March started happy ended sad

what a mixed month march was. It started really well but ended really badly...in a way that made me question whether to continue....well more whether i could be bothered continuing really.

At the start of march something great happened....i got my hands on my new bike that i want to take me into T2 of IMUK. after much deliberation, window shopping..internet researching and question asking i made the decision to buy a Ribble Nero RC full carbon road bike. Its an absolute cracker. it rides amazing...Shimano 105's all over make it feel totally precise, Its fast enough on the downhill bits and climbs like a billy goat on the uphill bits. spending over £1000 on a bike will always place a bit of worry in your mind (especially when your no expert and everybody has their own opinions) but i'm honestly thrilled to bits with it.

Then a couple of weeks into March my beloved dog Corky died. he'd been battling an illness for months and we finally had to give up as we couldn't seem him in pain any longer. It was heartbreaking to lose my best pal and i totally lost motivation for a few weeks and considered calling it off.
We didn't run the planned Reading half marathon and just about everything suffered. But I came out of the rut and got going again and actually finished the month strongly.
so back on track now...starting to see massive cycling improvements but the swimming is suffering...but I'll keep going on that one.
Numbers for March then
Swim 2.6 miles (i know i know)
Bike 126 miles
Run 52 miles

I think its going pretty well. i have days when i seriously doubt myself...days when i think i can do it. only one way to find out i guess........
JFDI