Training depends on your own level of fitness, so you’ve got to figure out how much you personally need. We typically start training in mid March on the warm days and with earnest in April; after daylight savings time begins we add a 6-9 mile midweek ride after work. This past year was our most aggressive schedule, starting with a weekend ride of 5 miles, and extending the length 5 miles each successive weekend. We were rained out one weekend so we only managed to get to the the 30 mile mark the weekend before the tour.

Week	Date	Event	Target Miles
1	03/12/2006
2	03/19/2006		5
3	03/26/2006		10
4		Midweek
	04/02/2006	Daylight Savings Time begin	15
5		Midweek
	04/09/2006	SUNDAY RIDE	20
6		Midweek
	04/16/2006	SUNDAY RIDE (EASTER)	25
7		Midweek
	04/23/2006	SUNDAY RIDE	30
8		Midweek
	04/30/2006	Lambertville Shad festival (29-30)	35
9		Midweek
	05/07/2006	Bike New York	42