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- Mile by Mile at Rocket City Marathon with Sarah Reilly
This episode is part two of the Rocket City Marathon Podcast Alley series!
Sierra connects with Sarah Reilly all about her experience using mental skills to shatter Rocket City Marathon, her 5th marathon, in 2025.
Sarah talks about staying in the present moment, focusing on the controllables, and the energy shift she gets from seeing her people on course. Plus, more skills she used to run a Boston qualifying time. She also shares inside tips for anyone running Rocket City this year!
Thank you to Sarah for sharing her experience and the mental skills that she trained so we can all shatter our next race!
CONNECT WITH US:
If you'd like to share your own experience using mental skills during a recent marathon or ultra, please reach out to Sierra on Instagram or through email: [email protected]
Work with Sierra https://shatteredrunner.com
Connect with Sierra on IG @ShatteredRunner
Connect with Sarah on IG @harasreilly
Check out ReRun, IG @rerunapparelco
Register for Rocket City Marathon
56 min - Embracing the Uncomfortable at Red River Ultrafest with Lacey Ronningen
Sierra talks with Lacey Ronningen about her experience training for and running Red River Ultrafest 6-hour race in 2025.
Lacey talks about taking on big challenges, going into the unknown, structuring training to work for her, and the things she learned in 2025 that she's using to take on the 24-hour race this year! Lacey is a newer ultrarunner but has already shattered so many of her goals because of her mindset!
Thank you to Lila for sharing her experience and the mental skills that she trained so we can all shatter our next race!
CONNECT WITH US:
If you'd like to share your own experience using mental skills during a recent marathon or ultra, please reach out to Sierra on Instagram or through email: [email protected]
Work with Sierra https://shatteredrunner.com
Connect with Sierra on IG @ShatteredRunner
Connect with Lacey on IG @Lace.Up.With.Lacey
39 min - Mental Skills for Tahoe 200 with Joe Corcione
Sierra connects with Everyday Ultra CEO and ultrarunner Joe Corcione about his experience using mental skills to train and race his Tahoe 200 in 2025.
Joe has ran over 30 ultra races and coached hundreds of athletes through his coaching business Everyday Ultra so he knows how important mental skills are to success. He highlights how he uses a growth mindset to adapt to every challenge and trains mental skills to be ready for anything that's thrown his way.
SUPER grateful for Joe for sharing his experience and the mental skills that work for him so we can all shatter our next race!
CONNECT WITH US:
If you'd like to share your own experience using mental skills during a recent marathon or ultra, please reach out to Sierra on Instagram or through email: [email protected]
Work with Sierra https://shatteredrunner.com
Connect with Sierra on IG @ShatteredRunner
Connect with Joe on IG @JoeCorcione & @TheEverydayUltra
Check out Joe's podcast Everyday Ultra
1 hr 19 min - Overcoming Mental Lows at Vermont 100 with Lila Gaudrault
Sierra talks with Lila Gaudrault about her experience training for and racing Vermont 100 2026.
Lila shares the training philosophy that's helped her run numerous ultra and trail races including Vermont 100 twice AND Cocodona 250 this year! Lila has been training and using process goals, mindfulness, and self-talk to overcome mental and physical lows and shatter every race.
Thank you to Lila for sharing her experience and the mental skills that she trained so we can all shatter our next race!
CONNECT WITH US:
If you'd like to share your own experience using mental skills during a recent marathon or ultra, please reach out to Sierra on Instagram or through email: [email protected]
Work with Sierra https://shatteredrunner.com
Connect with Sierra on IG @ShatteredRunner
Connect with Lila (now Lila Cilwik... congrats!) on IG @Lilacilwik
Register for Rocket City Marathon
50 min - Embracing Challenges at Rocket City Marathon with Nadia Jones
Sierra connects with Nadia Jones about her experience training for and racing her first marathon - Rocket City Marathon in 2025.
Nadia shares how she learned to make her training work for her, lean on her community and her big motivators, and embracing the challenges to get even stronger and shatter her very first marathon.
Thank you to Nadia for sharing her experience and the mental skills that she trained so we can all shatter our next race!
CONNECT WITH US:
If you'd like to share your own experience using mental skills during a recent marathon or ultra, please reach out to Sierra on Instagram or through email: [email protected]
Work with Sierra https://shatteredrunner.com
Connect with Sierra on IG @ShatteredRunner
Connect with Nadia on Physiolete's IG @PhysioletePT
Register for Rocket City Marathon
59 min - Training Visualization for Jackpot 100 with Zach Vogt
Sierra connects with Zach Vogt who shares his experience using mental skills to train and race his first 100-miler: Jackpot 100 in 2022.
Zach is a student of the sport and always looking for ways to level up for training. He's done a lot of mental skills training throughout his running career and emphasizes the importance of using visualization, identifying goals that work, and other mental strategies to shatter his race.
Huge shoutout to Zach for sharing his experience and the mental skills that work for him so we can all shatter our next race!
CONNECT WITH US:
If you'd like to share your own experience using mental skills during a recent marathon or ultra, please reach out to Sierra on Instagram or through email: [email protected]
Work with Sierra https://shatteredrunner.com
Connect with Sierra on IG @ShatteredRunner
Connect with Zach on IG @Runsonrun
Check out Zach's podcast Endurance State of Mind
Register for Rocket City Marathon
59 min - Mental Skills for New York City Marathon with Mother Runner Carly Fernald
Sierra talks with Carly Fernald about her experience using mental skills to train for and race New York City Marathon in 2024.
Carly shares how she created the discipline and belief in herself, what it meant to run for a larger purpose with the Stash Strong Team, and what being a mother runner actually looks like all while shattering her Boston qualifying time goal!
Carly is a mom of two, runner, and marketing professional at Synergy Athletics from Vestal, New York. She started running when she was young, played DIII lacrosse, then picked back up with running after college. She's completed 18 half marathons, 2 marathons, and an ultramarathon.
Huge shoutout to my friend Carly for sharing her experience and the mental skills that she trained so we can all shatter our next race!
CONNECT WITH US:
If you'd like to share your own experience using mental skills during a recent marathon or ultra, please reach out to Sierra on Instagram or at [email protected]
Learn more about Sierra at https://shatteredrunner.com
Connect with Sierra on IG @ShatteredRunner
Connect with Carly on IG @CarlyneGrace
1 hr 2 min - Building Confidence for Ironman Augusta with Anthony Herrington
Sierra talks with Anthony Herrington about his experience training for and racing Ironman 70.3 Augusta in 2022.
Anthony shares how internal motivation and embracing "confident ignorance" helped him dive head-first into endurance sports, the power of a supportive community, and more mental skills he's continuing to learn on his journey to shattering his goals.
Huge shoutout to Anthony for sharing his experience and the mental skills that he trained so we can all shatter our next race!
CONNECT WITH US:
If you'd like to share your own experience using mental skills during a recent marathon or ultra, please reach out to Sierra on Instagram or through email: [email protected]
Work with Sierra https://shatteredrunner.com
Connect with Sierra on IG @ShatteredRunner
Connect with Anthony on IG @AnthonyHerrington
Check out Anthony's podcast Endurance State of Mind
Register for Rocket City Marathon
50 min - Mental Skills Foundation for Rocket City Marathon
This episode is part of the Rocket City Marathon Podcast Alley series, and it’s all about helping every runner show up feeling prepared, confident, and ready to race.
Sierra partners with the Rocket City Marathon in Huntsville, Alabama, to help runners strengthen the mental skills that matter just as much as physical training. Joined by Race Weekend Coordinator Rhonda Hayden, Sierra shares practical mental skills training strategies for building confidence, staying focused, managing energy, and creating a race-day mindset that supports you from the first training run to the finish line.
Whether you’re training for the marathon, half marathon, 10K, or 5K, this conversation is packed with encouragement and actionable tools to help you stay motivated when training gets hard. You’ll hear how to use mantras, visualization, breath work, and self-talk to push through challenging runs, build resilience, and trust your preparation.
CONNECT WITH ME:
If you'd like to share your own experience using mental skills during a recent marathon or ultra, please reach out to Sierra on Instagram or through email: [email protected]
Learn more about Sierra at https://shatteredrunner.com
Connect with Sierra on IG @ShatteredRunner
Register for Rocket City Marathon
46 min - Shattering my First 100-Miler Vermont 100 with Sierra Morris
In this long-awaited solo episode, Sierra shares how she trained mentally and physically for her very first 100-miler. She takes listeners through a race recap, highlighting the highs, lows, and mental skills she used to shatter her sub-24 hour goal.
You'll hear Sierra talk about embracing the unknown, using self-talk to direct her focus and keep her confidence high, trusting herself and her training, and more mental skills that she used to prepare for this new adventure and embrace the entire journey.
CONNECT WITH ME:
If you'd like to share your own experience using mental skills during a recent marathon or ultra, please reach out to Sierra on Instagram or through email: [email protected]
Learn more about Sierra at https://shatteredrunner.com
Connect with Sierra on IG @ShatteredRunner
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About The Run, Shattered Podcast
From the publisher's feed
The Run, Shattered Podcast is all about highlighting the mental skills and techniques marathon and ultramarathoners use to shatter their race, goals, and limits. Your host, ShatteredRunner Sierra Morris, interviews runners of all levels about their experience using mental skills, so you can be more intentional during training, when you toe that start line, when you cross that finish line, and everything in between.
As an experienced long-distance runner and mental performance and resilience specialist, Sierra is committed to helping you master your mind and shatter your race!