My first group event with Zwift. I managed to show up at the right virtual place and the correct real time and so I joined a group of about 150 or so riders. Like most real rides I've been in, the leader quickly lost control of the pace. A group of 30 or so of us jumped into the lead and as the gap widened the leader asked us all to drop back and NOBODY did.
I spent most of the event hanging around the front 5-10 riders. The pace was quick for me and I was dripping wet compared to all my other Zwift events but I hung in there the whole way. If you look at the average speed and my watts you'll know I was really pushing hard to keep in the front group.
At .3 miles from the finish a group shot off the front and so I geared up to try to catch them. I caught one or two and finished, I believe, in the top 5 in this non-race.
It was fun. It was hard. And I think I would do it again; maybe just not as hard.
I skipped the after party because I have no idea what that even is.