invisible hills

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i got in late after last night's state semi-final basketball game, so i didn't get out of bed very early. i woke up at 5:00, but fell right back to sleep and didn't stir again until 7:00. crazy! i got up and got dressed and headed out on the highway. it was WINDY! i could barely hang onto a 12.5mph average over the first half of my loop to, through and back from conway springs. even when i was on the flats, pushing hard, i could only eke out a an occasion burst of 14.0mph "speed"! the first 15.14 miles took me 1:12:53. when i turned back west, the change was almost immediate. i was on the "downhill" side of the invisible hills, wind at my back. i "rested" my legs for a few miles, recovering from the nastiness of the first half of the ride, then put the hammer to it, hitting 30mph on one downhill. when i turned south onto argonia road, i cranked it up over 20mph and kept it up there for most of the rest of the trip home. i completed the second half, a 15.39-mile wind assisted speed fest, in 0:47:59. that's a 19.2mph average! love it. for those who are wondering, our girls pulled out an overtime win over a very tough wilson county squad. at one point, we were behind by seven points, the biggest deficit we've faced all year. we haven't been behind by even one point very often. this afternoon at 4:00, we play for the championship against hutchinson's central christian. go, lady raiders! (30.53 miles @ 15.2mph)