you can do it! just keep riding! make sure to take at least one rest day a week! that's VERY important!

for me... i always, ALWAYS take the day before a big ride off as a rest day... it works for me!

the day after a big ride is always a recovery (easy spin.... avoid hills) ride! the length depends on what my legs feel like (depend on what the long ride was)

i've done big rides a week apart... and actually have 2 big rides scheduled 6 days apart coming up... a double metric this sunday (with lots of climbing) and a 10,000+ climbing century the following saturday... i plan to recovery ride sunday and ride regular (including climbing) tues-thurs...

i've come to realize there's a lot of mental... think positively! YOU CAN DO IT!

just keep on riding!!!!!!

p.s. if you are going to "relax"... i'd do it in the few days immediately after the first ride... then get right back into riding.... riding.... riding!