Originally Posted by
WhyFi
I set out for some self-inflicted pain today, but got a little more than I bargained for. Copy/pasta from Strava - The plan was a sub-5-hour solo century attempt. I was tracking well, but the wind really kicked up as the morning wore on. By mile 70 or so, it was clear that (in addition to inflicting emotional damage) the 10-mile headwind section was making me bleed more time than I could make up on the tailwind section, so I pulled the plug.
Anyway, yeah - that hurt. Damn wind - it sucks blows.
Yeah, funny how that works, innit? You gain a couple mph on the tailwind side, but lose at least twice that on the headwind side. I think I've seen a maximum 3-5 mph boost with a tailwind vs about a 5-10 mph loss in the other direction.