{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/637edd2f571c7c0011b83a32/649ba547b7fba40011f731ea?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Shorty Clark - Defying Aging and Becoming a World Champion Triathlete at 71","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/637edd2f571c7c0011b83a32/1674017421503-e3b700cac2e0cc2821dd737ea2373217.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Shorty Clark from New Plymouth is officially the worlds best triathlete in the 70-74 category.</p><p><br></p><p>He became a world champion in Abu Dhabi late in 2022 at the age of 71.&nbsp;</p><p>9 months later, in this podcast, he still gets emotional talking about that moment.</p><p><br></p><p>It’s a sport he only took up in his late 40s and back then he couldn’t even swim so its been a long journey- a 26 year apprenticeship he jokes.</p><p><br></p><p>I thought Shorty's story would be a good one to share for a few reasons.&nbsp;The main one being what YOU and I can get out of it.&nbsp;It’s a good boot up the arse and reminder that with hard work, persistence, and some good old fashioned self discipline, even things that might seem impossible can become possible.</p><p><br></p><p>Thanks very much to Skin Institute, the sponsors of this episode.&nbsp;</p><p>https://www.skininstitute.co.nz/</p><p>0800 SKIN DR&nbsp;(0800 754 637)</p><p><br></p><p>6000 Kiwis are diagnosed with melanoma every year and 300 people die from it.&nbsp;Skin Institute are THE skin cancer experts.&nbsp;Go and see them for a full body skin check!&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"Dom Harvey"}