it to the basic bodice. The bodice was cut from the top of the skirt material, but because I didn't have quite enough fabric, I used some vintage red/white flower material to create a band at the bottom of the bodice, trimmed in white grosgrain ribbon. My favorite part is the contrasting button placket. Silly, I know because you can't even see it!! So there you have it. Kudos to you if you made it this far! I will hopefully have some more tutorials up for the last few options on my blog...so stop by if you are interested! Related Posts
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Runner stretches can make running fun. Seriously...picture this scenario: You’re following a running plan and it’s going great. You feel strong and energetic. Then days two and three roll around and BAM, all of a sudden, in creep the aches and pains. The calves are tight, the knee starts creaking, the shin splints appear, and the hips start to ache. This has the potential to spiral downhill, sadly, faster than your fastest pace. And suddenly you’re needing to take extra days off, no longer able to follow your plan, and feeling sore to boot. Does this feel all too familiar?
Iris DeSantis es el mito que recorre el bajo mundo. Ella es la personificación de la guerra, el poder y el dominio. Fue entrenada desde pequeña en el régimen del Consejo, una organización nacida de la unión de los cabecillas de las mafias más poderosas y temidas del mundo, con el objetivo de volverse implacable. Hace cinco años la Ndrangheta, el grupo criminal con más poder de Europa, fue fichado por múltiples grupos insurgentes que buscaban derrocar a la familia DeSantis. Una guerra sangrienta que dejó heridas profundas en la organización causó que Iris y las Damas de la Mafia fueran enviadas a una cárcel internacional donde luego de ser torturadas fueron víctimas del tráfico humano. Juraron venganza entre lágrimas e Iris organizó un plan durante 5 años. Su plan hecho meticulosamente va a ser puesto a prueba con las distintas misiones que va a atravesar, traiciones, secretos oscuros y personas que va a conocer. Incluso su familia le guarda secretos, los lazos de sangre no siempre son suficientes para mantener la lealtad. Incluso su rival desde el nacimiento, Hades Amuso, heredero de la Cosa Nostra, va a hacerla dudar hasta de ella misma. Se cree que el poder jamás estará en manos de buenas personas, los protagonistas de las historias, solo de los villanos más perfectos. Ninguno de ellos eran los protagonistas, siempre han sido los villanos... ¿Te atreves a entrar en el juego prohibido? Confiar es difícil. Saber en quién confiar, incluso más. CONTENIDO +18 • Estrictamente PROHIBIDA su reproducción física y digital en otras páginas, redes, etc. Tampoco la impresión de éste, entre otros medios similares. • PROHIBIDA la adaptación / manipulación de contenido de la obra. • Obra registrada con todos los derechos reservados [bajo la ley francesa con la «LOI n° 92-597 du 1er juillet 1992» ] Copyright © Todos los derechos reservados. Carolina Galician, 2020.
This exclusive A2 lithograph is a limited edition, hand signed by Alain Prost with COA, rolled for worldwide delivery. Alain Prost joined double world champion Niki Lauda at McLaren (now being run by Ron Dennis) in 1984, driving the John Barnard designed McLaren MP4/2 which used a 1.5 litre TAG-Porsche V6 engine. Niki won his third and final Championship in 1984, with Prost beating his team mate Lauda to the title in 1985, and until the latter stages of the final race of the 1986 season, the Australian Grand Prix, Prost appeared set to finish second in the Championship, behind Mansell, but Nigel suffered a rear tyre failure at 180 mph and crashed out. Prost became the first driver to retain the title since Jack Brabham in 1960, including his third victory on the streets of Monaco This exclusive A2 lithograph is a limited edition, hand signed by Alain Prost with COA, rolled for worldwide delivery. Alain Prost joined double world champion Niki Lauda at McLaren (now being run by Ron Dennis) in 1984, driving the John Barnard designed McLaren MP4/2 which used a 1.5 litre TAG-Porsche V6 engine. Niki won his third and final Championship in 1984, with Prost beating his team mate Lauda to the title in 1985, and until the latter stages of the final race of the 1986 season, the Australian Grand Prix, Prost appeared set to finish second in the Championship, behind Mansell, but Nigel suffered a rear tyre failure at 180 mph and crashed out. Prost became the first driver to retain the title since Jack Brabham in 1960, including his third victory on the streets of Monaco
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