So camp is over and I am back in Hawaii... I got the best hug ever from Moana when she came to get me at the airport yesterday. She is so sweet. Before I left for AZ I kept telling her that I was going away for a little while but that I would come back. Last night before bed she looked at me and said You came back. Indeed. I reminded her that I might go away sometimes but that I would always come back.
What's interesting and what I did not expect (or maybe I just didn't think about it enough?) was how much emotional energy I would spend at camp... and how much I might need to decompress when I got home. But when you're gone for 12 days you actually come home and sort of owe a lot of people a lot of time and energy... but when you just spent all your energy on your athletes it can be fairly tough to manage. I swear all weekend I was 'on'... every training session was more than just a physical test... Training with people all the time (especially when I was in charge and felt responsible) was way more mentally and emotionally draining than simply heading out on my own for a solo session. I was worthless by the time I got home yesterday. Seriously just skipped dinner and curled up in a little ball and went to bed. Luckily Scott totally understood that (he was surprised I was still awake at 7PM). I slept 10 hours last night and woke up today ready to play catch up. :)
Camp was absolutely one of the highlights of my year... totally awesome... so awesome in fact that I am already planning my next one! Though I will tell you, right now I am seriously looking forward to getting back to some of my normal solo training simply to decompress. I'm thinking an easy jog this afternoon is going to start that process!
5 comments:
Time away from family is hard I know. I don't like to do it. I like my little routine. :)
Glad you had a good time though, and it is always good to get back to normal sometimes.
I like getting out of normal to shake things up, and returning back is nice too.
Change the shoes of life up once in a while you know. :)
Good luck Michelle with everything. :)
xo
oh. I can only imagine your physical and mental fatigue of the travel, training, and coaching. Glad you are home safe with your family. xo
I was wondering how your first day home was! I can only imagine how spent you were… AND we weren't even that BAD to you Sunday night ;)
Thanks for everything! I can't wait until the next one.
Camps with athletes are a blast. But it is definitely work. You need a few days off now. Welcome home. ;)
OH I know, isn't that the truth! I swear, I would be totally OUT of it for days upon my return and usually got sick...just so much ON and GO...after 14 days and camps...So, enjoy some downtime!
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