Notes
I feel incredibly fortunate to have been able to run at such a great meet. But honestly not too sure what happened today and upset I couldn't prove my deserving-ness to be there.
Excited but relaxed going in. Felt very strong at the beginning and went out aggressive but at a pace I felt that I could keep the whole time. I rolled through a few laps feeling confident and relatively smooth over the barriers but then lap paces just dropped drastically towards the second half. Pretty disappointed in today's performance other than having better form over the barriers.
I was even quite hydrated going in. Drank at least 100oz before the race so I don't think dehydration was the issue.
I may consider starting to take my inhaler again now that (more) allergies and hotness are upon us. My throat had felt like it was closing up more than normal and it took a while to get it back to normal. It was also really hard to talk for a few hours after the race.
My inhaler usually makes me feel kind of spazzy but I feel like that's worth it if I can breathe better. Worth a try at least.