I am curious as to what others do to prepare for a multi-day tour? Do you work up to the number of miles you do or just get as much time in the saddle as possible. I am going on a 11 day ride in July and have a limited amount of time in the saddle due to work issues. I do commute 14 miles roundtrip to work and try to get a min. of 80 miles in on the weekend. The 7 miles home on my commute are uphill and i also commute with my bike packed to 30 pounds of weight in my panniers.

Just curious as to what others do?