It's been a week and a day since returning from South Korea. For the last eight days, I have been hanging out, seeing friends, sleeping at weird times, exercising occasionally, listening to a lot of music, and traveling. Currently I am in Cincinnati, OH with my parents.
I don't really see this time period away from rowing as the end of a season or the end of anything. I just see it as a time to rest. Our goals remain the same. Our goals never had anything to do with this year singularly. It is part of a bigger plan, a plan that we will continue following pretty soon.
That being said, I am enjoying taking it easy for a little bit. I think doing it "right" requires a serious amount of mental and physical energy and while I don't feel like I am quite there yet, I can't deny that resting feels really good right now. It seems like true rest comes from true work. This might be the first time where I feel like I honestly gave everything I had during each part of the year and now its time for some true rest. I remember reading Ida Sargent's blog( US national team skier and GRP member) this spring and being so impressed by how she kept herself on top of her game for her long world cup and world championship season. She made a point of saying how tough it is to stay fit, healthy, and mentally switched on for competition over that long period of time. I definitely had that in mind all summer. I saw that the people at the top of the sport could stay sharp and loose at the same time, throughout the racing season. I have never really had a full racing season, but I thought I handled it as close to Ida-like as possible.
Over the next couple of weeks, I will be x-training a little bit and collecting my thoughts in an effort to get ready to push again. I ran for 75 min this morning and hope to do a lot more running while I'm home.
I don't really see this time period away from rowing as the end of a season or the end of anything. I just see it as a time to rest. Our goals remain the same. Our goals never had anything to do with this year singularly. It is part of a bigger plan, a plan that we will continue following pretty soon.
That being said, I am enjoying taking it easy for a little bit. I think doing it "right" requires a serious amount of mental and physical energy and while I don't feel like I am quite there yet, I can't deny that resting feels really good right now. It seems like true rest comes from true work. This might be the first time where I feel like I honestly gave everything I had during each part of the year and now its time for some true rest. I remember reading Ida Sargent's blog( US national team skier and GRP member) this spring and being so impressed by how she kept herself on top of her game for her long world cup and world championship season. She made a point of saying how tough it is to stay fit, healthy, and mentally switched on for competition over that long period of time. I definitely had that in mind all summer. I saw that the people at the top of the sport could stay sharp and loose at the same time, throughout the racing season. I have never really had a full racing season, but I thought I handled it as close to Ida-like as possible.
Over the next couple of weeks, I will be x-training a little bit and collecting my thoughts in an effort to get ready to push again. I ran for 75 min this morning and hope to do a lot more running while I'm home.
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