I did an easy 10 miles with some friends, one of whom has not been on a bike in 10 years (thus only 10 miles)...and one of whom regularly does STP and Cycle Oregon etc.

Now I was itching to ride....and I was out ahead of the others by a wide margin...I would slow down to wait and then they'd fall back again. At the end, some of them remarked on how strong I was (!!!!!!!!!!) ; even DH said I was just uncatchable today.

who... me? seriously...I was kind of shocked (and WAY stoked) at what a better rider I am getting to be.

was it wrong of me to leave the group? i mean if I went with some of you guys, I'd be eating your dust and probably whining.... would that make me a hypocrit?