Photo: 15-mile run, 15-mile ride, 8:00am, 35 degrees, Linn County, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 1,400 yds (ytd 7,100 yds.)
Bike: 151 miles (ytd 1,346 mi.)
Run: 30 miles (ytd 381 mi.)

Just me... and the deer... and the turkeys... and the turkey vultures.

Photo: 25-mile gravel ride, 6:00pm, 60 degrees, Linn County, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 2,400 yds (ytd 5,700 yds.)
Bike: 139 miles (ytd 1,195 mi.)
Run: 35 miles (ytd 351 mi.)

Confused by the signs, baffled by the weather.

Photo: 38-mile gravel ride, 8-mile run, 9:00am, 45 degrees, Linn County, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 1,200 yds (ytd 3,300 yds.)
Bike: 128 miles (ytd 1,056 mi.)
Run: 33 miles (ytd 316 mi.)

Oh deer.

Photo: 37-mile gravel ride, 6-mile run, 10:00am, 30 degrees, Linn County, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 0 yds (ytd 2,100 yds.)
Bike: 104 miles (ytd 928 mi.)
Run: 28 miles (ytd 287 mi.)

A much-needed breath of fresh air.