It’s an obvious thing to say - but when I tune into the chat during group cycle races when I’m running - there’s a lot of communication between the group - telling individuals to slow down (or speed up) - the chat makes it a team event.
You cannot run and type and it’s dangerous to try and do so.
I’m not sure what the answer is. It’s a shame that the Pride On 5k are short enough that competent runners can thrash through them with no consideration for what the Pride runs are about, and no consideration for the other runners.