Photo: 60-mile ride, 2-mile run, 9:00 a.m., 60 degrees, in-the-fallout-from-the-Duane-Arnold-Nuclear-Facility, IA

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 1,500 yds (ytd 27,100 yds.)
Bike: 138 miles (ytd 2,670 mi.)
Run: 26 miles (ytd 831 mi.)

A good race on Saturday; a butt-kicking, courtesy of the IronCop, on Sunday.

Photo: 550-yard swim, 15.5-mile ride, 3.1-mile run, 10:00 a.m., 70 degrees, Pleasant Creek State Park, IA

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 2,100 yds (ytd 25,600 yds.)
Bike: 113 miles (ytd 2,532 mi.)
Run: 19 miles (ytd 805 mi.)

And this little piggy got none.

Photo: 52-mile ride, 3-mile run, 9:00 a.m., 60 degrees, Linn County, IA

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 600 yds (ytd 23,500 yds.)
Bike: 229 miles (ytd 2,419 mi.)
Run: 30 miles (ytd 786 mi.)

Chasing shadows.

"Where Are You Go" -- I wanna go!

Photo: 51-mile ride, 2-mile run, 8:00 a.m., 60 degrees, Linn County, IA

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 0 yds (ytd 22,900 yds.)
Bike: 175 miles (ytd 2,190 mi.)
Run: 29 miles (ytd 756 mi.)

Photo: 50-mile ride, 4-mile run, 8:00 a.m., 40 degrees, Linn County, IA

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 800 yds (ytd 22,900 yds.)
Bike: 185 miles (ytd 2,015 mi.)
Run: 17 miles (ytd 727 mi.)

Photo: 31-mile run, 11:00 a.m., 50 degrees, Kettle Moraine Forest, WI

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 0 yds (ytd 22,100 yds.)
Bike: 90 miles (ytd 1,830 mi.)
Run: 46 miles (ytd 710 mi.)

"One by one... "

Two wheels and some space... it's all you need:

Photo: 63-mile fixie ride, 11:00 a.m., 70 degrees, Linn County, IA

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 0 yds (ytd 22,100 yds.)
Bike: 144 miles (ytd 1,740 mi.)
Run: 34 miles (ytd 664 mi.)

I prayed for fresh legs and all I got was the boot.

Photo: 10-mile run, 31-mile fixie ride, 9:00 a.m., 50 degrees, Linn County, IA

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 3,600 yds (ytd 22,100 yds.)
Bike: 129 miles (ytd 1,596 mi.)
Run: 45 miles (ytd 630 mi.)

Photo: 21-mile run, 14-mile fixie ride, 7:00 a.m., 55 degrees, Linn County, IA

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 3,000 yds (ytd 18,500 yds.)
Bike: 128 miles (ytd 1,467 mi.)
Run: 46 miles (ytd 585 mi.)

a) aid station
b) rest stop
c) scene of recent high school shenanigans
d) ?

Photo: 46-mile fixie ride, 2-mile run, 10:00 a.m., 45 degrees, Linn County, IA

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 0 yds (ytd 15,500 yds.)
Bike: 100 miles (ytd 1,339 mi.)
Run: 43 miles (ytd 539 mi.)

One small silo, one big blue sky.

Photo: 45-minute run, 2-hour gravel ride, 9:00 a.m., 35 degrees, Linn County, IA

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 0 yds (ytd 15,500 yds.)
Bike: 102 miles (ytd 1,239 mi.)
Run: 43 miles (ytd 496 mi.)

Not lost, just confused.

Photo: 6-mile run, 8:30 a.m., 30 degrees, Chicago, IL

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 3,000 yds (ytd 15,500 yds.)
Bike: 67 miles (ytd 1,137 mi.)
Run: 49 miles (ytd 453 mi.)

Tip to nephew: When your uncle says "smile," he really means "brace yourself."

Photo: 47-mile fixie ride, 2-mile run, 10:00 a.m., 50 degrees, Linn County, IA

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 2,400 yds (ytd 12,500 yds.)
Bike: 115 miles (ytd 1,070 mi.)
Run: 48 miles (ytd 404 mi.)

In a bit of a fix.

Photo: 30-mile single-speed ride, 4-mile run, 8:00 a.m., 30 degrees, Linn County, IA

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 3,500 yds (ytd 11,100 yds.)
Bike: 109 miles (ytd 955 mi.)
Run: 43 miles (ytd 356 mi.)

Welcome to Iowa:

WARNING
Unauthorized Persons
Apprehended On This Land
Will Be Charged With
Trespassing And
Prosecuted Under The
Iowa Trespass Law
Dogs Will Be Destroyed

Photo: 5-mile run, 6:00 a.m., 20 degrees, Marion, IA

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 1,400 yds (ytd 7,600 yds.)
Bike: 100 miles (ytd 846 mi.)
Run: 41 miles (ytd 315 mi.)

It's all a blur.

Photo: 15-mile run, 8:00 a.m., 10 degrees, Marion, IA

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 0 yds (ytd 6,200 yds.)
Bike: 85 miles (ytd 746 mi.)
Run: 45 miles (ytd 274 mi.)

Take a left at the moon.

Photo: 9-mile run, 8:00 a.m., 2 degrees, Linn County, IA

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 0 yds (ytd 6,200 yds.)
Bike: 85 miles (ytd 661 mi.)
Run: 35 miles (ytd 229 mi.)

On the (frozen) road to nowhere.

Photo: 13-mile run/12-mile ride, 8:00 a.m., 18 degrees, Linn County, IA

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 1,300 yds (ytd 6,200 yds.)
Bike: 80 miles (ytd 576 mi.)
Run: 33 miles (ytd 194 mi.)

Four seasons in four days... ugh.

Photo: 52-mile ride/2-mile run, 7:00 a.m., 45 degrees, Linn County, IA

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 0 yds (ytd 4,900 yds.)
Bike: 108 miles (ytd 494 mi.)
Run: 30 miles (ytd 161 mi.)

Here comes the fun...

Photo: 10-mile run, 8:00 a.m., 25 degrees, Marion, IA

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 2,600 yds (ytd 4,900 yds.)
Bike: 79 miles (ytd 386 mi.)
Run: 31 miles (ytd 131 mi.)

Where's Bowden?

Photo: 10-mile run, 6:00 a.m., -10 degrees, Marion, IA

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 0 yds (ytd 2,300 yds.)
Bike: 82 miles (ytd 307 mi.)
Run: 30 miles (ytd 100 mi.)

Photo: 3-mile run, 5:30 a.m., -24 degrees/-51 windchill, Marion, IA

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 0 yds (ytd 2,300 yds.)
Bike: 85 miles (ytd 225 mi.)
Run: 28 miles (ytd 70 mi.)

Thanks-but-no-thanks to the policeman who offered me a ride... and who was kind enough to snap a photo.

Photo: 8-mile run, 7:00 a.m., 20 degrees, Marion, IA

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 2,300 yds (ytd 2,300 yds.)
Bike: 79 miles (ytd 140 mi.)
Run: 28 miles (ytd 42 mi.)

Ride?

Photo: 2-hour single-speed ride, 15-minute run, 8:30 a.m., 18 degrees, single-digit windchill, Linn County, IA

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 2,300 yds (ytd 0 yds.)
Bike: 96 miles (ytd 61 mi.)
Run: 24 miles (ytd 14 mi.)

The Diesel made me do it.

Photo: Icy 6-mile run, 8:00 a.m., 30 degrees, Marion, IA

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 1,000 yds (ytd 139,550 yds.)
Bike: 84 miles (ytd 5,777 mi.)
Run: 26 miles (ytd 1,266 mi.)

Photo: 30-minute run, 30-minute ride, 6:00 p.m., -1 degree outside, Marion, IA

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 0 yds (ytd 138,550 yds.)
Bike: 56 miles (ytd 5,683 mi.)
Run: 18 miles (ytd 1,240 mi.)

-37 degree windchill courtesy of Mother Nature; light breeze courtesy of Cycleops.

Photo: 1-hour, 45-minute single speed ride, 9:00 a.m., 40 degrees, Linn County, IA

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 0 yds (ytd 138,550 yds.)
Bike: 76 miles (ytd 5,627 mi.)
Run: 21 miles (ytd 1,222 mi.)

A little snow, a little ice... plenty of gravel.

Photo: 1-hour, 45-minute single speed ride, 8:00 a.m., 20 degrees, Linn County, IA

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 0 yds (ytd 138,550 yds.)
Bike: 86 miles (ytd 5,551 mi.)
Run: 20 miles (ytd 1,201 mi.)

Stupid? Yes. Fun? Yes.

Photo: 5k Turkey Trot, 8:30 a.m., 25 degrees, Minneapolis, MN

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 2,700 yds (ytd 138,550 yds.)
Bike: 67 miles (ytd 5,466 mi.)
Run: 24 miles (ytd 1,181 mi.)

Photo: 3-hour single-speed ride, 8:00 a.m., 25 degrees, Linn County, IA

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 1,200 yds (ytd 135,850 yds.)
Bike: 84 miles (ytd 5,399 mi.)
Run: 22 miles (ytd 1,157 mi.)

SAY IT AIN'T SnOw

Photo: 6-mile run, 15-mile ride, 8:00 a.m., 30 degrees, Linn County, IA

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 2,700 yds (ytd 134,650 yds.)
Bike: 94 miles (ytd 5,315 mi.)
Run: 23 miles (ytd 1,135 mi.)

Photo: Winnnnnnnnnndy 3-hour single-speed ride, 9:00 a.m., 30 degrees, Linn County, IA

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 1,500 yds (ytd 131,950 yds.)
Bike: 103 miles (ytd 5,221 mi.)
Run: 19 miles (ytd 1,112 mi.)

Neither rain, nor sleet, nor snow... but all at once?

Photo: 49-mile single-speed ride with the birthday boyz, 9:00 a.m., 45 degrees, Linn County, IA

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 1,500 yds (ytd 130,450 yds.)
Bike: 130 miles (ytd 5,118 mi.)
Run: 10 miles (ytd 1,093 mi.)

The road MUCH less traveled.

Photo: windy 26-mile single-speed ride, 2-mile run, 8:00 a.m., 40 degrees, Linn County, IA

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 2,700 yds (ytd 128,950 yds.)
Bike: 111 miles (ytd 4,988 mi.)
Run: 12 miles (ytd 1,083 mi.)

Photo: 15-mile single-speed ride, 2-mile run, 8:00 a.m., 40 degrees, Linn County, IA

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 0 yds (ytd 126,250 yds.)
Bike: 63 miles (ytd 4,877 mi.)
Run: 6 miles

Home sweet home

Photo: pre-walk, 7:00 a.m., 60 degrees, Las Vegas, NV

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 2,600 yds (ytd 126,250 yds.)
Bike: 114 miles (ytd 4,814 mi.)
Walk: 10 miles

Photo: 45-mile road ride, 9:00 a.m., 60 degrees, Linn County, IA

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 1,000 yds (ytd 123,650 yds.)
Bike: 118 miles (ytd 4,700 mi.)
Walk: 19 miles

Photo: 60-mile road ride, 10:00 a.m., 70 degrees, Marion, IA

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 0 yds (ytd 122,650 yds.)
Bike: 161 miles (ytd 4,582 mi.)
Walk: 12 miles

Big Al takes one for the team.

Photo: 2-hour single-speed ride, 10:00 a.m., 60 degrees, Decorah, IA

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 3,000 yds (ytd 122,650 yds.)
Bike: 130 miles (ytd 4,421 mi.)
Walk: 12 miles

Photo: drizzly 3-hour single-speed ride, 7:00 a.m., 60 degrees, Linn County, IA

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 0 yds (ytd 119,650 yds.)
Bike: 111 miles (ytd 4,291 mi.)
Walk: 10 miles

Recovery.

Photo: pre-race, Burrito Union 10-Hour Triathlon, 7:00 a.m., 50 degrees, Pattison State Park, Superior, WI

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 4,500 yds (ytd 119,650 yds.)
Bike: 144 miles (ytd 4,180 mi.)
Run: 24 miles (ytd 1,065 mi.)

Before the deluge.

Photo: 5-mile run, 5:30 a.m., 50 degrees, Marion, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 3,200 yds (ytd 115,150 yds.)
Bike: 131 miles (ytd 4,036 mi.)
Run: 27 miles (ytd 1,041 mi.)

Is it possible to taper if one hasn't done any work?

Photo: 1,000-meter swim, 2-mile run, 11-mile ride, 2-mile run, 11-mile ride, 2-mile run, 11-mile ride, 2-mile run, 11-mile ride, 5:00 a.m., 60 degrees, Marion, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 4,100 yds (ytd 111,950 yds.)
Bike: 119 miles (ytd 3,905 mi.)
Run: 31 miles (ytd 1,014 mi.)

Brick by brick.

Photo: 11-mile run, 14-mile ride, 7:30 a.m., 60 degrees, Linn County, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 2,200 yds (ytd 107,850 yds.)
Bike: 142 miles (ytd 3,786 mi.)
Run: 30 miles (ytd 983 mi.)

Iowa revisited.

Photo: 2-mile run, 35-mile bike, 8:00 a.m., 60 degrees, Linn County, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 5,200 yds (ytd 105,650 yds.)
Bike: 109 miles (ytd 3,644 mi.)
Run: 31 miles (ytd 953 mi.)

Iowa.

Photo: 3-mile run, 77-mile bike, 2-mile run, 5:00 a.m., 60 degrees, Marion, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 3,700 yds (ytd 100,450 yds.)
Bike: 144 miles (ytd 3,535 mi.)
Run: 19 miles (ytd 922 mi.)

And so it begins.

Photo: Hike-a-bike with the single speed, 8:00 a.m., 45 degrees, Vail, Colorado

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 0 yds (ytd 96,750 yds.)
Bike: 144 miles (ytd 3,391 mi.)
Run: 23 miles (ytd 903 mi.)
Hike: A lot

Copper Mountain to Vail Pass to Wilder Gulch to Ptarmigan Pass to... WOW

Photo: 14-mile run, 9:00 a.m., 60 degrees, Vail, Colorado

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 3,800 yds (ytd 96,750 yds.)
Bike: 86 miles (ytd 3,247 mi.)
Run: 23 miles (ytd 880 mi.)

Up, up and away... and a gasp... and a wheeze.

Photo: 11-mile run/15-mile ride/2-mile run brick, 7:00 a.m., 70 degrees, Marion, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 6,600 yds (ytd 92,950 yds.)
Bike: 160 miles (ytd 3,161 mi.)
Run: 31 miles (ytd 857 mi.)

It's only closed if you stop.

Photo: 100k single-speed ride, 4k run, 9:00 a.m., 65 degrees, Linn County, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 3,500 yds (ytd 86,350 yds.)
Bike: 206 miles (ytd 3,001 mi.)
Run: 31 miles (ytd 826 mi.)