I generally ride solo. During the week, I enjoy running solo also. On the weekends though, the runs are with a marathon training team. There's over 1200 on that team with many subteams. The teams go out staggered with the fastest teams leading out so the SAGs aren't overwhelmed. You can run it any way you like, just depends on your mood. Best thing is there's always someone within 100 yards for safety reasons. If you're a cat 6 type, it's hard to beat.