Still knocking out 30+ mile run weeks. Who'd a thunk it. Didn't break my best week, but came close with 33
for the week. Missed the mark by 3 miles.Swam a nice 9,077 yards, with the long swim being 3500 yards - had a chance to really have an "Iron" swim week, but the GI issues hit me early in the pool Saturday, and only could muster 2k meters. Still, most yardage ever in a week for the Bigun.
Biked an unimpressive 75 miles. Even with my planned long bike on Sunday, I would not have had a "best" week, but I'd have come close.
Total training hrs: 12.35 - which is the longest this season. So really, I've no room to bitch, since a longer bike would have set me up for possible injury...I guess I'm trying to say that I'm pretty happy with the week.
Other Week 22 news: Well, it didn't exactly happen last week, but Episode 2: Hallowed Hall is in I-Tunes and ready for your listening pleasure. Same sort of format - we interview Trimama and Commadore at PF Changs, we joke around a bit, we interview TriDummy, we have a couple skits, and we have the Clydesdale Corral - plus outtakes.
How about a Tax Tip - the Bigun Tax Tip of Iron Week 22 is.....wait for it....
Since Triathlon is a hobby to 99.9% of us, you can only write off Triathlon related expenses to the extent of the INCOME you earn doing Triathlon. So, if you won your age group at the local OLY and won a $200 prize - since you have to claim the income, you can certainly claim that races' entry fee and any other's up to the $200 "earned" in that race (or any other winnings for the year).
This has been Bigun's Tax Tip of Iron Week 22.....echo, echo, echo...
14 comments:
Nice swim yardage. Congrats!
And even though I don't live near you I would like to say thanks on behalf of swimmers everywhere for getting out of the pool before the poo got out of you.
Okay, I keep looking at the picture near the podcast link and thinking "now why is there is a mirror under water?" because I can't come up with any other explanation for the backwards QR :-)
Hope you are feeling better...
And if 75 miles on the bike is "wimpy" mileage, then I am in the "super wimpy" category.
But I rode in 30 degrees so I will up it to "wimpy". :-)
Mr Poopy Pants, funny.
My bike threshold is at about 35 degrees, but then I have a lot of spendy cold weather gear I need to use so I don't get in trouble for buying it and never using it.
It's strange to have you and Tac's picture on my Ipod. Will you remember all the little people when you two become nationally syndicated on XM?
it's all about the bike.
rookie mistake.
don't make me tell you again.
Nice job on the swimming!
IronBig! 22 weeks....well now it's like 21.35 weeks or something.
hey at least I went out on my "long" bike .. umm .. MR. Its I dont ride Below 55 or some wussy crap like that!
rockon`
So, blogger ate my comment. Hope this doesn't come through twice...
Great job on your base building. It makes all the different during those last few big months.
Thanks for the tax tips. I'll have to wait to deduct those race fees for a few years....
Great job Bigun. Oh by the way it has been 2 degrees here all week. That's why I have become a spinerval junky :)
You got in more swimming this week than I did all yeay of 07.
Nice swimmage BigDUDE!
You're right... 75 miles is SUPER whimpy! You're in FLORIDA for goodness sake! I thought hardcore triathletes like yourelf just pooped on the bike... or is it pee?
Bah Ha HA!
Stellar week :)
Your big swim week put my big swim week to shame, by 1400 yards...grrr :)
Though we did the same long swim, felt nice eh?
Nice job in the pool.
Re: Hobby income, can an athlete write off hobby expenses against the FMV of goods he/she received as part of a sponsorship?
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