Any advice or plan for my situation is appreciated:

I recently moved(for work) about 3 hours from everyone I know. I'm slowly making friends here and work has been lovely.

I haven't been cycling as much as I would like to, because I have this nagging worry that I'm going to break my bike, get lost, or get into an accident and there is no one for me to call. Last night was the first time I have really spent serious time on my bike and that was going repeatedly on a 5 mile loop around my place on my mtb as the roads around my place have serious debris.

I generally prefer road cycling, so I'm missing my other bike.

I tried the local cycling group, but the problem I'm having is that there is a BIG difference between their B and C groups. The 'social' ride is only about 8-10 miles and goes so slow and truly a social-let's chitchat while on bikes-not what I'm looking for. Their B group does much longer rides, but go so fast that I'm not able to keep up.....so there lies my dilemna. I explained my concerns during a group ride and basically left with the impression that I just had to train more to get faster (duh, but who do I go to help me train?)

Any and all opinions welcome.