Unstoppable With Shangrila Rendon

In this episode, Coach Shangrila Rendon asks how Javey from Texas who works in healthcare, does property management on the side and is very active in the community, how he was able to:

- Complete his first double marathon (52.4 miles) while raising funds for kids with disabilities and special needs when he turned 52. He raised at least $10k for Texas Lions Camp

- Overcame his trauma and fear of drowning and open water swimming

- Recently beat his personal record and completed 2 days of back-to-back cycling in the mountains (Day 1: 75 miles w/ 4k ft elevation gain averaging 175 W. Day 2: 6 miles w/ 1500 ft elevation gain @ 235 W).

- Come from not knowing proper swim technique, dependent on the snorkel, swimming at 2:30 min/100 yards and now averaging 1:50 min/100 yards.

- Complete 12 half marathon in 12 days with average time of 2:16:51 while staying injury free

- Win and place top of his age group in triathlon

- Continues to beat his personal records in swimming, cycling and running

 

During the show, we will talk about:

- How to face and overcome your fears so you are not afraid of anything

- Time management and how to handle more and bigger goals even when your schedule is already full

- How to learn a new sport and maintain a manageable level of stress

- What to do to not get sick and injured while increasing your training volume

In this episode, 52 year old Champion Leah Goldstein shares with us her story, strategies and tips about making history, winning and setting no limits despite of any challenges. LEAH GOLDSTEIN - the one and only female in the history of Race Across America (RAAM) to win FIRST place overall (2021) in the solo division (beating all female and male cyclists).

"Don't be afraid to push yourself within your limits because that's what we do. That's what life is.. to live. Not to wait until you die.. So do everything you can in this lifetime and you'll achieve whatever you want as long as you put your mind and heart into it."

- What does it take to win and make history?

- Breaking through negative self talk

- How was Leah able to overcome and recover after several bike accidents?

- How to overcome impossible challenges?

In this episode, Coach Shangrila Rendon interviews solo Uberman finisher, multi Ultraman, Tour Divide, Double Decaman finisher, Legend Giorgio Alessi

Inside this interview:

• How was it doing Uberman as the first solo racer
• Running in Death Valley while wife is worrying about seeing a coyote
• Finishing the Tour Divide 2x
• Doing the 2-month East West mountain bike race
• Training during covid
• Swimming in a lake for TransAmTri compared to a Double Deca race
• Finishing the Arch to Arch
• Why you shouldn’t worry about sharks
• Planning for bikepacking and things that can’t be planned
• Curious observations about Northern and Southern states/countries
• Vacation races
• Setting a goal and sticking to it

In this episode, Coach Shangrila Rendon asks Steve how he is getting stronger and faster despite having a plate and screws in his foot after a reconstructive foot surgery. How he is training for 70.3 despite having his left ankle swell up about 1.5 size of his other ankle from exercise. 

Inside this interview:

• Going from thinking I can't run because I have a plate and 9 screws in my foot to thinking I can finish a 70.3
• How Steve finished his first century ride on a spin bike, riding for 5 hours in a gym alone with no tv
• "Drinking the triathlon koolaid" and realizing I could do so much more
• From not being able to finish a 400 yards swim to finishing 3000 yards
• “Living with the dark passenger that lives within each of us and prevent us from moving forward”
• What happens with motivation when things are in shambles

In this podcast, Coach Shangrila Rendon asks Katy how she was able to beat her Ironman personal record (PR) and place 11th in her age group (AG) Post ACL & Meniscus Surgery. How was she preparing and training for it despite challenging physical limitations. 

Inside this interview:

• Going from feeling fearful of running because of exercise induced asthma since childhood and not being able to breath to finishing a hilly full marathon
• Scared of screwing up my knee after surgery
• Learning to pay attention to the small things. Early symptoms. Proactively knowing what's gonna happen.
• Figuring out how hard I can push myself before it becomes unsafe.
• Going from 2:10 to 1:50 seconds per 100 yards in swimming
• Having a support system. Having someone that believes in you more than you believe in yourself.
• Not always taking what the first doctor says as the end story.
• Dealing with physical limitations

In this interview, Coach Shangrila Rendon listens how Fanny Hollingshead overcame her Shin Pain and is now winning Back-to-Back Triathlon and MTB Races

During the LIVE show, we will talk about:

• How Fanny was able to go from a 11 min/mile run pace while feeling nagging shin pain to placing in her age group without experiencing pain
• When should pain be addressed?
• What is Body Maintenance and why it matters?
• How Fanny used targeted strength training to address the root of what was causing the pain
• What effect did correcting the technique have?
• How did it feel to place 1st in age group in the Oregon Triple Crown race with 7073 Ft Elevation Gain

In this episode, Coach Shangrila Rendon asks how Gloria Isela Vazquez from Texas, who started from ZERO triathlon experience, finished her 1st ocean swim & 1st sprint triathlon races without a wetsuit on the same weekend and with only 1 month training without injuring herself.

During the show, we will talk about:

• How to gain confidence for swimming in the ocean?
• How did Gloria find the courage to commit to something that seemed so out of reach just 1 month ago?
• What did Gloria do to go from nervous and scared to confident?
• How did it feel to achieve a 3-month goal in 1 month andwhat was required to do it?

ZERO experience to a gutsy, go-getter very confident triathlete WITHIN A MONTH!!!

• 1000 meter ocean swim Toyota Legacy finisher without wetsuit
• FIRST sprint triathlon finisher without a wetsuit and also in the ocean. 600 yards 🏊🏻‍♀️, 12 miles 🚴‍♀️, 5k 🏃🏻‍♀️
• Injury free and with unstoppable mindset

In this podcast episode, Coach Shangrila asks a busy single mom with a full time job how she placed 1st in her age group on her 1st half Ironman while also starting her own business at the same time.

During the interview, we talked about:

• What helped her mindset and staying grounded considering all the commitments that she has on her plate
• How was she able to ramp up from swimming only 1k yards as her longest distance to swimming up to 3 miles with very limited access to pool?
• How was she able to overcome her dislike of cold temperature and fear of creatures/plants in open water?
• How did she train and win her age group on top of everything that she was doing?

In this episode, Coach Shangrila Rendon interviews expert Orthopedic Manual Therapist Janise Alcantara, PT, CMPT, Dsc(c) about the topic of lower back pain.

Here are some of the questions covered:

• I'm having sciatic pain on my low back after hours of running. What can I do now while I look for doctor?
• Constant pain on my back and taking Advil isn't helping. Any other suggestion?
• How about SI Joint injections? Do you recommend steroids?
• I strained my low back last week. Besides resting on weekend, muscle relaxer, pain meds, TENS unit and chiro visit, any other suggestions I need to do?
• When do I know when to get professional help or get an MRI?
• Is my low back pain connected to weak gluteus?
• Why do I feel low back pain on right side and not on other side?
• When do I apply warm compress? How long? What does it do?
• What's a Redcord Neurac? Will seeking for PT who's experienced on this help?

On this interview we talked about:

• The most common misconceptions about having a strong back and core
• Should you move if you have lower back pain?
• How does your hip or gluteus contribute to back pain
• Is an MRI always necessary?
• How do you know what you need to target when you have back pain
• Is it ok if I crack my back myself?
• What to do when you feel shooting pain when running?
• Pain after swimming? What might be causing it?
• Sciatica after sitting. What might be the issue.
• Supplementation
• Does the amount of sleep matter?

In this podcast episode, Coach Shangrila Rendon interviews Dr. Brendan Meany, EdD, who specializes in sport & performance psychology about how to manage Performance Anxiety in Triathlon and Endurance Sports.

During the show, we talked about:

• How to approach self-talk to manage anxiety
• Mental Toughness, Resilience Training, and Intrinsic Motivation
• What are the different relaxation methods to help you manage anxiety.
• How do you integrate these methods to become a habit?
• How does one go through "tapering" weeks. It seems to affect me. 
• Emotional/Stress eating, meds, ...