But that does not mean he is not hungry to see the heights he can reach over the next four years.
The Olympic shot putter and his wife welcomed their first daughter in October, and Walsh is loving life as a new father.
"It’s been a big challenge and stuff like that, but I’ve really kind of enjoyed it," Walsh told the Otago Daily Times.
"It’s definitely put a bit of perspective on life."
The 33-year-old, who aggravated a groin injury during his second throw at the Paris Olympics, ruling him out of medal contention, said it had been good to have something grounding him outside the shot put circle.
Becoming a father made him become more organised, juggling training, physio appointments and everything else that came with life at the elite level.
"But it has been good to kind of take away ... like, she has no clue what I’m doing, right?
"So she doesn’t care if I come home grumpy. It does definitely put a perspective on things.
"Also knowing that I’m in charge of someone else’s life too, which is a bit scary sometimes, but at the moment we’re going pretty well."
Walsh enjoyed a visit to Dunedin at the weekend — "Dunedin always puts it on" — to regain his national title for the first time since 2022.
Defending champion Jacko Gill was ruled out with a niggle in his warm-up.
Walsh won with a season-best throw of 21.24m, and was consistent throughout with throws of 21.11m, 20.40m, 20.85m, and 20.96m.
Heading into Paris last year, Walsh was in great form.
He won silver at the world indoor championships in Glasgow with a distance of 22.07m and became the most decorated male shot putter at the event. He joined Valerie Adams as a five-time Kiwi world indoor medallist.
Looking ahead to the next cycle, Walsh believes he still has plenty left in the tank.
He returns to the international circle at the world indoor championships in China later this month.
"I feel I’ve got some maturity on my side.
"I’ve seen it all before. There’s not really anything I haven’t seen in my 13 years of being a pro shot putter now.
"It’s going to be a good four years and I’m in a real good spot right now.
"The ball’s not quite going as far as what I’d want it. But physically I’m in a good spot and I really just want to keep knocking on that door and seeing where it’s going in two weeks’ time."
