Photo: 45-mile ride, 7:00 a.m., 45 degrees, Linn County, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 3,600 yds (ytd 68,400 yds.)
Bike: 135 miles (ytd 2,286 mi.)
Run: 41 miles (ytd 667 mi.)

One of THOSE days.

Photo: metric century, 8:00 a.m., 50 degrees, Linn County, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 3,100 yds (ytd 64,800 yds.)
Bike: 136 miles (ytd 2,151 mi.)
Run: 38 miles (ytd 626 mi.)

Big Diesel breaking wind... so to speak.

Photo: 5-mile run, 7:30 a.m., 70 degrees, Scottsdale, Arizona

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 0 yds (ytd 61,700 yds.)
Bike: 104 miles (ytd 2,015 mi.)
Run: 35 miles (ytd 588 mi.)

Photo: 3-hour ride, 6:30 a.m., 35 degrees, Linn County, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 4,600 yds (ytd 61,700 yds.)
Bike: 169 miles (ytd 1,911 mi.)
Run: 36 miles (ytd 553 mi.)

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.

Photo: 2-hour run/2.5-hour ride, 8:30 a.m., 26 degrees, Linn County, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 3,800 yds (ytd 44,700 yds.)
Bike: 105 miles (ytd 1,255 mi.)
Run: 39 miles (ytd 364 mi.)

I think they meant 'NO' not 'SLOW.'

Photo: 3-hour gravel ride, 7:30 a.m., 26 degrees, Linn County, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 6,300 yds (ytd 40,900 yds.)
Bike: 120 miles (ytd 1,150 mi.)
Run: 35 miles (ytd 325 mi.)

Cold, alone and havin' a blast.

Photo: 3-hour gravel ride, 10:00 a.m., 30 degrees, Linn County, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 5,300 yds (ytd 34,600 yds.)
Bike: 108 miles (ytd 1,030 mi.)
Run: 32 miles (ytd 290 mi.)

How many days 'til spring?

Photo: 14-mile run, 7:00 a.m., -2 degrees, Marion, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 3,500 yds (ytd 39,300 yds.)
Bike: 118 miles (ytd 922 mi.)
Run: 32 miles (ytd 258 mi.)

Soooooooooo tired of it.

Photo: 2-hour single-speed ride, 7:00 a.m., 15 degrees, Marion, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 3,300 yds (ytd 35,800 yds.)
Bike: 94 miles (ytd 804 mi.)
Run: 29 miles (ytd 226 mi.)

An outdoor ride...what a concept.

Photo: 13-mile run, 7:00 a.m., 5 degrees, Marion, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 3,300 yds (ytd 32,500 yds.)
Bike: 92 miles (ytd 710 mi.)
Run: 26 miles (ytd 197 mi.)

Heat wave.

Photo: 12-mile run, 7:30 a.m., -3 degrees, Marion, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 6,300 yds (ytd 29,200 yds.)
Bike: 92 miles (ytd 618 mi.)
Run: 28 miles (ytd 171 mi.)

If the heat had been on, I'd have stopped.

Photo: 11-mile run, 7:30 a.m., -7 degrees, Marion, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 2,000 yds (ytd 22,900 yds.)
Bike: 97 miles (ytd 526 mi.)
Run: 29 miles (ytd 143 mi.)

After a break for a blizzard, it's back below zero.

Photo: 10-mile run, 7:30 a.m., 20 degrees, Marion, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 5,900 yds (ytd 22,900 yds.)
Bike: 87 miles (ytd 429 mi.)
Run: 21 miles (ytd 114 mi.)

Photo: 10-mile run, 7:30 a.m., 16 degrees, Marion, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 4,100 yds (ytd 17,000 yds.)
Bike: 91 miles (ytd 342 mi.)
Run: 22 miles (ytd 93 mi.)

That's above zero.

Photo: 5-mile run, 7:00 a.m., room temperature, Marion, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 6,000 yds (ytd 12,900 yds.)
Bike: 77 miles (ytd 243 mi.)
Run: 16 miles (ytd 71 mi.)

The view from the dreadmill.

Photo: 10-mile run, 8:30 a.m., 30 degrees, Decorah, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 2,400 yds (ytd 6,900 yds.)
Bike: 88 miles (ytd 166 mi.)
Run: 26 miles (ytd 55 mi.)

Weekend with the in-laws means a run with one of the outlaws.