Well Rested
I Find myself in the Phoenix International Airport this afternoon, waiting on my connecting flight to San Francisco.
You might be wondering what has happened to get me here, and why am I flying?
Well the past week was a very welcome rest that came my way.
After firing my sizzling 80 in Livermore, I was very burnt out from the non stop golf since January, and especially tired from the cross country drive I had just finished.
I was left with an option: stay in a hotel all week in California and basically waste time and money until today, or get in the car and drive up to Vancouver and surprise my girlfriend on her birthday with a visit.
I think it’s obvious what choice won out.
I hoped in my car first thing Tuesday morning and drove due north, only stopping for gas, nothing else. Needless to say I was very determined to see Chelsea.
I got into Surrey at 7 that night. 5AM to 7PM straight driving, it was a very focused drive. The mountains of Northern California were the best things I saw across the entire country. Mount Shasta National Park was absolutely stunning in its beauty and size.
I arrived to very welcome arms. I spent those 5 days purely relaxing and really getting prepared for these next 2 weeks in competition. I found a great practice facility that accommodated to me and will continue to every time I am in Surrey.
*Surrey will be my second Canadian home base*
So even with the break, I got in some great practice sessions, working out the rust from all the driving. I also experienced the great relief and security of un-packing the truck and knowing that I won’t have to load it up until early June.
For the next month and a half I will live the jet-set life, flying all across North America. With breaks every couple of weeks out in Vancouver. After all the driving I have done, a stress free flight is a very welcome change.
The break wasn’t all apple pie and ice cream. I experienced some minor anxiety attacks when it cam to travel arrangements for the next few months.
I was very stressed over all the details of booking flights and renting cars. I stresses me out because I am very worried about exhausting all of my funding too early in the season. Even though my team has assured me to only worry about the golf, it is hard to take my mind off the financial.
I have to come to terms with the idea that even if it costs a few more bucks, it is more beneficial to be rested and fully prepared for an event. Sure, it could have saved money to drive back down to the States, but I would have been tired and not fully ready to perform at my peak performance.
That’s what it is all about, making peak performance the most likely thing. I just have wrap my mind around peak performance not having a price tag associated with it.
I’ll keep you posted on how the event goes, but you can also check it out on the Canadian Tour website here.
