Took Friday off from work and road 56 miles up through North Central Connecticut and South Central Massachusetts. Hadn't done this route in a while ... I knew the first section was a long climb but had forgotten the difficulty (for me!) of the middle part of the ride. Survived and took Saturday off from riding ... went for a short hike with the dog in the early morning then a couple mile hike with my wife. Sunday, did an easy 23 mile ride.