I did a ride in January called The Stagecoach Century... headwinds that day were for the ENTIRE 50 miles out to lunch... gusts of 30-50mph... many people turned around at the first SAG and went home... it was borderline unsafe... we were also CLIMBING a false flat... about 2% almost the whole way out... I say almost because there were a couple climbs that were like 12-14%... all into a headwind.

I was exhausted. It takes a LOT of energy... I imagine it like a big hand pushing against my chest as I try to move forward... I didn't even bother to look at our speed... you just have to know that you won't be as fast into that kind of wind...

It took us 4 hours to get to go 50 miles to lunch... the ride back, slightly downhill with a tailwind was maybe one of the most fun things EVER! We rode for4-5 miles at 28mph without ever pedaling... freakin great! We did the 50 miles back in 2 1/2 hours.