Did the N2 today.
The group was positively noodling along. I actually stayed with them for the first 12 miles, when I realized that they were noodling because half were going out to Sugarloaf - an 85 mile ride - and so were saving themselves.
That suited me just fine.
These group rides are really funny. It's like watching television with the remote control in your hand. Ride for a while with one guy. Chat for a bit. Catch up since the last time you rode with him last week/two weeks ago/whatever. Then, move up the line to an old friend, and chat with her for a while. Then, fall back and talk about an upcoming racing clinic with an old pro. And on and on it goes. Talking with one...change the channels, chat with another...change the channel, talk with someone else.
Regardless, it's a GREAT way to pass the morning, and it makes 40 miles go by in a heartbeat.
By the way...DH did the 85 mile route, and - as predicted - they did NOT noodle the whole way. Poor guy is beat!