One of the reasons I'm interested in getting involved in Rando is because it does not cater specifically to faster riders. Everybody who finishes gets credit, and the time limits are lax enough that I can still make it on a touring bike... my only bike.
The local MS150 ride gets hammered by the local "Cat 6" race teams every year. They finish the first day in under 4 hours, I finish in about 7. When I get to the park, most of them have eaten, packed up their stuff, and headed to the hotel already. Other than the start, I don't even get to see them. I guess what bothers me the most about them is that they simply do not care about any kind of riding other than fast. Even on local group rides, they simply don't care for anything other than "as fast as possible" which does not interest me whatsoever.
I hope Rando does not morph into something catering to faster riders... I will never be one of them, nor do I want to be.