EP 232 : How to become the youngest female Ironman finisher - with Renee Noronha

Renee, now 19Y old, talks about her journey to becoming the youngest female Ironman finisher. She outlines how she prioritizes her sport interests along with her studies.
Renee completed her first Ironman in New Zealand at the age of 18 years and recently also participated in the Ironman Hamburg European Championship. Vikas and Renee discussed how her interest in endurance sport really started and how she balanced her studies while training for ironman.

In this conversation, you will find: 

• How Renee transitioned from being a professional gymnast for 10 years to aiming to becoming an Ironman.
  
  
• Coach Shankar Thapa’s contribution in introducing, training & motivating Renee to complete the Ironman
  
  
• How she strategized training for 15 hours per week, and all this while juggling her studies and social life.
  
  
• Renee shared how she convinced her parents for them to agree that she takes up this physically demanding & challenging goal.
  
  
• Renee explained her race day experience and how she braved the weather conditions.
  
  
• Renee finally shared her future goals.
  
  

About Vikas Singh:
Vikas Singh, an MBA from Chicago Booth, worked at Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, APGlobale, and Reliance before coming up with the idea of democratizing fitness knowledge and helping beginners get on a fitness journey. Vikas is an avid long-distance runner, building fitpage to help people learn, train, and move better.
For more information on Vikas, or to leave any feedback and requests, you can reach out to him via the channels below:
Instagram: @vikas_singhh
LinkedIn: Vikas Singh
Twitter: @vikashsingh101

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