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Fetch 400m. Not a great start - fell over the line and put my hands down. It got better from there, though! Ran a positive first 100m, relaxed down the back straight, then tried to pick it up from 200m. Finished strongly and though it hurt (lactic kicked in) my legs didn't give up on me. The headwind in the home straight was tricky. Felt sluggish all the way round but it's LHR day, so it's not surprising. Think I may have lost a second at the start and could go faster when feeling a bit sharper, so not a bad start. Ran in racing flats so couldn't use proper sprinting action on this, either, but knew I couldn't hold it for 400m so thought it was better to wear something a bit more supportive.