Tara Davis-Woodhall It rarely slows down.

As a 25-year-old track and field star returning home women’s long jump gold -most Paris Olympics As she prepares for the start of a new season this summer, Davis-Woodhall tells PEOPLE she’s “riding the wave” of Olympic victory.

“I really am all over the place,” Davis-Woodhall says. announced the collaboration with shoe brand Tecovas for a special launch of their popular products Sadie And Daisy Golden boots on November 7th.

“So I’m still riding the wave this week, but now that it’s time for the season to restart, I think there’s a little bit of anxiety about it,” the Olympian says.

Davis-Woodhall says her anxiety has turned into “overwhelming emotions” and admits that while starting the new season is certainly “exciting” for her, it is also “nerve-wracking”.

Months after winning the gold medal, her husband Davis-Woodhall Hunter Woodhall Moreover I brought home a gold medal this summer He says he still hasn’t gotten used to his new title as Olympic champion – in the 400 meters T62 race at the Paralympics.

“It’s still so crazy to see a picture of me with a gold medal around my neck or to see people going to events saying Olympic gold champion Tara Woodhall. It’s still so weird.”

Davis-Woodhall is also deciding to find a more permanent home for her gold medal, which is currently in the Olympian’s purse. “Yes, she comes everywhere with me,” she tells PEOPLE. “I’m sure he’ll have a home, a special place in our office or something, but right now he’s just living in my bag.”

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couple, who got married at a vineyard in Texas He recently moved to Kansas in October 2022. Davis-Woodhall said they took the step after their mutual coach took a job at Kansas State University. “Hunter and I thought it would be best to follow him and continue our athletics careers because we want to go to LA 2028 (Olympics).”

Davis-Woodhall says the change of scenery was “nice” and that she enjoyed the slower pace of life in Kansas. “I love the country, I like not being in a big city; it’s not for me.”

Looking ahead to 2025, the Texas-born athlete says he is working on a new goal. “It will be about embracing the feeling of being the new Olympic champion, going out and jumping, and competing for the joy of it.”

Now that she’s won the gold medal, Davis-Woodhall says, “There’s nothing nagging at me anymore, like, ‘I need to be this, I need to have this.’ 2025 should be the year where we expand on what we’ve done this year and rebuild.”