Donna,
Keep it up! it will get easier
When I started out at 5AM, it was already 78. I looked at my thermometer for the high yesterday - 112.7! and people wonder why I ride in the morning
Did some climbing,(at a better pace, Practice works!) and then flew back down the hill at 30+. No wildlife,but did some other cyclists, was tempted to tell some to get some lights! Beats sleeping in