Shangrila Rendon is a pro Ultra Triathlete and 2x Guinness World Record Holder (2015) as the Fastest Female to complete 5 Ironman in 5 consecutive days, (consisting of 12 mi swim, 560 mi bike, 131 mi run) and (2020) for the most Ironman-distance Triathlons completed by a woman within a year. From walking for an hour every day to and from her first job in the U.S. at age 17, and spending 15 minutes on a treadmill before work at 19 years old, having no athletic background whatsoever, Shangrila Rendon transformed herself into a world class athlete. She did not have a bike, was afraid of water and did not know how to swim until the age of 29. Her journey may have started slow as she was juggling being a medical device engineer full-time and completing a Master’s degree at the same time. However, she was fueled by guts and driven by pure determination to leave behind her horrible past. She has been thru some dark times – abuse, eating disorder, PTSD, severe depression and alcoholism. Coach Shangrila has been featured in NBC News, Triathlete Magazine, The New York Times, Fox28 News, Fox 6 News, Outside Magazine, Endurance Sports & Fitness Magazine, KTFS News Radio, Hungry 4 Hope Toxic Radio, RT News and GMA 7’s news. Besides being an athlete, she is also a full time endurance and triathlon performance coach, who loves helping athletes around the world in achieving their utmost potential and biggest dreams in sports. She is also a best-selling author, motivational speaker and podcaster