You and I can sit for hours about this. E-mail me directly if you like.

While mine doesn't come out and see he doesn't like it, he often has the same comments. I think it is the time away from him that he doesn't like. I've often point blank asked him about it and he denies it. He did try to bike with me and got hit by a car. (Still recooperating). I had to stop riding to take care of him, I was really depressed at that time.

I go in the early a.m. I start at 5:15 or 5:30 and am gone for an hour, this is my ritual. On weekends I go for 2-3 hours. I'm not into mileage as much as I like to ride hills somedays, flat land other days, etc. I'm planning on training for a century once my new bike comes in. My girls are way more understanding that dad is, the encourage me sometimes to go. It is funny if I'm in a foul mood they say "Mom go ride your bike for an hour, it'll improve your mood"

I cycle, this is what I do, period. I've never had anything before that I felt so dedicated in doing, so this is a first for him. I thrive when I cycle. I come home with a smile from ear to ear.

I don't know what to tell you, encourage him to go with you, encourage him to take up a hobby that he can do when you are gone. Tell him, this is your focus, ask him to be supportive.