Photo: 4-mile run, 7:00 a.m., 70 degrees, New York City, New York

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 2,200 (ytd 135,000 yds.)
Bike: 34 (ytd 2,403 mi.)
Run: 45 miles (ytd 836 mi.)

When in Central Park...

Photo: 13-mile run, 10-mile bike, 1-mile swim, 9:00 a.m., 70 degrees, Linn County, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 2,900 (ytd 132,800 yds.)
Bike: 73 (ytd 2,369 mi.)
Run: 39 miles (ytd 791 mi.)

Photo: 12-mile run, 9:00 a.m., 50 degrees, Eagle County, Colorado

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 3,500 (ytd 129,000 yds.)
Bike: 43 (ytd 2,296 mi.)
Run: 35 miles (ytd 752 mi.)


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Photo: 13-mile run, 9:30 a.m., 60 degrees, Eagle County, Colorado

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 5,400 (ytd 125,500 yds.)
Bike: 71 (ytd 2,253 mi.)
Run: 51 miles (ytd 717 mi.)

Photo: 30-mile fixie ride, 2-mile run, 1-yard mowed, 1-mile swim, 8:30 a.m., 73 degrees, Linn county, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 3,000 (ytd 120,100 yds.)
Bike: 50 (ytd 2,182 mi.)
Run: 47 miles (ytd 666 mi.)

Desolation Road

Photo: 41-mile ride, 1-mile swim, 6:00 a.m., 70 degrees, Marion, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 4,600 (ytd 117,100 yds.)
Bike: 105 (ytd 2,132 mi.)
Run: 40 miles (ytd 619 mi.)

Photo: 53-mile ride, 7-mile run, 1 yard mowed, 1-mile swim, 11:00 a.m., 80 degrees, Marion, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 4,300 (ytd 112,500 yds.)
Bike: 123 (ytd 2,027 mi.)
Run: 35 miles (ytd 579 mi.)

Quadathlon.

Photo: 38-mile ride, 7-mile run, 1-mile swim, 11:00 a.m., 80 degrees, Marion, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 7,100 (ytd 108,200 yds.)
Bike: 104 (ytd 1,904 mi.)
Run: 33 miles (ytd 544 mi.)

No one said swim, bike, run couldn't be bike, run, swim.

Photo: 10-mile run, 7:00 a.m., 65 degrees, Apple Valley, Minnesota

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 5,900 (ytd 101,100 yds.)
Bike: 82 (ytd 1,800 mi.)
Run: 31 miles (ytd 511 mi.)

The loneliness of the long-distance runner…minus the lonely part.

Photo: 7-mile run, 7:00 a.m., 50 degrees, Kirkland, Washington

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 1,100 (ytd 95,200 yds.)
Bike: 55 (ytd 1,718 mi.)
Run: 22 miles (ytd 480 mi.)

Photo: 24-mile bike, 6:00 a.m., 60 degrees, Linn County, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 5,400 (ytd 94,100 yds.)
Bike: 61 (ytd 1,673 mi.)
Run: 27 miles (ytd 448 mi.)

Photo: 6-mile run, 7:00 a.m., 45 degrees, Decorah, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 7,000 (ytd 88,700 yds.)
Bike: 91 (ytd 1,612 mi.)
Run: 30 miles (ytd 421 mi.)

Photo: 1-mile swim, 8-mile run, 27-mile bike, 6:00 a.m., 45 degrees, Linn County, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 5,600 (ytd 81,700 yds.)
Bike: 91 (ytd 1,521 mi.)
Run: 27 miles (ytd 391 mi.)

Photo: Bike-Run-Bike-Run-Bike-Run-Bike-Run, 8:00 a.m., 50 degrees, Linn County, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 3,400 (ytd 76,100 yds.)
Bike: 107 (ytd 1,430 mi.)
Run: 24 miles (ytd 364 mi.)

Photo: After the 38-mile ride, 4-mile run, 10:00 a.m., 45 degrees, Linn County, Iowa

Weekly activity log:

Swim: 6,000 (ytd 72,700 yds.)

Bike: 100 (ytd 1,323 mi.)

Run: 20 miles (ytd 340 mi.)

Dog days are coming…right?

Photo: 30-mile ride, 2-mile run, 8:30 a.m., 45 degrees, Lin County, Iowa

Weekly activity log:

Swim: 6,000 (ytd 66,700 yds.)

Bike: 74 (ytd 1,223 mi.)

Run: 23 miles (ytd 320 mi.)

Photo: 5-mile run, 5:30 a.m., 55 degrees, Scottsdale, Arizona

Weekly activity log:

Swim: 1,200 (ytd 55,300 yds.)

Bike: 70 (ytd 1.024 mi.)

Run: 20 miles (ytd 281 mi.)

Photo: 30-mile ride, 5-mile run, 9:00 a.m., 33 degrees, Linn County, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 5,400 (ytd 54,100 yds.)
Bike: 100 (ytd 954 mi.)
Run: 25 miles (ytd 261 mi.)

Photo: 90-minute ride, 60-minute run, 9:00 a.m., 30 degrees, Linn County, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 4,000 (ytd 48,700 yds.)
Bike: 107 (ytd 854 mi.)
Run: 21 miles (ytd 236 mi.)

Photo: 1-hour ride, 3-mile run, 8:00 a.m., 17 degrees, Linn County, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 4,000 (ytd 44,700 yds.)
Bike: 97 (ytd 747 mi.)
Run: 15 miles (ytd 215 mi.)

Shortcut.

Photo: 30-mile fixie ride, 1-mile run, 7:00 a.m., 28 degrees, Linn County, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 5,800 (ytd 40,700 yds.)
Bike: 101 (ytd 651 mi.)
Run: 4 miles (ytd 200 mi.)

Photo: 90-minute fixie ride, 9:00 a.m., 28 degrees, Linn County, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 5,000 (ytd 34,900 yds.)
Bike: 86 (ytd 550 mi.)
Run: 10 miles (ytd 196 mi.)

Spring? Please?

Photo: 8-mile run, 7:00 a.m., -12 degrees, Marion, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 0 (ytd 29,900 yds.)
Bike: 72 (ytd 464 mi.)
Run: 21 miles (ytd 186 mi.)

March…just sayin'.

Photo: 6-mile run, 12-mile bike, 5:30 a.m., 6 degrees, Marion, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 5,600 (ytd 29,900 yds.)
Bike: 50 (ytd 392 mi.)
Run: 23 miles (ytd 165 mi.)

Streetlight, moonlight. It's back toward sub-zero we go.

Photo: 6-mile run, 10-mile bike, 6:30 a.m., -2 degrees, Marion, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 5,600 (ytd 24,300 yds.)
Bike: 58 (ytd 342 mi.)
Run: 21 miles (ytd 142 mi.)

There are worse places to walk out the door for a run.

Photo: 3-mile run, 8 a.m., 45 degrees, Scottsdale, Arizona

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 1,800 (ytd 18,700 yds.)
Bike: 53 (ytd 284 mi.)
Run: 16 miles (ytd 121 mi.)

There are worse places to walk out the door for a run.

Photo: 4-mile run, 6 a.m., 45 degrees, Scottsdale, Arizona

Weekly activity log:

Swim: 5,000 (ytd 16,900 yds.)

Bike: 54 (ytd 231 mi.)

Run: 20 miles (ytd 105 mi.)

A welcome break from winter.

Photo: 7-mile run, 11-mile bike, 9 a.m., -4 degrees, Marion, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 4,600 (ytd 11,900 yds.)
Bike: 44 (ytd 177 mi.)
Run: 25 miles (ytd 85 mi.)

Eyecicle

Photo: 7-mile run, 11-mile bike, 9 a.m., 20 degrees, Marion, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 2,800 (ytd 7,300 yds.)
Bike: 63 (ytd 133 mi.)
Run: 23 miles (ytd 60 mi.)

Photo: sick day, on the couch, 69 degrees

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 2,900 (ytd 4,500 yds.)
Bike: 35 (ytd 70 mi.)
Run: 6 miles (ytd 27 mi.)

Funny how they just know when you're not feeling so hot.

Photo: 7-mile runs, Bertram and Decorah, Iowa, 8 a.m., 0 degrees

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 3,100 (ytd 1,600 yds.)
Bike: 38 (ytd 35 mi.)
Run: 23 miles (ytd 21 mi.)

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?