A leader who sprints ahead is just a person running alone.

Being fastest and being in charge are not the same job. Keep pulling away from the group and at some point you are not leading it, you are just doing your own thing at the front. Leading gets measured by whether anybody is still with you, which means holding a pace you could easily beat.

Look behind you this week in whatever group you are part of. Find the one person falling off and slow down enough for them to catch up. You lose a little speed and keep the whole group, which is the trade every good captain makes.