Photo: 8-mile run, 8:00 a.m., 35 degrees, Marion, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 2,200 yds (ytd 200,425 yds.)
Bike: 84 miles (ytd 4,663 mi.)
Run: 8 miles (ytd 1,446 mi.)

...made the final turn toward home to find... a police barricade?

Photo: post-26.2-mile run, 11:30 a.m., 35 degrees, Mason City, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 2,100 yds (ytd 198,225 yds.)
Bike: 32 miles (ytd 4,579 mi.)
Run: 32 miles (ytd 1,438 mi.)

I feel a trip to Boston coming on.

Photo: 2-hour single-speed ride, 7:00 a.m., 35 degrees, Bertram, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 5,100 yds (ytd 196,125 yds.)
Bike: 73 miles (ytd 4,547 mi.)
Run: 22 miles (ytd 1,406 mi.)

Taper, sweet taper.

Photo: 40-mile road ride, 7:00 a.m., 45 degrees, Robins, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 5,100 yds (ytd 191,025 yds.)
Bike: 98 miles (ytd 4,474 mi.)
Run: 31 miles (ytd 1,384 mi.)

She's got a point.

Photo: 26.2-mile run, pacing my sis with help from The Faker, 11:00 a.m., 70 degrees, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 4,900 yds (ytd 185,925 yds.)
Bike: 102 miles (ytd 4,386 mi.)
Run: 44 miles (ytd 1,353 mi.)

Slow and steady does NOT win the race... but it's good for some laughs along the way.