Yeah, that could be true. I can hang onto the back of those women, but to be competitive with them I would have to sacrifice a lot of time to train. I don't regret moving up though, I thought I did at one time. But after many talks with myself I prefer the challenge and bringing up the rear rather than not working as hard and taking top 5.
However, there are days I miss how relaxed Cat 2 is, no elite attitudes or cliques.