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Speaker 1 (00:10):
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Speaker 2 (00:17):
Hey go it after and everyone Willem Moody, hope you
having a brilliant drive home Woodrow. We've got a very
very special guest in Nat Gribau. Nat has completed the
Hawaiian iron Man at eighty years old. Nat, Welcome to
Willemoddy so good to have you on here.
Speaker 3 (00:31):
Thanks really thanks for having me.
Speaker 2 (00:34):
What does a Hawaiian iron Man consist of?
Speaker 4 (00:38):
Well, all iron Man consists of the same thing. A
two point four mile swim and one hundred and twelve
mile bake and then a marathon twenty six point two
miles running.
Speaker 2 (00:47):
Wow, So for everyone playing at home, that's a three
point eight k swim, one hundred and eighty k bike ride,
and a forty two point two k run which is
a full marathon. And why is Hawaii considered the most difficult.
Speaker 4 (01:00):
Because of the elements, the heat and humidity, in the wind.
The water is beautiful, it was a little rough this year.
The course isn't that hilly, the bake course, it's got
some hills, but it's really the wind, the cross winds
that kind of get you kind of knocked a little
bit to your side, and then the heat and humidity,
which you really had to stay on top of your nutrition,
(01:22):
your water, your salt intake and all of that so
you don't cramp up.
Speaker 1 (01:27):
If I can just take you back then to if
I'm at this correct, you're sixty years old or fifty
nine years old when you do your first triathlon, Is
that right?
Speaker 3 (01:35):
That's right.
Speaker 1 (01:36):
I'm getting to the age where running is getting a
bit difficult. The ankle hurts, my knee hurts, and I
feel like I'm just starting to slow down a little bit.
It's adding twenty years to my life. And then I'm
doing my first triathlons.
Speaker 4 (01:48):
Yeah, I have to go backtrack. I started running in
my late thirties early forties. Yeah, so had I had
better runner. I found that running was a quick thing
to do to get into good shape. I was kind
of embarrassed that I had never learned to swim. Everybody
was doing a sprint triathlon, all my friends, and so
I had one of my daughters come to do this
in part for me. So she did that, and then
(02:11):
I did the bike in the run, and I just
loved it. I loved all the people. I love the energy.
I loved the competitiveness, so I said, I've got to
learn to swim, so I can do this, you know,
by myself.
Speaker 1 (02:22):
But I'm not sure if today was a training die
or not. But can I get an understanding of what
you'll do?
Speaker 4 (02:27):
Everything is an I did a run last year for
the first time, I started doing some strength work. So
I go and work with a strength trainer and I
did a strength workout.
Speaker 2 (02:40):
Nice do that today. Double the doubles, the run and.
Speaker 4 (02:44):
The strength training. For an ironman or half ironman, you
have a lot of doubles. But I'm you know, I'm retired,
I have.
Speaker 2 (02:53):
You're icy, No, it's not. It's not the way. I'm
not questioning the workload. That's that's not the impressing part
of these.
Speaker 4 (02:59):
But I don't I don't know what eighty feels like,
but I don't feel eighty if eighty feels old. So
I just love it. And I love having a horror workout,
and I love the feeling of satisfaction after doing a
hard workout. So you know, it's just part of what
I like to do.
Speaker 2 (03:17):
That's awesome, mazing.
Speaker 1 (03:18):
Was there a bit of sledging when you were doing
the Hawaiian iron Man, not like when you're overtaking people
on the run. Was a little bit like, come on,
I'm eighty Oh I.
Speaker 3 (03:27):
Don't overtake Yeah, no, no no, I just plod along
my little slow pace.
Speaker 4 (03:40):
I don't I don't need to try to overtake anybody.
Speaker 2 (03:44):
So I think the world record the oldest finish of
an iron Man World Championship remains Hiromu Inada, who was
eighty five when he finished in twenty eighteen. Is that
is that a goal of yours in five years time?
Speaker 4 (03:57):
Well, I don't generally compete against the men, so I
you know it's not goal.
Speaker 3 (04:04):
You know.
Speaker 4 (04:04):
I'm that was great for him, But.
Speaker 2 (04:07):
Can you see yourself doing iron Man's in five years?
Speaker 4 (04:10):
I can see myself doing another iron Man. Yes, everybody
has plans and you just have to see how your.
Speaker 3 (04:17):
Body holds up.
Speaker 2 (04:19):
Something's out of your hands.
Speaker 1 (04:20):
My grandparents, I've got one grandfather who's remained out of
my four grandparents, and his favorite thing to do is
to just go to the cafe and get a scone
and some tea. It's just that's his day. He absolutely
loves it. I'm interested when you go to these catch ups.
Are you punching a protein shake or something, or do
(04:40):
we still enjoy tea and scones.
Speaker 4 (04:43):
I just have a regular diet. I don't avoid anything.
I eat sweets and I went out for dinner with
a group of triathlon girlfriends. I had a nice, big chocolate,
kind of pretty dessert with chocolate chips on top, and
it was delicious.
Speaker 2 (05:03):
That's great. Natalie Gribau is the oldest female iron Man
finishing the Hawaii I'm man sixteen hours, forty five minutes.
Speaker 1 (05:11):
Again that is.
Speaker 2 (05:13):
Let me just run through those stats again for me.
Now what that consists of.
Speaker 4 (05:17):
It's a two point four mile swim, a one hundred
and twelve mile bike, and a marathon a twenty six
point two mile run.
Speaker 2 (05:24):
Right, So, if you struggled today at work, get a
grip of yourself, or.
Speaker 1 (05:30):
Maybe you skipped your morning workout and we're no, it's
a bit hard today, a bit hard today.
Speaker 2 (05:35):
Now, it's been so nice to talk to you. It's
been such an inspiration. Thanks so much for coming on,
Will and.
Speaker 3 (05:39):
Woody, Oh, thanks for having me. It's nice to meet
you guys.
My Heart podcasts, hear more kiss podcasts, playlists and listen
live on the Free I heard.
Speaker 2 (00:17):
Hey go it after and everyone Willem Moody, hope you
having a brilliant drive home Woodrow. We've got a very
very special guest in Nat Gribau. Nat has completed the
Hawaiian iron Man at eighty years old. Nat, Welcome to
Willemoddy so good to have you on here.
Speaker 3 (00:31):
Thanks really thanks for having me.
Speaker 2 (00:34):
What does a Hawaiian iron Man consist of?
Speaker 4 (00:38):
Well, all iron Man consists of the same thing. A
two point four mile swim and one hundred and twelve
mile bake and then a marathon twenty six point two
miles running.
Speaker 2 (00:47):
Wow, So for everyone playing at home, that's a three
point eight k swim, one hundred and eighty k bike ride,
and a forty two point two k run which is
a full marathon. And why is Hawaii considered the most difficult.
Speaker 4 (01:00):
Because of the elements, the heat and humidity, in the wind.
The water is beautiful, it was a little rough this year.
The course isn't that hilly, the bake course, it's got
some hills, but it's really the wind, the cross winds
that kind of get you kind of knocked a little
bit to your side, and then the heat and humidity,
which you really had to stay on top of your nutrition,
(01:22):
your water, your salt intake and all of that so
you don't cramp up.
Speaker 1 (01:27):
If I can just take you back then to if
I'm at this correct, you're sixty years old or fifty
nine years old when you do your first triathlon, Is
that right?
Speaker 3 (01:35):
That's right.
Speaker 1 (01:36):
I'm getting to the age where running is getting a
bit difficult. The ankle hurts, my knee hurts, and I
feel like I'm just starting to slow down a little bit.
It's adding twenty years to my life. And then I'm
doing my first triathlons.
Speaker 4 (01:48):
Yeah, I have to go backtrack. I started running in
my late thirties early forties. Yeah, so had I had
better runner. I found that running was a quick thing
to do to get into good shape. I was kind
of embarrassed that I had never learned to swim. Everybody
was doing a sprint triathlon, all my friends, and so
I had one of my daughters come to do this
in part for me. So she did that, and then
(02:11):
I did the bike in the run, and I just
loved it. I loved all the people. I love the energy.
I loved the competitiveness, so I said, I've got to
learn to swim, so I can do this, you know,
by myself.
Speaker 1 (02:22):
But I'm not sure if today was a training die
or not. But can I get an understanding of what
you'll do?
Speaker 4 (02:27):
Everything is an I did a run last year for
the first time, I started doing some strength work. So
I go and work with a strength trainer and I
did a strength workout.
Speaker 2 (02:40):
Nice do that today. Double the doubles, the run and.
Speaker 4 (02:44):
The strength training. For an ironman or half ironman, you
have a lot of doubles. But I'm you know, I'm retired,
I have.
Speaker 2 (02:53):
You're icy, No, it's not. It's not the way. I'm
not questioning the workload. That's that's not the impressing part
of these.
Speaker 4 (02:59):
But I don't I don't know what eighty feels like,
but I don't feel eighty if eighty feels old. So
I just love it. And I love having a horror workout,
and I love the feeling of satisfaction after doing a
hard workout. So you know, it's just part of what
I like to do.
Speaker 2 (03:17):
That's awesome, mazing.
Speaker 1 (03:18):
Was there a bit of sledging when you were doing
the Hawaiian iron Man, not like when you're overtaking people
on the run. Was a little bit like, come on,
I'm eighty Oh I.
Speaker 3 (03:27):
Don't overtake Yeah, no, no no, I just plod along
my little slow pace.
Speaker 4 (03:40):
I don't I don't need to try to overtake anybody.
Speaker 2 (03:44):
So I think the world record the oldest finish of
an iron Man World Championship remains Hiromu Inada, who was
eighty five when he finished in twenty eighteen. Is that
is that a goal of yours in five years time?
Speaker 4 (03:57):
Well, I don't generally compete against the men, so I
you know it's not goal.
Speaker 3 (04:04):
You know.
Speaker 4 (04:04):
I'm that was great for him, But.
Speaker 2 (04:07):
Can you see yourself doing iron Man's in five years?
Speaker 4 (04:10):
I can see myself doing another iron Man. Yes, everybody
has plans and you just have to see how your.
Speaker 3 (04:17):
Body holds up.
Speaker 2 (04:19):
Something's out of your hands.
Speaker 1 (04:20):
My grandparents, I've got one grandfather who's remained out of
my four grandparents, and his favorite thing to do is
to just go to the cafe and get a scone
and some tea. It's just that's his day. He absolutely
loves it. I'm interested when you go to these catch ups.
Are you punching a protein shake or something, or do
(04:40):
we still enjoy tea and scones.
Speaker 4 (04:43):
I just have a regular diet. I don't avoid anything.
I eat sweets and I went out for dinner with
a group of triathlon girlfriends. I had a nice, big chocolate,
kind of pretty dessert with chocolate chips on top, and
it was delicious.
Speaker 2 (05:03):
That's great. Natalie Gribau is the oldest female iron Man
finishing the Hawaii I'm man sixteen hours, forty five minutes.
Speaker 1 (05:11):
Again that is.
Speaker 2 (05:13):
Let me just run through those stats again for me.
Now what that consists of.
Speaker 4 (05:17):
It's a two point four mile swim, a one hundred
and twelve mile bike, and a marathon a twenty six
point two mile run.
Speaker 2 (05:24):
Right, So, if you struggled today at work, get a
grip of yourself, or.
Speaker 1 (05:30):
Maybe you skipped your morning workout and we're no, it's
a bit hard today, a bit hard today.
Speaker 2 (05:35):
Now, it's been so nice to talk to you. It's
been such an inspiration. Thanks so much for coming on,
Will and.
Speaker 3 (05:39):
Woody, Oh, thanks for having me. It's nice to meet
you guys.
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