I don't think that's it. Tuohy didn't look very good in the 1500. Something's wrong. I think she made the right decision to not run the 5k.
Nothing is wrong with her physically
She went through 1100 in 3:03.95 or 4:10 pace
Sounds like no big deal for someone that has run 4:06 or about that pace in DMRs, right?
Wrong, because she was the rabbit today and in those other races had someone/s else to draft behind
4:10 solo the whole way is akin to 4:06 being towed the whole way
Athletes like KT so used to winning often have trouble bouncing back quickly from defeat, but that doesn't mean she's soft psychologically either, it's just human nature
We have no idea what happened. Could have been something physical.