I get this and you are 100% right.

But I'm also one of the people that's often bolting ahead, so let me provide my context:

I'm not fit (by any means), but I do have long strides. I go to nature to find peace and tranquillity, but normally I'm wound-up pretty tight.

I'm like a beagle, bouncing around - I need to burn off that energy. So, at the beginning I'll bolt on a head and wait, bolt off again, etc. Eventually, I'll "tucker myself out", I'll have found the peace and tranquillity that brought me to nature and then I can walk with the group.

If I don't "bolt off" and stay with the group, I'm either clipping the back of their heels (not fun for anyone) or I'm tripping over my feet. And if I'm in front, well I'm going to eventually bolt-off. Either way, it's not peaceful or fun for anyone.

That said, I am not one of those "oh hey, you finally caught up" type people. In fact, I make it a habit of waiting until the group is ready to go. I understand, they probably feel more pressure to take a shorter break (cause I've had an addition 10 minutes), but I can't control this.

I get you. It was so frustrating being the less in shape one when I hiked a giant cliff face. I'm pretty stubborn and 'strong-willed' or whatever, and even so it was a definite struggle to demand (because the little happy bouncers don't get any subtle suggestions) to take a break when I made it to the meeting point... and then they get frustrated because their break is now "too long."

They can rest at the next overlook

So pop a squat and let them breathe for a moment. That's what overlooks are for. Snack time.

Ah, I see. We're normalizing it over the course of time spent hiking. I was thinking too simplistically, in an atomized moment-by-moment sort of way