When Noongar man Nat Heath set up IronMob 18 month ago it was to encourage Indigenous athletes to train and compete in the gruelling Ironman events.

Ironman is a series of long distance triathlon races that includes bike, run and swim elements – and is not for the fittest of the fittest.

But Nat, who now lives in Sydney, was convinced he could get First nations athletes to not just compete, but win.

And he was thrilled to see his first group of athletes competing at the Port MacQauarie event last weekend with six IronMob individuals taking part.

“A big sense of pride in the six and the obstacles they have overcome,”: he told the ABC.

Nat Heath and Koorinya Moreton with her nephew Luther after crossing the finish line.(Supplied: Korupt Vision)

“The number of cheers we received at Ironman and other athletes coming up to us and saying, ‘We love what you’re doing, your athletes are the best thing to happen to triathlon’. It’s been incredible.”

Koorinya Moreton, from the Gold Coast, was one of them, saying it was so special to to finish the event.

“The on-course support was insane, she told the ABC. “On the run, every person I passed was yelling out ‘Up the mob’ and it was just so nice.”

The success of IronMob has seen Mr Heath look to train another group of Indigenous athletes for the Cairns event next year and for Busselton in WA in 2026.

“We want to interact and give back to other First Nations communities, inspire those communities, but also to showcase First Nations culture to multiple different Australians,” Mr Heath said.

If you would like to join IronMob go to their website: https://www.trimob.org/ironmob