“My name is SHANNA ARMSTRONG, and I am a world champion endurance sports athlete. It has taken years of committing myself to grueling training schedules for me to reach  the athletic heights that I have reached   As I progress through my athletic career I am looking beyond the challenges that I face in my racing and toward the even greater challenge of inspiring the youth of today to excel beyond their wildest dreams.  My childhood was fraught with difficulty and I know that, as a teenager, I could never have guessed that I would achieve as much as I have.  But I managed to overcome my difficulties and went on to accomplish a great deal and now I would like to be instrumental in inspiring young people to realize their capabilities and the possibilities in front of them.” 

Shanna was born, grew up, and currently lives  in Lubbock, Texas.  After a turbulent youth, Shanna found triathlon and endurance racing in early adulthood and quickly shot to prominence in her disciplines.

Twice Ultraman World Champion (2003 and 2005):

• ranked third in overall course record in 2005.
• set course swim record, beating world time by 7 minutes.
• set second fastest overall course record in 2003 (27hrs, 31min)

• only female to finish 2006 race (3,043 miles in 11days, 22hrs)
• 2-person co-ed team winner, 2005 (3,050miles in 8days, 17hrs)

• 4-time qualifier for Ironman World Championship (199, 2000, 2002, 2005)
• 3-time age-group winner of the Southwest Challenge Series (1999, 200, 2002)
• set new course record in California's Furnace Creek 508
• competed in over 100 triathlons at sprint, Ironman, Ultraman, and Olympic distances
• won over 75% of races for age group