Hello

Hi, thought I'd introduce myself.

My name is Matt Sammler and I'm obviously from Iowa.

I did my first triathlon last summer and was hooked immediately. I'm looking at 3 this summer, with the focus being on an oly in August. My athletic background was that of a highschool football, basketball and baseball player. I ran track, but never over 200 yards so the endurance stuff is still fairly new to me. Swimming is not my strong suit, I don't have a problem with the sprint distances but I'm slow and wear myself out pretty easily. Biking is my favorite, though I'm dying for a new bike because my Trek 1200 (circa sometime in the 90's) is slow, heavy, and loud.

I've got an 8 month old daughter that rules my life, so training has happily taken a backseat this year.