How to get faster? or maybe just ride alone?

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

What is considered fast? How Fast do you want to be?

'Fast' is very different for different people depending on lots of factors, but how flat or hilly the area they ride in will be a major factor.
In general, someone who lives in Florida is going to be way faster than someone who lives in hilly parts of Vermont, all other factors being equal.