Everyone has offered excellent advice - setting a goal now for the ride in August is a great start.

My suggestion is to get into the habit of making stretching part of your cool down routine. Stretching causes oxygen to move to the muscles improving the circulation and healing your muscles. Stretching also reduces your chance of experiencing soreness following a ride.

Remember that your mental attitude will have a lot to do with your success - if you think you can do it ... you can and will.

DH and I are in training for the MS 150 ride scheduled for early August - makes me smile to think that training includes getting out on my bike instead of dusting!