Photo: 2.5-hour single-speed ride, 7:00 a.m.; 35 degrees; alt. 12,000 feet; between Eagle and Summit Counties, Colorado

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 5,300 yds (ytd 126,725 yds.)
Bike: 108 miles (ytd 2,672 mi.)
Run: 17 miles (ytd 817 mi.)

pedal, pedal, gasp, pedal, pedal, gasp...

Photo: post-13-mile run; 7:30 a.m.; 70 degrees; Marion, IA

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 4,100 yds (ytd 121,425 yds.)
Bike: 132 miles (ytd 2,564 mi.)
Run: 26 miles (ytd 800 mi.)

The fun of the run?

Photo: post-race; 10:00 a.m.; 50 degrees; White Bear Lake, MN

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 6,375 yds (ytd 117,325 yds.)
Bike: 82 miles (ytd 2,432 mi.)
Run: 21 miles (ytd 774 mi.)

2004... 3rd place AG
2005...2nd place AG
2006... 2 minutes faster than last year...
only good enough for 5th place...Aargh!

Exercise in Frustration, Frustration in Exercise

Photo: pre-race; 5:15 a.m.; 60 degrees; Linn County, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 4,050 yds (ytd 110,950 yds.)
Bike: 121 miles (ytd 2,350 mi.)
Run: 22 miles (ytd 753 mi.)

Swim, Bike, Run...three times the fun!