Photo: Post-race, 11:00 a.m., 80 degrees, Decorah, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 3,400 yds (ytd 227,500 yds.)
Bike: 11 miles (ytd 3,573 mi.)
Run: 9 miles (ytd 923 mi.)

Tired... really, really tired.

Photo: Pre-race recon, 2:00 p.m., 70 degrees, Lake Placid, New York

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 10,400 yds (ytd 224,100 yds.)
Bike: 145 miles (ytd 3,562 mi.)
Run: 34 miles (ytd 914 mi.)

2,400 miles of driving,
36 hours in the car,
140.6 miles of racing,
Hours later than expected,
To the right side of the finish line.

Photo: 10-mile run, 8:00 p.m., 70 degrees, Half Moon Bay, California

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 2,500 yds (ytd 213,700 yds.)
Bike: 64 miles (ytd 3,417 mi.)
Run: 24 miles (ytd 880 mi.)

Taper + Vacation = Time well spent... I hope

Photo: 75-minute ride/30-minute swim brick, 8:00 a.m., 50 degrees, Half Moon Bay, California

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 12,100 yds (ytd 211,200 yds.)
Bike: 149 miles (ytd 3,353 mi.)
Run: 24 miles (ytd 856 mi.)

Photo: 35-mile ride, 6:30 a.m., 72 degrees, north of Marion, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 10,000 yds (ytd 199,100 yds.)
Bike: 165 miles (ytd 3,204 mi.)
Run: 35 miles (ytd 832 mi.)

Knee high by the 4th of July... and then some.