[jhynesrockmtn]

Depending on your goals, you may consider some coaching as you get started. Carmichael Training Systems has virtual coaches. I attended one of their camps several years back in a year where my group did several centuries, an ultra marathon around Mt. Rainier, etc. We were specifically concerned with climbing but the training techniques we learned applied to all aspects of what we were doing. We learned about our VO2 max and how to use that for training, recovery rides, group riding, building up endurance, etc. Ride with more experienced folks who have similar goals and have fun.