1 00:00:10,669 --> 00:00:14,869 Speaker 1: My Heart podcasts, hear more kiss podcasts, playlists and listen 2 00:00:14,909 --> 00:00:16,468 Speaker 1: live on the Free I heard. 3 00:00:17,389 --> 00:00:18,988 Speaker 2: Hey go it after and everyone Willem Moody, hope you 4 00:00:19,029 --> 00:00:21,069 Speaker 2: having a brilliant drive home Woodrow. We've got a very 5 00:00:21,189 --> 00:00:26,308 Speaker 2: very special guest in Nat Gribau. Nat has completed the 6 00:00:26,389 --> 00:00:30,029 Speaker 2: Hawaiian iron Man at eighty years old. Nat, Welcome to 7 00:00:30,029 --> 00:00:31,829 Speaker 2: Willemoddy so good to have you on here. 8 00:00:31,909 --> 00:00:34,589 Speaker 3: Thanks really thanks for having me. 9 00:00:34,949 --> 00:00:37,429 Speaker 2: What does a Hawaiian iron Man consist of? 10 00:00:38,349 --> 00:00:40,989 Speaker 4: Well, all iron Man consists of the same thing. A 11 00:00:41,069 --> 00:00:43,348 Speaker 4: two point four mile swim and one hundred and twelve 12 00:00:43,429 --> 00:00:46,349 Speaker 4: mile bake and then a marathon twenty six point two 13 00:00:46,388 --> 00:00:47,188 Speaker 4: miles running. 14 00:00:47,668 --> 00:00:50,389 Speaker 2: Wow, So for everyone playing at home, that's a three 15 00:00:50,429 --> 00:00:53,909 Speaker 2: point eight k swim, one hundred and eighty k bike ride, 16 00:00:53,989 --> 00:00:55,749 Speaker 2: and a forty two point two k run which is 17 00:00:55,828 --> 00:01:00,229 Speaker 2: a full marathon. And why is Hawaii considered the most difficult. 18 00:01:00,029 --> 00:01:02,749 Speaker 4: Because of the elements, the heat and humidity, in the wind. 19 00:01:02,989 --> 00:01:05,749 Speaker 4: The water is beautiful, it was a little rough this year. 20 00:01:06,429 --> 00:01:09,869 Speaker 4: The course isn't that hilly, the bake course, it's got 21 00:01:09,909 --> 00:01:12,749 Speaker 4: some hills, but it's really the wind, the cross winds 22 00:01:13,109 --> 00:01:16,389 Speaker 4: that kind of get you kind of knocked a little 23 00:01:16,429 --> 00:01:19,509 Speaker 4: bit to your side, and then the heat and humidity, 24 00:01:19,549 --> 00:01:22,269 Speaker 4: which you really had to stay on top of your nutrition, 25 00:01:22,549 --> 00:01:25,789 Speaker 4: your water, your salt intake and all of that so 26 00:01:25,829 --> 00:01:26,789 Speaker 4: you don't cramp up. 27 00:01:27,189 --> 00:01:28,829 Speaker 1: If I can just take you back then to if 28 00:01:28,829 --> 00:01:31,268 Speaker 1: I'm at this correct, you're sixty years old or fifty 29 00:01:31,349 --> 00:01:34,229 Speaker 1: nine years old when you do your first triathlon, Is 30 00:01:34,269 --> 00:01:34,629 Speaker 1: that right? 31 00:01:35,589 --> 00:01:36,029 Speaker 3: That's right. 32 00:01:36,309 --> 00:01:38,189 Speaker 1: I'm getting to the age where running is getting a 33 00:01:38,189 --> 00:01:40,989 Speaker 1: bit difficult. The ankle hurts, my knee hurts, and I 34 00:01:40,989 --> 00:01:44,029 Speaker 1: feel like I'm just starting to slow down a little bit. 35 00:01:44,549 --> 00:01:47,269 Speaker 1: It's adding twenty years to my life. And then I'm 36 00:01:47,269 --> 00:01:48,629 Speaker 1: doing my first triathlons. 37 00:01:48,789 --> 00:01:51,469 Speaker 4: Yeah, I have to go backtrack. I started running in 38 00:01:51,469 --> 00:01:54,709 Speaker 4: my late thirties early forties. Yeah, so had I had 39 00:01:54,789 --> 00:01:57,949 Speaker 4: better runner. I found that running was a quick thing 40 00:01:57,989 --> 00:02:00,309 Speaker 4: to do to get into good shape. I was kind 41 00:02:00,309 --> 00:02:03,349 Speaker 4: of embarrassed that I had never learned to swim. Everybody 42 00:02:03,429 --> 00:02:06,509 Speaker 4: was doing a sprint triathlon, all my friends, and so 43 00:02:06,589 --> 00:02:08,549 Speaker 4: I had one of my daughters come to do this 44 00:02:08,788 --> 00:02:11,948 Speaker 4: in part for me. So she did that, and then 45 00:02:11,989 --> 00:02:13,789 Speaker 4: I did the bike in the run, and I just 46 00:02:13,948 --> 00:02:16,589 Speaker 4: loved it. I loved all the people. I love the energy. 47 00:02:16,749 --> 00:02:19,549 Speaker 4: I loved the competitiveness, so I said, I've got to 48 00:02:19,629 --> 00:02:21,909 Speaker 4: learn to swim, so I can do this, you know, 49 00:02:21,949 --> 00:02:22,709 Speaker 4: by myself. 50 00:02:22,949 --> 00:02:24,549 Speaker 1: But I'm not sure if today was a training die 51 00:02:24,629 --> 00:02:26,869 Speaker 1: or not. But can I get an understanding of what 52 00:02:26,909 --> 00:02:27,269 Speaker 1: you'll do? 53 00:02:27,429 --> 00:02:31,389 Speaker 4: Everything is an I did a run last year for 54 00:02:31,429 --> 00:02:34,629 Speaker 4: the first time, I started doing some strength work. So 55 00:02:34,829 --> 00:02:38,269 Speaker 4: I go and work with a strength trainer and I 56 00:02:38,309 --> 00:02:39,949 Speaker 4: did a strength workout. 57 00:02:40,509 --> 00:02:44,069 Speaker 2: Nice do that today. Double the doubles, the run and. 58 00:02:44,149 --> 00:02:48,309 Speaker 4: The strength training. For an ironman or half ironman, you 59 00:02:48,469 --> 00:02:51,029 Speaker 4: have a lot of doubles. But I'm you know, I'm retired, 60 00:02:51,189 --> 00:02:52,029 Speaker 4: I have. 61 00:02:53,229 --> 00:02:55,389 Speaker 2: You're icy, No, it's not. It's not the way. I'm 62 00:02:55,429 --> 00:02:58,869 Speaker 2: not questioning the workload. That's that's not the impressing part 63 00:02:58,869 --> 00:02:59,189 Speaker 2: of these. 64 00:02:59,349 --> 00:03:01,629 Speaker 4: But I don't I don't know what eighty feels like, 65 00:03:01,669 --> 00:03:05,269 Speaker 4: but I don't feel eighty if eighty feels old. So 66 00:03:05,749 --> 00:03:09,309 Speaker 4: I just love it. And I love having a horror workout, 67 00:03:09,349 --> 00:03:12,469 Speaker 4: and I love the feeling of satisfaction after doing a 68 00:03:12,469 --> 00:03:15,788 Speaker 4: hard workout. So you know, it's just part of what 69 00:03:15,829 --> 00:03:17,029 Speaker 4: I like to do. 70 00:03:17,229 --> 00:03:18,069 Speaker 2: That's awesome, mazing. 71 00:03:18,109 --> 00:03:19,709 Speaker 1: Was there a bit of sledging when you were doing 72 00:03:19,749 --> 00:03:23,549 Speaker 1: the Hawaiian iron Man, not like when you're overtaking people 73 00:03:23,549 --> 00:03:25,429 Speaker 1: on the run. Was a little bit like, come on, 74 00:03:25,589 --> 00:03:27,269 Speaker 1: I'm eighty Oh I. 75 00:03:27,269 --> 00:03:37,869 Speaker 3: Don't overtake Yeah, no, no no, I just plod along 76 00:03:38,149 --> 00:03:39,909 Speaker 3: my little slow pace. 77 00:03:40,109 --> 00:03:44,269 Speaker 4: I don't I don't need to try to overtake anybody. 78 00:03:44,469 --> 00:03:46,789 Speaker 2: So I think the world record the oldest finish of 79 00:03:46,789 --> 00:03:51,269 Speaker 2: an iron Man World Championship remains Hiromu Inada, who was 80 00:03:51,349 --> 00:03:54,989 Speaker 2: eighty five when he finished in twenty eighteen. Is that 81 00:03:55,069 --> 00:03:57,229 Speaker 2: is that a goal of yours in five years time? 82 00:03:57,469 --> 00:04:01,269 Speaker 4: Well, I don't generally compete against the men, so I 83 00:04:01,309 --> 00:04:02,349 Speaker 4: you know it's not goal. 84 00:04:04,109 --> 00:04:04,309 Speaker 3: You know. 85 00:04:04,509 --> 00:04:07,229 Speaker 4: I'm that was great for him, But. 86 00:04:07,229 --> 00:04:10,829 Speaker 2: Can you see yourself doing iron Man's in five years? 87 00:04:10,949 --> 00:04:14,869 Speaker 4: I can see myself doing another iron Man. Yes, everybody 88 00:04:15,389 --> 00:04:17,868 Speaker 4: has plans and you just have to see how your. 89 00:04:17,789 --> 00:04:18,989 Speaker 3: Body holds up. 90 00:04:19,269 --> 00:04:20,388 Speaker 2: Something's out of your hands. 91 00:04:20,549 --> 00:04:24,029 Speaker 1: My grandparents, I've got one grandfather who's remained out of 92 00:04:24,069 --> 00:04:28,068 Speaker 1: my four grandparents, and his favorite thing to do is 93 00:04:28,149 --> 00:04:30,829 Speaker 1: to just go to the cafe and get a scone 94 00:04:31,069 --> 00:04:34,189 Speaker 1: and some tea. It's just that's his day. He absolutely 95 00:04:34,229 --> 00:04:36,789 Speaker 1: loves it. I'm interested when you go to these catch ups. 96 00:04:37,269 --> 00:04:40,669 Speaker 1: Are you punching a protein shake or something, or do 97 00:04:40,709 --> 00:04:41,988 Speaker 1: we still enjoy tea and scones. 98 00:04:43,189 --> 00:04:46,349 Speaker 4: I just have a regular diet. I don't avoid anything. 99 00:04:46,429 --> 00:04:50,229 Speaker 4: I eat sweets and I went out for dinner with 100 00:04:50,309 --> 00:04:54,629 Speaker 4: a group of triathlon girlfriends. I had a nice, big chocolate, 101 00:04:55,949 --> 00:04:59,789 Speaker 4: kind of pretty dessert with chocolate chips on top, and 102 00:04:59,869 --> 00:05:01,109 Speaker 4: it was delicious. 103 00:05:03,309 --> 00:05:07,988 Speaker 2: That's great. Natalie Gribau is the oldest female iron Man 104 00:05:08,149 --> 00:05:11,589 Speaker 2: finishing the Hawaii I'm man sixteen hours, forty five minutes. 105 00:05:11,829 --> 00:05:12,789 Speaker 1: Again that is. 106 00:05:13,749 --> 00:05:15,549 Speaker 2: Let me just run through those stats again for me. 107 00:05:15,629 --> 00:05:16,868 Speaker 2: Now what that consists of. 108 00:05:17,349 --> 00:05:20,029 Speaker 4: It's a two point four mile swim, a one hundred 109 00:05:20,069 --> 00:05:23,629 Speaker 4: and twelve mile bike, and a marathon a twenty six 110 00:05:23,669 --> 00:05:24,589 Speaker 4: point two mile run. 111 00:05:24,829 --> 00:05:27,829 Speaker 2: Right, So, if you struggled today at work, get a 112 00:05:27,869 --> 00:05:30,068 Speaker 2: grip of yourself, or. 113 00:05:30,029 --> 00:05:32,189 Speaker 1: Maybe you skipped your morning workout and we're no, it's 114 00:05:32,669 --> 00:05:34,469 Speaker 1: a bit hard today, a bit hard today. 115 00:05:35,189 --> 00:05:36,909 Speaker 2: Now, it's been so nice to talk to you. It's 116 00:05:36,949 --> 00:05:38,709 Speaker 2: been such an inspiration. Thanks so much for coming on, 117 00:05:38,749 --> 00:05:39,029 Speaker 2: Will and. 118 00:05:39,029 --> 00:05:41,909 Speaker 3: Woody, Oh, thanks for having me. It's nice to meet 119 00:05:41,949 --> 00:05:42,349 Speaker 3: you guys.