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Why would you feel more drag when running into a wind than if you where running with the wind?

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The air drag is a force that is proportional to your speed relative to the wind.

Let V be the speed of the wind and v be your speed. Assume that both have the same direction. Your speed relative to the wind would be equal to V-v.

If your speed goes in the opposite direction as the speed of the wind, then your speed relative to the wind would be V+v.

Then, your speed relative to the wind is greater if you run into the wind than if you run with the wind, which causes more drag when running into a wind.

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