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Sierra connects with Ben Lehman all about his experience using mental skills to shatter The Mammoth 200 this year. Ben shares how he trained his mental skills to prepare for his second 200+ mile race to go for a top 10 finish. Plus, how he made some big mindset shifts mid-race to have one of the biggest and most inspiring comebacks in ultramarathon history! Thank you to Ben 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 1-on-1 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shatteredrunner.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Sierra on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ShatteredRunner⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Ben on IG ⁠@lehmanracing13 Work with Ben at Everyday Ultra ⁠⁠⁠⁠Register for Rocket City Marathon

This episode is part two 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 connects with Sarah Reilly all about her experience using mental skills to shatter Rocket City 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, and inside tips for anyone running Rocket City Marathon this year! Thank you to my friend 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 through email: [email protected] If you want to work one-on-one with Sierra to train your mental skills, book a free discovery call and see more details: shatteredrunner.com Connect with Sierra on IG @ShatteredRunner Connect with Sarah on IG @harasreilly & @ReRunapparelco Register for Rocket City Marathon

Sierra talks with Lacey Ronningen about her experience training for and running Red River Ultrafest 6-hour race in 2025. Lacey shares how taking on big challenges, going into the unknown, structuring training to work for her helped her shatter her race. Plus she shares the things she learned in 2025 that she's already using to take on the 24-hour race this year! Thank you to Lacey for sharing her experience and the mental skills that worked for her 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 through email: [email protected] If you want to work one-on-one with Sierra to train your mental skills, book a free discovery call and see more details: shatteredrunner.com Connect with Sierra on IG @ShatteredRunner Connect with Lacey on IG @Lace.up.with.Lacey

Sierra connects with Everyday Ultra CEO and ultrarunner Joe Corcione about his experience using mental skills to train and race Tahoe 200 in 2025. Joe has ran over 30 ultra races and coached hundreds of athletes through his caoching business Everday 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. Thank you to Joe for sharing his experience and the mental skills that worked 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 through email: [email protected] If you want to work one-on-one with Sierra to train your mental skills, book a free discovery call and see more details: shatteredrunner.com Connect with Sierra on IG @ShatteredRunner Connect with Joe on IG @JoeCorcione & @TheEverydayUltra Check out Joe's podcast Everyday Ultra

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 numberous 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 through email: [email protected] If you want to work one-on-one with Sierra to train your mental skills, book a free discovery call and see more details: shatteredrunner.com Connect with Sierra on IG @ShatteredRunner Connect with Lila (now Lila Cilwik) on IG @Lilacilwik

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 my friend Nadia for sharing her experience and the mental skills that worked for her 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 through email: [email protected] If you want to work one-on-one with Sierra to train your mental skills, book a free discovery call and see more details: shatteredrunner.com Connect with Sierra on IG @ShatteredRunner Connect with Nadia on Physiolete's IG @PhysioletePT

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 metnal strategies to shatter his races. Thank you to Zach for sharing his experience and the mental skills that worked 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 through email: [email protected] If you want to work one-on-one with Sierra to train your mental skills, book a free discovery call and see more details: shatteredrunner.com Connect with Sierra on IG @ShatteredRunner Connect with Zach on IG @Runsonrun Check out Zach's podcast Endurance State of Mind

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 Stash Strong Team, and what being a mother runner actually looks like all while shattering her Boston qualifying time goal! Thank you to my friend Carly for sharing her experience and the mental skills that worked for her 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 through email: [email protected] If you want to work one-on-one with Sierra to train your mental skills, book a free discovery call and see more details: shatteredrunner.com Connect with Sierra on IG @ShatteredRunner Connect with Carly on IG @CarlyneGrace

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. Thank you to Anthony for sharing his experience and the mental skills that worked 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 through email: [email protected] If you want to work one-on-one with Sierra to train your mental skills, book a free discovery call and see more details: shatteredrunner.com Connect with Sierra on IG @ShatteredRunner Connect with Anthony on IG @AnthonyHerrington Check out Anthony's podcast Endurance State of Mind

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 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 US: If you'd like to share your own experience using mental skills during a recent marathon or ultra, please reach out to Sierra through email: [email protected] If you want to work one-on-one with Sierra to train your mental skills, book a free discovery call and see more details: shatteredrunner.com Connect with Sierra on IG @ShatteredRunner Register for Rocket City Marathon

In this long-awaited solo episode, Sierra shares how she training mentally and physically for her very first 100-miler. She takes listeners through a race recap, highlighting the highs and lows plus the 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 US: If you'd like to share your own experience using mental skills during a recent marathon or ultra, please reach out to Sierra through email: [email protected] If you want to work one-on-one with Sierra to train your mental skills, book a free discovery call and see more details: shatteredrunner.com Connect with Sierra on IG @ShatteredRunner

Sierra connects with Laura Pett about her experience training for and racing the Virginia Beach Marathon 2026. Laura shares how she structures her training to PR almost every marathon she's ran, the self-talk that works for her, and the real-time resilience she used to shift her goals mid-race and still finish feeling proud plus a podium finish! Thank you to Laura for sharing her experience and the mental skills that worked for her 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 through email: [email protected] If you want to work one-on-one with Sierra to train your mental skills, book a free discovery call and see more details: shatteredrunner.com Connect with Sierra on IG @ShatteredRunner Connect with Laura on IG @lpett.running

Sierra talks with Sam Cash about the mental skills used to prepare for and run the Escarpment Trail Run 30K in 2025. Sam shares how she was inspired by her community to take on an iconic and challenging race and the mental skills that helped her stay in the present moment, focus on one step at a time, and push to the very end. Thank you to Sam for sharing her experience and the mental skills that worked for her 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 through email: [email protected] If you want to work one-on-one with Sierra to train your mental skills, book a free discovery call and see more details: shatteredrunner.com Connect with Sierra on IG @ShatteredRunner

Sierra talks with Martin Harris about the mental skills he trained and used to find his flow state at London Marathon 2026. Martin shares how he managed his energy through one of the largest races in the world, connected with the crowd, and ran with a bigger purpose. All of which helped him find flow state, finish with a PR, and reflect on the entire experience for more than just running a marathon. Thank you to my friend Martin for sharing his experience and the mental skills that worked 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 through email: [email protected] If you want to work one-on-one with Sierra to train your mental skills, book a free discovery call and see more details: shatteredrunner.com Connect with Sierra on IG @ShatteredRunner Connect with Martin on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠@TheMartinTales

Sierra discusses resilience, running reflections, and adjusting goals with Katie Kiliszewski. All of which helped her have her dream race at the New York City Marathon in 2025. Katie shares the mental skills she used throughout her life, running and overcoming anorezia and addiction, to set herself up for the best race day and to be the best runner she can be. Thank you to Kaite for sharing her experience and the mental skills that worked for her 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 through email: [email protected] If you want to work one-on-one with Sierra to train your mental skills, book a free discovery call and see more details: shatteredrunner.com Connect with Sierra on IG @ShatteredRunner Connect with Kaite on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠@KatieKili Katie's Book Becoming Your Best Self: Lessons on Resilience, Attitude, and Personal Growth