Yea, this finally makes sense now that I train using CF methods.
All the other coaches I was under had programs that were constructed in a way where going 100% in competition felt out of place because we never ran in the 95%+ range. That is sad being that we were all sprinters.
To add insult to injury, I ran well more out of being scared then actually making an effort to go through all my stages of the race properly (e.g., React to gun, block clearance, drive phase, ect)