A brutal day. Total time of 6:21:51 (31st of 93 in my age group). Actual splits were: 34:45 (14th); 6:40; 3:23:57 (49th); 4:51; 2:11:40 (37th). Key points: Recovering from groin strain 5 weeks ago hampered training; dealing with significant allergies for 8 weeks; water temp for swim was 56 degrees and air temp was 48 degrees at start, which made it tough to get going on bike. Bike course was super rolling with several very steep climbs. I should have purchased a smaller front chainring (or swapped out my rear cassette for an 11-28 or 11-32), as I ran out of gears and would have climbed much faster with less energy. Quads were zapped after 3hrs 24 mins on bike. Had to resort to run/walk for last 6 miles on run. Proud I finished. Weather was nice and winds were light.