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.)

Photo: after an 80-mile road ride, 2-mile run, 10:00 a.m., 70 degrees, Linn County, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 3,100 yds (ytd 82,850 yds.)
Bike: 155 miles (ytd 2,795 mi.)
Run: 28 miles (ytd 795 mi.)

Yes, they do.

Photo: 8-mile run, 7:00 a.m., 70 degrees, Manhattan Beach, California

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 1,700 yds (ytd 79,750 yds.)
Bike: 104 miles (ytd 2,640 mi.)
Run: 27 miles (ytd 767 mi.)

Photo: 8-mile run, 7:00 a.m., 60 degrees, Marion, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 5,700 yds (ytd 78,050 yds.)
Bike: 77 miles (ytd 2,536 mi.)
Run: 25 miles (ytd 740 mi.)

Amazing how a 1,000-year flood greens things up.

Photo: 100k single-speed ride, 4k run, 9:00 a.m., 70 degrees, Linn County, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 1,900 yds (ytd 72,350 yds.)
Bike: 135 miles (ytd 2,459 mi.)
Run: 31 miles (ytd 715 mi.)

Photo: 500-yd swim, 15-mile bike, 5k run, 8:00 a.m., 70 degrees, Pleasant Creek State Park, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 2,050 yds (ytd 70,450 yds.)
Bike: 138 miles (ytd 2,324 mi.)
Run: 17 miles (ytd 684 mi.)

Never a good sign, Kevin.

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.