Photo: 15-mile run, 7:00 a.m., 50 degrees, Robins, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 4,600 yds (ytd 181,025 yds.)
Bike: 103 miles (ytd 4,284 mi.)
Run: 39 miles (ytd 1,309 mi.)

Ah, Iowa.

Photo: post-run, 6:00 p.m., 70 degrees, Decorah, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 4,250 yds (ytd 176,725 yds.)
Bike: 58 miles (ytd 4,181 mi.)
Run: 53 miles (ytd 1,270 mi.)

Nothing quite like being rousted from sleep by a stranger telling you that 70-mph winds are 10 minutes from your campsite.

Photo: post-run, pre-mow, 9:00 a.m., 60 degrees, Marion, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 1,800 yds (ytd 172,475 yds.)
Bike: 125 miles (ytd 4,123 mi.)
Run: 45 miles (ytd 1,217 mi.)

Photo: 3-hour single-speed ride, 8:00 a.m., 60 degrees, in the shadow of I-380, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 3,500 yds (ytd 170,675 yds.)
Bike: 97 miles (ytd 3,998 mi.)
Run: 35 miles (ytd 1,172 mi.)