Photo: Winnnnnnndy 3-hour ride/run brick, 8:00 a.m., 35 degrees, Marion, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 2,100 yds (ytd 57,100 yds.)
Bike: 130 miles (ytd 1,742 mi.)
Run: 31 miles (ytd 517 mi.)

Snow, then ice, then rain, then flooding... now wind. Apocalyptic plague of locusts coming soon.

Photo: 2.5-hour road ride, 11:00 a.m., 50 degrees, Linn County, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 3,700 yds (ytd 55,000 yds.)
Bike: 131 miles (ytd 1,612 mi.)
Run: 40 miles (ytd 486 mi.)

Yeah, that's how I felt.

Photo: 45-minute run/2-hour road ride, 10:00 a.m., 35 degrees, Linn County, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 2,400 yds (ytd 51,300 yds.)
Bike: 107 miles (ytd 1,481 mi.)
Run: 40 miles (ytd 446 mi.)

12 mph into the wind, 28 mph on the return trip.

Photo: 45-minute run/3-hour gravel ride, 8:00 a.m., 38 degrees, Not-Really-Sure-Where, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 4,200 yds (ytd 48,900 yds.)
Bike: 119 miles (ytd 1,374 mi.)
Run: 42 miles (ytd 406 mi.)

Is this heaven? No, but it's close.