heavy lifting with no payoff

so the crew got together down in joliet for the sudden centuary. i could have been a really good ride to prep for the bone ride. it was crazy windy even at 730 in the morning. we were 10 strong and rolled out. we did get to take a lap on the chicagoland speedway, and i took a few pics. other than that i was too scared to take my hands off the bars to grab a cliff bar, let alone snap pics. lots of heavy lifting was necessary with tough head and crosswinds. long story short.. we opten not to do the extra lap for the full 100, we opted for 75 miles instead. we finally got the tailwind, which was sweet, but the last 10 miles was on a bike path, so the payoff was pretty weak. we all agreed that that was not the most fun we could have had. i think everyone will feel the effects today as all were taking their turns at the front.