Unstoppable With Shangrila Rendon

How to PR After 50 Without Breaking Down

Want to PR After 50? Stop Guessing & Start Training Smarter

In this episode, we break down the exact Smart Training Method that's helping athletes in their 50s, 60s, and even 70s get faster, train smarter, and stay injury-free.

Are You Stuck Wondering If Your Best Days Are Behind You?

- Have you been training for years, putting in the miles, but still not getting faster?

- Are you realizing that what worked in your 30s and 40s isn’t working anymore now that you’re in your 50s?

- Do you feel like age is catching up, and no matter what you do, your PRs seem out of reach?

What if it's not about age? What if there's a smarter way?

Join Coach Jeff, Bob and I (Coach Shangrila) as we share the breakthrough strategy that's worked for us and how you can do it too.

Finish Your 1st Full Ironman

In this episode, we talk with Sheila. We share strategies, insights, and the story of Sheila finishing her 1st Full Ironman in her late 50s.

 

Transforming Running: Going from hating running to learning how to run correctly so you love it.

Good Habits: Building empowering habits for training and life.

Mechanics: Uncover the small yet critical mechanical tweaks that can make a massive difference in your results and injury prevention.

Iron Mindset: Forge mental fitness to tackle stress, avoid drama, and achieve newfound confidence levels.

Tackling Physical Challenges: Learning how to manage known physical challenges (e.g., Morton's Neuroma, frozen shoulder).

How to Make Full Ironman Training Work for Busy Business Owners & Parents

In this episode, we talked with Justin from Michigan, dad of 4 kids, husband, family man & business owner. 

 

We shared strategies, insights and story about how he was able to finish his 1st Ironman in under 13 hours while staying injury-free.

 

- How to get started & stay committed to training for full Ironman when you feel overwhelmed and find yourself making excuses

 

- How to ensure that you won’t re-injure yourself as you build the volume for Ironman training despite a history of knee injury (Torn ACT/MCL and no meniscus in left knee)

 

- How to make training fit with a busy family and work schedule

 

- How to get back to training after 5 years of focusing on raising kids and working lot of hours on your business

Finishing Sub 5:40 hrs on a Half Ironman in Late 50s

In this episode, we talk with Tim from Arkansas, a dad of two daughters and husband.

 

We share strategies, insights, and the story of how Tim was able to finish his 70.3 in under 5:40 hours with a 52-minute PR while staying injury-free.

- What to do to get out of plateau, improve power, efficiency and shave off 52 minutes from your Half Ironman finish time.

- What to do about your open water swim worries and how to prepare for your 1st Ocean swim if you don't have access to ocean.

- Discover the strategies to avoid common pitfalls like cramping on bike and run and grinding on the bike, which hold athletes back.

- What to do to balance training intensity with injury prevention, helping you stay in peak condition without compromising your busy lifestyle.

Never give up on your dreams! Transforming injuries, bad experiences & disappointments into a strong comeback & unbeatable confidence.

In this episode, Coach Shangrila and Vineta talk with Odette, who shares her training strategies and stories of how she transformed injuries, bad experiences, and disappointments into a strong comeback and unbeatable confidence.

🤔 How to keep a genuine belief in your ability to achieve epic goals: Learn how to maintain positive self-talk even when faced with multiple back-to-back challenges.

🤔 Staying on track with training: Tips for managing a 14+ hour work schedule while staying committed to your fitness journey.

🤔 Listening to your body: How to prevent re-injury, address body weaknesses (like knee arthritis, weak hips, feet and ankles, or an injured piriformis), and manage conditions such as asthma or exercise-induced anaphylaxis.

🤔 Body maintenance: What it is, why it’s important, and how to incorporate it into your daily routine.

🤔 Building an unstoppable mindset: How to overcome fears like swimming with jellyfish, swimming in cold water, or racing in windy and rainy conditions. Discover how to feel prepared and capable of handling anything.

How I overcame ”Sinking Legs” in swimming

In this episode, Coach Shangrila talks to Ngina, Norman & Deanna, where they share their training strategies and stories of how they went from having “sinking legs”, depending on lava/roka pants or pull buoy to swimming confidently without buoyancy aids

- How to let go and not be dependent on a pull buoy or buoyant pants like Lava or Roka pants.

- What to do to go from having "sinking legs" for 6 years to now challenging yourself to crush new epic swim milestones. 

- Overcoming anxiety, panic or over fatigue when swimming without a buoyancy aid.

-Do I need to kick when swimming as a triathlete?

- What to do to go from getting winded because of sinking legs to swimming fast consistently without needing to stop

- From being called a “lazy swimmer” to coming out of the open water confidently & beating personal records

How to Make Ironman Training Work for Business Owners & Parents | Motivational Triathlete Stories

In this episode, Coach Shangrila talks with Reggie, our athlete from Illinois, dad of 3 kids, husband, family man & business owner who shares his strategies, insights and story about how he was able to finish his 1st Ironman in under 14 hours while staying injury-free.

 

🤔 What to do when multiple businesses and work travel requires a lot of your time but you still want to train for an Ironman

🤔 How to make Indoor training work (Peloton, treadmill, only pool/no open water access)

🤔 How to have a strong Ironman run even if it is the hardest sport for you

🤔 How to figure out Ironman nutrition that works for you

A New 5-step Strategy to Finishing Your Next Longest Run | Motivational Triathlete Stories

In this episode, Coach Shangrila talks with Shirita, our 54 year old athlete from Michigan, who is a busy nurse, shares her strategies, insights and story how she was was able to not only run her longest distance but also win & race back-to-back races with only 7 weeks training while staying injury-free.

 

- How to train for long distances while minimizing the number of running hours in training

- What to do to make sure you are remaining injury free. What to do about knee pain.

- How to dial in your nutrition on your next longest run

- What to do to recover fast from racing 1 race after another

- How to focus on quality over quantity during training

3-Year Journey As A Busy Dad To Become An IRONMAN World Championship Finisher

In this episode, Coach Shangrila talks with Erik from Arizona who shares his insights and strategies about training, qualifying for and racing Ironman Kona.

•  Time management - how to structure time as a dad of 4 kids so training and family responsibilities are on track
•  Mindset - how to believe and keep on target even when challenges appear
•  Injury prevention - what can be done proactively to decrease the chances of getting hurt in the process
•  Strategy - how to make sure you are focusing on the right things and working smarter not harder
•  Balance - how to have a balanced life and not have training put pressure on other areas of life
•  How to live the phrase “Cool, Calm, Collected” especially when it is necessary

From 70.3 to First IRONMAN in 10 WEEKS | Motivational Triathlete Stories

In this episode, Coach Shangrila talks with Nory who shares her strategies, insights and story about how to meet the IRONMAN cutoff time w/ 10 weeks of training while staying injury free, despite of busy work schedule & no confidence in swimming & cycling.

 

- How to get stronger on the bike and build confidence in the weaker sports while building volume for Ironman

- How to balance and manage time for training, family and work without getting sick and injured (e.g. 12-hour night shift at work, can’t train on Saturdays)

- What to do when you start doubting yourself. How to keep believing that your goal is possible, despite of an aggressive training timeline when all your friends talk about how they've been training for a year or more.

- Is it possible to finish a Full ironman without completing a full marathon or century ride?