numbers:

Friday: Oak Park to Lincoln City, NE: 517miles/ 832km
Sat: to Fort Collins, CO: 489 miles/786 km
Tuesday: to Boise, ID: 751 miles/1208 km
Wed.: to Florence, OR: 510 miles/820km
Monday: to Seattle, WA: 345 miles/555km
Tuesday: to Penticton, BC: 329 miles/529 km
Tueday: to Seattle/Portland: 329/529 km and  172 miles/276 km
Thursday: to Salt Lake City: 766 miles/1232 km
Friday: to Fort Collins, CO: 456 miles/732 km
Saturday: to Iowa City, IA: 786 miles/ 1264km
Sunday: to Oak Park, IL 216 miles/347 km

One might wonder why the shortest day of all is the very last....in fact, is it possible, that as I plan this itinerary, that I'm Not anxious to return home? On the contrary, i think I owe it to Iowa City to check it out.  I've heard that they have a mean co-op and who knows, maybe I'll add it to my ever growing list of midwestern cities that rock?

and in the name of ironman, itself, let's look at the numbers:
2.4 miles /3.86 km
112 miles/180km
26,2 miles/42.16km