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What if you could train smarter, race stronger, and still have energy for your family, career, and dreams while staying injury free?
This show is for working parents, busy triathletes, marathoners, and endurance athletes who are chasing big goals and want to push past their limits and inspire others by how they show up in sport and life.
Whether you're a first-timer, a comeback athlete, or someone who’s been stuck in burnout or injury, you belong here. No matter your age, past injuries, time off, or current limitations, this podcast will help you go farther than you thought possible.
Inside every episode, you’ll get:
- Proven strategies from the Smart Training Method™ covering training, nutrition, injury prevention/body maintenance, mindset, and race prep
- Inspiring interviews with everyday athletes and elite performers
- High-impact lessons from experts in endurance, mental fitness, and performance
- Raw stories of struggle, resilience, and transformation in the world of triathlon and running
I’m Shangrila Rendon, 2x Guinness World Record holder, 48-time Ironman distance finisher, Ultraman and IM Kona finisher, keynote speaker, author, creator of Smart Training Method and Founder of Feisty Fox Coaching.
But I didn’t start this way.
At 24, I couldn’t swim, didn’t own a bike, and could barely run for 15 minutes. I battled depression, PTSD, addiction, eating disorder and the lasting scars of childhood abuse, sexual assault.
Endurance sport became the path I used to rebuild myself.
I trained hard, failed often, and never gave up. And now I help others do the same.
I created this podcast to help you go farther, inspire others, and become unstoppable.
Subscribe now and join our community of athletes who are learning to be Unstoppable
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Monday Oct 13, 2025
Monday Oct 13, 2025
“How is that swimmer with terrible technique still faster than me?”
Sloppy strokes. Legs everywhere. Breathing looks messy.
…and still, they pass you in the water.
You ask yourself, "What am I missing?"
You’re only seeing the tip of the iceberg.
What you see: arm pull, kick, pace, is just a small piece.
What’s underneath is the real reason they’re faster.
Skills like breathing, balance, streamline, catch, pull, and even open water tactics, they make a huge difference, but they’re hard to see.
In this episode, I’ll go over:
- Why copying faster swimmers doesn’t work
- The hidden skills that matter most and in what order to fix them.
- How our Freestyle Formula combines technique, speed sets, open water skills, and distance to help you stop guessing and finally improve
If you’re training hard but still feel stuck, this is why. And it’s fixable.
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