For your consideration: REvents

Joy ride on 2014 Harris-Roubaix course

With all of the excellent cycling events offered in the Valley, I submit the REvent model as an excellent method of recreation.  Get out the week after an event and do it again or for the first time if you missed it on the day.  Do it unsupported.  Do it with your buddies.  Do it by yourself.  Do it faster or slower or on a different bike.  Do your favorite part twice.  Do it on your terms.  The point is, right after an event, course markings are fresh, trails are cleared, and you can enjoy a different experience than when the clock is ticking.  Consider the possibilities of the Shenandoah Valley CentuRE, the HarRE-Roubaix, the Stokesville Sixty/FortRE, or the Shenandoah Mountain One HundREd.  There's fun to be had that fits your schedule, and aside from an adjustment here or there, the planning is done for you.  Try it.
-DL