Running @TheNorthFace #ECSCA marathon relay was particularly awesome this year. First photo by @matt_anzur.
This is my fifth #NP_PhotoContest entry, though the photos were taken over a month ago. November 18th was one of my favorite days of 2017.
I got my dad to run on a North Face Endurance Challenge relay team for the first time (at 70+, he was the oldest ECSCA relay team participant this year by 17 years!). After running the first leg and resting while Anna did leg 2, I was in good enough shape to run with my dad in relay leg 3 and keep up! Thanks to Matt Anzur for capturing the sheer joy as we returned from Baker Beach. My dad joins #NPSF workouts whenever he can when he is in town, having him participate in ECSCA was extra special.
I also talked my good friend Michele into running the final leg of the relay for our team. Michele has been a great long distance training partner, including on weekends on the Marin hills, or on Golden Gate Park trails. She participates in #NovemberProject events when she can.
Lastly, after just coming to #NPSF for a few weeks, I convinced newcomer Anna to join our relay team, despite her being unsure about the distance (it was the longest she had ever run). We practiced the route early Tuesday morning of race week, which she easily crushed. She was also worried she wasn’t fast enough, and she ran the fastest leg of our team! Anna is now a regular at #NPSF and always brings a great attitude and spirit.
To me our ECSCA team represented a lot of what NovemberProject is all about. Whether older or younger, a seasoned regular, an occasional participant, or a newbie, we run, support each other, and have a great time.
Happy New Year friends, let’s make 2018 even better.
#run #runner #runners #grassrootsgear #TheNorthFace #TNFECS #neverstopexploring #raceeverything #grateful #latergram #nofilter
TODAY: Donate, and renew arts & science memberships:
@ACLU 2x
@PPact 3x
@InternetArchive 3x
@Wikipedia
@Mozilla**
@EFF
@CalAcademy 2x
@deYoungMuseum
@Exploratorium
@SFMOMA
Donate/renew NOW for 2017+2018 for 2-3x match & to #RESIST new #taxlaw! Why:
Why you must act TODAY (everyone)
Several of the above charitable organizations have matching donations that will increase your donation 2-3x IF you donate by end of day TODAY 2017-12-31 US Timezones.
See the 2x/3x next to the @-names for which organizations and how much.
Why you must act TODAY (US friends)
It’s the last day of 2017. By donating today, you MAY*** be able to itemize your donations and deduct them from your 2017 Federal taxes, BUT you may NOT be able to in 2018! See: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/12/22/business/taxbillroundup.html (many provisions to punish blue states as predicted***).
tl;dr (IANAA, talk to your accountant): In 2018 you can no longer itemize and deduct state income tax (per cited NYT article).
Thus if you usually itemize because your state income tax is more than the standard deduction, you will lose that, and by taking the standard deduction, you won’t be able to itemize & deduct any charitable donations in 2018. So make those donations today instead!
You can donate to all of these organizations online and get an email receipt in minutes (I confirmed this by donating/renewing all the above personally).
See each Twitter profile above for their site/donation URLs.
**Disclosure: I work for @Mozilla, on & with open web standards & communities @indiewebcamp @microformats @W3C @WHATWG supported by @Firefox to provide a more human-centric, private, and secure web for all users. #fightfortheuser
***You "MAY" meaning by way of an itemized deduction on your Federal taxes, per the following (talk to your accountant, get one, IANAA, etc.)
* tantek.com/2016/365/t6/blue-state-taxpayers-more-donations-resist
* tantek.com/2016/365/t5/calexit-start-cutting-fed-taxes-paid
* tantek.com/2016/365/t4/if-fed-taxes-not-fund-then-minimizing
See last year’s post on this for more details:
* http://tantek.com/2016/366/t2/resist-by-donating-today
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