[QUOTE=mtnwalker] . I was beaten psychologically thinking "OMG, why am I so slow and weak today?" Kept telling myself "Its the headwind, its the headwind" as I pounded, coasted, and wheezed.

i think headwinds are the biggest spirit robbing conflict riding any distances. you just can't really get away from them, they are persistant. the fairing on my recumbenthalps some, but like you said, going the other way, with the wind pushing is fun!