I've had a few slow months having been pretty busy with other stuff. I've got 5-6 weeks to shape up for my 69 mile ride-your-age-ride. Last year I did 70 miles with 5000' of climbing and I refuse to backslide. The one thing I have going for me is I have mysteriously dropped 20+ lbs since then which will really help with the climbing, but I've got to sneak in a few 50+ mile training rides. I usually get up by 0500 and I've accelerated my morning schedule to get out of the house by 0700 to ride: coffee/breakfast, feed the horses, feed the dog, ride. It's still a bit dark at 0700, but I can be on the bike NLT 0715.