Photo: 20-mile ride, 7-mile run, Linn County, Iowa, 8 a.m., 28 degrees

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 2,700 (ytd 179,400 yds.)
Bike: 67 (ytd 3,914 mi.)
Run: 22 miles (ytd 1,250 mi.)

Merry Christmas to me.

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Photo: 7-mile run, Marion, Iowa, 8 a.m., 20 degrees

Weekly activity log:

Swim: 3,600 (ytd 176,700 yds.)

Bike: 41 (ytd 3,847 mi.)

Run: 23 miles (ytd 1,228 mi.)

Kids outside in the snow. Adults inside complaining. I side with the kids.

Photo: 7-mile run, Marion, Iowa, 5 a.m., 0 degrees

Weekly activity log:

Swim: 3,800 (ytd 173,100 yds.)

Bike: 41 (ytd 3,806 mi.)
Run: 20 miles (ytd 1,205 mi.)

Why is winter always early to arrive, and spring always late?

Photo: 7-mile run, Decorah, Iowa, 8 a.m., 10 degrees

Weekly activity log:

Swim: 2,600 (ytd 169,300 yds.)

Bike: 44 (ytd 3,765 mi.)

Run: 16 miles (ytd 1,085 mi.)

Photo: 5k run, 30-mile ride, Minneapolis, Minnesota and Linn County, Iowa, 8 a.m., 30 degrees

Weekly activity log:

Swim: 1,500 (ytd 166,700 yds.)

Bike: 82 (ytd 3,721 mi.)

Run: 21 miles (ytd 1,069 mi.)

Me and 15,000 others one day. Me and no one else the next day. Which is better?