Just like to firstly say what a great place this is, i have been here reading advice for a few weeks and what i have read has helped me no end, so thank you all for that.
To introduce myself, i am female and fast approaching half a centry
My partner took up cycling around 18 months or so ago to loose weight and keep fit. I started around 6 months ago at his request and thought i would hate it but to my astonishment i loved it although the first time i rode a mile i thought i was going to die, and when i got home i wished i did, everything hurt. Now i am looking for some of your thoughts. partner and i thought taking up cycling together would be a good thing but it seems to be bringing us problems that we seem unable to agree on. He has riden in severl sportives over the last year completing them all, we are both signed up to do one in a month or so but he is trying to put me off riding a 60 mile one with him, he is much faster than i am and sometimes gets fustrated with me which leads to him riding in front of me so basically we are riding alone, he thinks i will not be able to keep up with him which is probably true but i think i would be able to complete the distance in the alloted time but nearer the end of the time rather than the beginning, i would like him to support me and ride with me how ever long it takes me. Now i know the times will be displayed on a web page for all to see and he might feel embarassed by his time but i still feel he should support me, we seem to be stuck at the moment with this so any ideas thoughts i would appreciate, i can ride 50 miles no prob but perhaps not as quick as he would.
thanks
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furry duck