Marni, a long time ago I posted a formula that my engineer husband Chris gave me that explains why you suffer more from a headwind than you benefit from turning around and using it as a tailwind. It was a comforting and amusing way to quantify headwind suffering. I will try to dig it up for you. And 20 miles of headwinds IS a long ride.
Chris actually came out to Texas last May and did this ride: https://sites.google.com/site/texasstampede1200/. And, he said, out of the three and a half days, about three were headwind days. I believe I remember hearing the phrase "soul-sucking headwinds". But he had a great time and really likes the Texas randos.
Put your feet up and know you had a hard-workin' day.
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02-15-2014, 04:15 PM #1
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02-15-2014, 05:15 PM #2
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Marni - we were fighting those same winds today.
Salsa - could you point me to that little formula??"Susie" - 2012 Specialized Ruby Apex, not pink/Selle SMP Lite 209
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02-15-2014, 06:28 PM #3
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I promise I'll post it on this thread when I unearth it.
"My predominant feeling is one of gratitude. I have loved and been loved;I have been given much and I have given something in return...Above all, I have been a sentient being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has been an enormous privilege and an adventure." O. Sacks
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