Death and Taxes

We’ve all heard the famous quote: “...in this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes”. That nugget of wisdom was coined by none other than the American statesman, inventor, founding father, and face of the $100 dollar bill… Mr. Benjamin Franklin. Ben, standing 5’9” and weighing 220 lbs died at the age of 84 on April 17th, 1790. The poor man’s final swan song was paying his fair share 2 days before dying from complications from pleurisy. Like any true American hero, he did his part and we feel like we should pay some respect to the man responsible for giving us not only that amazing quote above, but also bifocal glasses (let’s face it, we’re all going to get them one day) and a blue print for American Democracy. 

It’s time to pay your Plod and Pedal Taxes. This month’s challenge is to run or bike 5% of your highest discipline total mileage as of April 15th. You only have to use your highest mileage discipline (running or biking) for the calculation and this challenge has to be done in ONE activity (yep ONE activity. To you overachievers...You’re Welcome). 

For instance: if you’ve ran 500 miles and biked 600 miles (200 running miles equivalent) by April 15th, you have to RUN 5% of your running miles (i.e. 500 x 0.05 = 25 miles). 

If you’ve ran 100 miles, but biked 600 miles (200 running equivalents) by April 15th, you have to BIKE 5% of your biking miles (i.e 600 x 0.05 = 30 miles).

Unlike real taxes, it doesn’t have to be done on April 15th and there are no extensions nor penalties for not doing them. But the shame of not doing them lasts a whole year. You have from April 15th through the end of April 2023 to complete this challenge.

Once you have COMPLETED the challenge, sign up for the event and don’t forget to tag @Josh Pierce and @Ryan Mellem in the comment section of your run. The winner will be drawn at random for the monthly prize. Reach out if you have any questions. As always, have fun, be safe, and anything worth doing is worth overdoing.