Hello JPPE. It is good to hear your take. You are a much faster rider than me, by far. Therefore, your comment does gets to what I have been thinking. Just ride the distances, at a reasonable pace and back off the times. Next question is: Did you have riding partners you had to slip away from? I do have a few guys and one younger female, that I normally ride with at events that I will need to let go. Did you do the same?