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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
Episodes
Monday Jun 20, 2022
Monday Jun 20, 2022
In this episode, Coach Shangrila talks with Ellen from California, who shares how she prepared for such a big goal despite challenges with having limited time to train, fear of re-injuring herself and being new to ultra running.
How a busy nurse went from having knee and shin pain to finishing her first ultra run:
- How to overcome nagging knee and shin pain & prevent injuries WHILE continuing to get stronger in running
- How to be able to train for your next big goal if you only have 1 hour a day to train?
- How to gain confidence that YOU CAN finish your race despite of busy schedule & training challenges
- Does taking magnesium and collagen supplements help with knee and shin pain?
- What to do to wake up without being sore a day after the big race
- How to get the training in when you have a super busy and stressful work schedule
- What can you do to not give up on your goal especially when fitting in & executing training is so hard
- 12 miles into the Chicago marathon knee started hurting…
- “I was so surprise that I woke up with zero soreness next day”
- “It was surprising to hear my very fast friends telling me i’m fast”
- “my kids and hubby were so happy knowing I made it”
- “I’m still in awe of how I made it to the Cut-off time with only 7 weeks of training. 55k (34.5miles) was tough. Many had crossed the finish line but got DNQ (Did Not Qualify)”
Monday Jun 13, 2022
Monday Jun 13, 2022
In this episode, Coach Shangrila talks with Ngina, a mother, wife, full-time nurse, triathlete, and an ultra runner who took on 70.3 Oceanside and Zion 100 miler back to back at the beginning of this month despite being scared of the ocean waves. Zion 100 this year is her comeback from last year's DNF due to ankle injury and knee pain.
- 1st in AG [50-54] on her 1st 100 mi run in Zion Ultras on April 9th
- 70.3 PR with an ocean Swim (1.25 mi): 46:50 @2:13 min/100y PR / Bike (56-mi): 4:07:18 / Run (13.1-mi): 2:45:11 mins on April 2nd
In this LIVE training we will be discussing:
- How to balance being a wife, mother, full time nurse, triathlete & ultra runner
- What to do when you are nervous about the ocean waves
- How to keep from getting overwhelmed and nervous
- What to do to not burn yourself out in the process and not second guess if you are putting in enough hours
- What to do to adapt to changing weather conditions
- How to train for a triathlon and a long endurance run at the same time
- What did she do to recover fast when she only had 7 days between her 2 big races
- How did she achieve optimal nutrition for both of her races
Monday May 30, 2022
Monday May 30, 2022
In this episode, Coach Shangrila talks with Ken from California, who shares how he was able to go from being a strong sprinter to finishing IM 70.3 Oceanside with only a month of training.
Monday May 23, 2022
Monday May 23, 2022
- How to deal with foot arch, ankle and/or low back pain when running?
Monday May 16, 2022
Monday May 16, 2022
In this episode, Coach Shangrila talks with Leo & Andrea about how to stay on track with health goals through physical & mental training despite surgery.
- How to deal with the disappointment and worry of needing a surgery
- What to do to continue being on track with health and fitness goals during this process
- How to physically and mentally prepare for a surgery
- How to speed up recovery after surgery?
- Torn acl, meniscus, partial knee replacement, disc replacement, shoulder surgery, training injuries…
- The toll of negative self-talk, doubts, not knowing what to expect, fear of re-injuring oneself
- The fine line between having a strong mindset vs knowing when is the right time to push beyond physical limitations
- Aiming for Ironman after a bike accident, surgery for Andrea or after multiple surgeries for Leo
- How to resume training after surgery
- How to transition from “Can I do an Ironman even after my surgery?” to “I can do an Ironman”
Monday May 09, 2022
Monday May 09, 2022
In this episode, Coach Shangrila talks with Erik, who shares his experiences crushing back to back races while making an impact in his community.
- What did it take to qualify for Boston marathon on 2nd marathon? 3:13:53 / 7:24 min/mile
- What training approach did Erik use to qualify for Ironman World Championship Kona on his 2nd Ironman Coeur D'Alene?
- How did Erik manage to finish Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim ultra run (42 miles w/ elevation gain of 11,500 ft), achieve a 5-hour 70.3 AZ finish time and an 11-hour IMAZ finish time all in 5 weeks?
- How to manage time and balance being a father / run his own business / train for triathlons without losing his mind
- How to continually get stronger in all sports and proactively stay injury free, while having fun and spending time with his family
- How to make an impact to the community despite of an already busy schedule
- What does it feel like to finish Goggins 4 x 4 x 48 challenge
Monday May 02, 2022
Monday May 02, 2022
In this episode, Coach Shangrila talks with Melissa who shares her experiences going from lacking motivation, feeling stuck and self conscious to building good sustainable eating habits, feeling fantastic after working out and gaining momentum on her way to a dream goal of finishing an Ironman.
- Building good sustainable eating habits instead of focusing on limiting, dieting and eliminating
Monday Apr 25, 2022
Monday Apr 25, 2022
In this episode, Coach Shangrila Rendon talks with Archeila, Stephanie and Korie, who shares their experiences going from lacking confidence about swimming, avoiding the pool or anything related to swimming, and not knowing how to improve in swimming to becoming much more confident athlete, now eager to race triathlon, and are enjoying swimming.
How to overcome lack of confidence, dislike of and fear about swimming
- Transitioning from lack of confidence, avoidance of going to the pool, embarrassment of not knowing what to do… into feeling confident and enjoying swimming
- What specific steps to take to improve in swimming
- “I really want to try out triathlon but I don’t know how to swim.”
- “My cycling and running is fast. I’d have a great time, if swimming wasn’t holding me back. I’m always trying to catch up after the swim…”
- “Swimming is so technical and confusing. I am trying all the drills but I feel like I’m not making any progress”
- “I struggle with swimming. I wish I learned to swim when I was a kid. Maybe then I wouldn’t feel anxious about it… “
- “I’m worried I won't meet the swim cutoff time…”
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Monday Feb 28, 2022
In this episode, Coach Shangrila Rendon talks with Julie, Scott and Mark, who shares their experiences going after their dreams this year.
- Mark finished the California International Marathon (26.2 miles) with a 2:59:13 time (@6:50 min/mi) with 7 weeks of coaching despite of prior challenges e.g. knee pain and illness
- Julie finished the California International Marathon (26.2 miles) with a 3:17:03 time (@7:31 min/mi) 3 weeks after beating her half marathon PR with a 1:34:20 time (@7:12 min/mi) and winning 2nd place in her age group despite of some limitations on her back
- Scott finished his first Ironman in Cozumel with a 11:30:16 time, achieved a 70.3 PR of 5:37:48 and Boston Marathon finish within 10 days despite of very busy schedule, travel and prior issues e.g. plantar fasciitis, knee pain, bursitis, hip issues
- “When I signed up for Ironman Cozumel my goal was to finish. My goal time was 13:06 and I didn’t think that was achievable… yet I finished my first Ironman in under 12 hours”
- “I wasn't sure about hitting 7:10 min/mile half way so I didn't force myself to slow down in the beginning and just went to the flow. Am so happy. This was an unexpected finish. I honestly didn’t believe I could”
- “Not a chance, I didn’t even know I was capable of qualifying when I was healthy. Just surprised myself.”
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Monday Feb 21, 2022
In this episode, Coach Shangrila Rendon talks with Mauricio from California, who shares how he finished his first Ironman and then beat his 1st ironman finish time by 1.5 hours after training without Garmin, wetsuit, or cycling shorts.
- Committing to racing a full marathon without racing a 1/2 marathon first
- Completing a double century ride without finishing a century ride first.
- Committing to racing a full Ironman without racing a sprint, Olympic or 70.3 first.
- What Mauricio did differently in order to beat his previous swim time of 1:39:48 with new current PR of 1:10:13 on the same course with minimal open water swim practice... He disliked the cold open water and trained mostly in the pool.
- What to prioritize when doing triathlon with a limited budget
- How to not hate rain on your Ironman race day and use the rain to gain speed in the race.
- Training for triathlon not because you like it but because it challenges you.
- Beating full Ironman PR by 1.5hr 2 weeks after beating full marathon PR by 1hr. How did he recover fast and still beat his PR?
- How did he achieve optimal nutrition on his recent full marathon to beat his PR