Photo: Post-race, 11:00 a.m., 80 degrees, Decorah, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 3,400 yds (ytd 227,500 yds.)
Bike: 11 miles (ytd 3,573 mi.)
Run: 9 miles (ytd 923 mi.)

Tired... really, really tired.

Photo: Pre-race recon, 2:00 p.m., 70 degrees, Lake Placid, New York

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 10,400 yds (ytd 224,100 yds.)
Bike: 145 miles (ytd 3,562 mi.)
Run: 34 miles (ytd 914 mi.)

2,400 miles of driving,
36 hours in the car,
140.6 miles of racing,
Hours later than expected,
To the right side of the finish line.

Photo: 10-mile run, 8:00 p.m., 70 degrees, Half Moon Bay, California

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 2,500 yds (ytd 213,700 yds.)
Bike: 64 miles (ytd 3,417 mi.)
Run: 24 miles (ytd 880 mi.)

Taper + Vacation = Time well spent... I hope

Photo: 75-minute ride/30-minute swim brick, 8:00 a.m., 50 degrees, Half Moon Bay, California

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 12,100 yds (ytd 211,200 yds.)
Bike: 149 miles (ytd 3,353 mi.)
Run: 24 miles (ytd 856 mi.)

Photo: 35-mile ride, 6:30 a.m., 72 degrees, north of Marion, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 10,000 yds (ytd 199,100 yds.)
Bike: 165 miles (ytd 3,204 mi.)
Run: 35 miles (ytd 832 mi.)

Knee high by the 4th of July... and then some.

Photo: 9-mile run, 5:30 a.m., 66 degrees, Marion, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 9,500 yds (ytd 189,100 yds.)
Bike: 182 miles (ytd 3,039 mi.)
Run: 42 miles (ytd 797 mi.)

Photo: 3,400 yds in the drink, 4:45 a.m., 50 degrees, Marion, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 9,700 yds (ytd 179,600 yds.)
Bike: 196 miles (ytd 2,857 mi.)
Run: 34 miles (ytd 755 mi.)

The early way to start the day.

Photo: Flat-shortened bike/run brick, 5:30 a.m., 50 degrees, outside Marion, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 8,600 yds (ytd 169,900 yds.)
Bike: 180 miles (ytd 2,661 mi.)
Run: 39 miles (ytd 721 mi.)

pssssssssssssssssssssss

Photo: Following a small swim, small bike and small run, comes an even smaller award. 1:00 p.m., 70 degrees, Marion, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 6,150 yds (ytd 161,300 yds.)
Bike: 94 miles (ytd 2,481 mi.)
Run: 18 miles (ytd 682 mi.)

Photo: 2.5-hour run-bike-run, 6:00 a.m., 50 degrees, Decorah, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 7,200 yds (ytd 155,150 yds.)
Bike: 117 miles (ytd 2,387 mi.)
Run: 30 miles (ytd 664 mi.)

You CAN go home again.

Photo: 30-mile bike ride, 5:30 a.m., 50 degrees, somewhere northwest of Toddville, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 8,000 yds (ytd 147,950 yds.)
Bike: 172 miles (ytd 2,270 mi.)
Run: 37 miles (ytd 634 mi.)

Going to work early instead of going to work early.

Photo: 70-mile bike, 6-mile run brick, 6:30 a.m., 55 degrees, Linn County, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 8,000 yds (ytd 139,950 yds.)
Bike: 148 miles (ytd 2,098 mi.)
Run: 36 miles (ytd 560 mi.)

Good weather, good miles, great company...

Photo: 8-mile run, 7:00 p.m., 70 degrees, in front of the high school, Marion, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 8,700 yds (ytd 131,950 yds.)
Bike: 147 miles (ytd 1,950 mi.)
Run: 38 miles (ytd 524 mi.)

Photo: Following a wonderfully warm and sunny 1-hour ride/2-hour run, 10:00 a.m., 60 degrees, Marion, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 8,400 yds (ytd 123,250 yds.)
Bike: 134 miles (ytd 1,803 mi.)
Run: 34 miles (ytd 486 mi.)

Welcoming committee...

Photo: 9-mile run, 8:30 p.m., 50 degrees, Marion, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 8,300 yds (ytd 114,850 yds.)
Bike: 131 miles (ytd 1,669 mi.)
Run: 31 miles (ytd 452 mi.)

Photo: 7-mile run, 6:30 a.m., 32 degrees, Marion, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 8,750 yds (ytd 106,550 yds.)
Bike: 118 miles (ytd 1,538 mi.)
Run: 30 miles (ytd 421 mi.)

Enough already

Photo: 10-mile run, 5:30 a.m., 20 degrees, Armstrong Field

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 7,800 yds (ytd 97,800 yds.)
Bike: 142 miles (ytd 1,420 mi.)
Run: 38 miles (ytd 391 mi.)

Back to the track...

Photo: Post-2.5-hour run/bike brick, 5:30 p.m., 50 degrees, Marion, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 8,500 yds (ytd 90,000 yds.)
Bike: 122 miles (ytd 1,278 mi.)
Run: 30 miles (ytd 353 mi.)

Back in the nick of time...

Photo: Post-2.5-hour run/bike brick, 8:30 a.m., 62 degrees, Marion, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 5,050 yds (ytd 81,500 yds.)
Bike: 104 miles (ytd 1,156 mi.)
Run: 30 miles (ytd 323 mi.)

pfast3r?

Photo: 3-hour bike/run brick, 6:30 a.m., 25 degrees, Bertram, Iowa

Weekly activity log:
Swim: 8,300 yds (ytd 76,450 yds.)
Bike: 118 miles (ytd 1,052 mi.)
Run: 34 miles (ytd 293 mi.)

Not until it's over.