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