{"id":694,"date":"2020-09-11T13:23:12","date_gmt":"2020-09-11T12:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/?page_id=694"},"modified":"2022-12-22T16:14:10","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T16:14:10","slug":"if-headwinds-were-hills","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/help\/navigating-and-understanding-the-information\/if-headwinds-were-hills\/","title":{"rendered":"Feels Like Elevation\u2122"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/feels-like-1-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2299\" width=\"840\" height=\"840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/feels-like-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/feels-like-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/feels-like-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/feels-like-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/feels-like-1.png 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Imagine if the wind wasn&#8217;t an invisible enemy, sapping your power and bringing your speed to a crawl. myWindsock &#8216;Feels Like&#8217; Elevation turns each headwind into a satisfying hill to conquer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Put simply, the &#8216;Feels Like&#8217; Elevation is the equivalent elevation gain for the energy you expended battling the wind. If the effort you put into the headwind was a hill, this is how high you would have climbed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Capture-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"444\" height=\"136\" src=\"https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Capture-1.png\" alt=\"Capture\" class=\"wp-image-699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Capture-1.png 444w, https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Capture-1-300x92.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 444px) 85vw, 444px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a class=\"linkbutton\" style=\"font-size: 1.2em;\" href=\"\/\">Get Started<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>What affects my &#8216;Feels Like&#8217; Elevation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>All of your data feeds into the &#8216;Feels Like&#8217; algorithm. The biggest affects to your &#8216;Feels Like&#8217; Elevation are from<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Air Speed<\/li><li>Aerodynamics (CdA)<\/li><li>Weight<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2>It&#8217;s not all up hill<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tailwinds? Well they send you down hill, well relatively. On a hill, the tailwind may reduce the overall feel of the gradient. Or make a downhill, a little more downhill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>The &#8216;Feels Like&#8217; Chart<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This is an exciting chart to look at as it shows the accumulative up and down affect of your &#8216;Feels Like&#8217; elevation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/feelslike.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"181\" src=\"https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/feelslike-300x181.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/feelslike-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/feelslike.png 513w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Whilst the elevation profile indicates down hill out and up hill back, combine the feel of the headwind, the profile looks a lot different.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2>Add to your Strava Report<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The &#8216;Feels Like&#8217; metric can be added to your Strava Activities. To add to your Strava Reports check your <a href=\"\/my\/report\/\">report settings here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200918_103058000_iOS-e1600425498515.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200918_103058000_iOS-e1600425498515-300x280.png\" alt=\"20200918_103058000_iOS\" class=\"wp-image-718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200918_103058000_iOS-e1600425498515-300x280.png 300w, https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200918_103058000_iOS-e1600425498515.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2>Feels Like Gradient<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Point by Point data now gives a &#8216;Feels Like&#8217; gradient for each moment of your activity. This is the actual gradient adjusted for the affect of the wind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Capture-snip.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Capture-snip-300x188.png\" alt=\"Capture-snip\" class=\"wp-image-722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Capture-snip-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/mywindsock.com\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Capture-snip.png 586w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2>Could you Everest a headwind?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;re excited to see if anyone can hit 8,848 metres of &#8216;Feels Like&#8217; elevation. No hills are required, just find a headwind strong enough and an activity long enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a class=\"linkbutton\" style=\"font-size: 1.2em;\" href=\"\/\">Get Started<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine if the wind wasn&#8217;t an invisible enemy, sapping your power and bringing your speed to a crawl. myWindsock &#8216;Feels Like&#8217; Elevation turns each headwind into a satisfying hill to conquer. Put simply, the &#8216;Feels Like&#8217; Elevation is the equivalent elevation gain for the energy you expended battling the wind. 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