You realize your are in the 50+ forum don't you?

I've discovered that this recovery time thing is real especially at our age. I feel great doing 30 miles each time I go out for a ride every once in a while but I don't think I can do it more that a couple of days back to back. It could be me but I just rode in to work twice last week (30 miles round trip) and even with one day rest in between, I couldn't push as hard as I usually do. So I took it easy and just rode at a comfortable pace. But your mileage may vary just like anything else...