I rode a lot when I was a kid, culminating in the three years I lived in Peoria IL in my 20s where I rode daily. Then, not at all for years. Finally, I started riding again in 2017 after my doctor told me "to get some light exercise" whatever that means LOL. I ramped up considerably since then and then even more so starting in 2020 when I started having more free time and also that was when I found the forum and have learned so much in two years!
Never raced or been on a group ride though.