Interview with ultra triathlete and Guinness World Record holder Shangrila Rendon

Shangrila Rendon is a Filipino pro Ultra Triathlete and coach. She was an engineer with a Masters Degree who didn't run and was afraid of water, but pushed herself to overcame her fear to became a Guinness World Record holder (2015) as the Fastest Female to complete 5 Ironman triathlons in 5 consecutive days.

:30 Starting as an underdog, not knowing how to swim but then doing 5 Ironman in 5 consecutive days
:47 2nd world record: 23 Ironman distances in 34 days
2:12 Her Beyond Myself Project raising funds for charity
2:55 Not knowing how to swim 10 years ago
3:35 Struggles in the past with abuse, PTSD, alcohol
5:19 Coaching, motivating people, and the book that she wrote
6:25 Solo Trans Siberian Extreme, one of the only women
6:44 8 Ironmans in 8 consecutive days
7:55 How her expertise is multi-day events
8:10 How do you recover so quickly?
8:48 Diet and being a nutritarian
9:25 How do you do a build up to 8 Ironmans?
10:07 Body maintenance
11:10 What's next?
11:46 Doing a documentary
12:16 On getting athletes to reach their goals
13:33 People she coaches
14:16 How this is like a curse
15:13 It's a learning process
15:30 There are loopholes and hacks
16:00 Her tips and hacks - #1 - body maintenance
16:48 #2 - Nutrition and how the amount, type, timing, and training at same intensity of race
17:37 #3 - All the breaks during your race add up
19:16 #4 - Fining your 'why' and happiness and gratitude

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