I started riding again last month - June 11th, to be precise. My first rides I was beat if I pushed it to 3 miles. I added a little more every day, and have ridden all but 3 days in that time. I now do 7-10 miles on my morning pre-breakfast rides, and on Sundays we go to a local bike path and have been doing about 18 miles. If you increase a bit at a time, you'll be surprised how quickly your distance can increase.