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?