One more thing I forgot to mention...

When fighting the winds of the outbound ride, I think I had a terrible grimace on my face. I know I was growling or going," Gaaahhhhhrrr!" at one point. The race leaders started passing by in the other direction, already past the turnaround. One guy gave me a huge sh*t eating grin and yelled, "DAY-WEH!!!"

Dayweh?! What the heck does Dayweh mean? Jerk, I thought.

After I reached the turnaround and escaped the headwind, I suddenly realized why that elite rider was grinning so much.
He was yelling, "TAILWIND!" At that point, I felt like grinning, too.