The Run, Shattered Podcast

Sierra Morris
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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!

  1. 4d ago

    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: ShatteredPerformance@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 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

  2. Aug 15

    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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ShatteredPerformance@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about Sierra at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shatteredrunner.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Sierra on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ShatteredRunner⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Carly on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠@CarlyneGrace

  3. Aug 8

    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: ShatteredPerformance@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 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

  4. Aug 5 ·  Bonus

    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: ShatteredPerformance@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about Sierra at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shatteredrunner.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Sierra on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ShatteredRunner⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Register for Rocket City Marathon

  5. Aug 1

    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: ShatteredPerformance@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about Sierra at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shatteredrunner.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Sierra on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ShatteredRunner⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

  6. Jul 25

    Mid-Race Resilience at Virginia Beach Marathon with Laura Pett

    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! Laura is a 35 year old runner, mom/wife, and certified athletic trainer from Tennessee. She's been been running since middle school, ran collegiately at University of Tennessee at Martin, then moved up in distance during grad school and beyond. She's ran 10 marathons so far with a PR of 3:04, and countless races at other distances throughout her running career. Her job as an AT has helped her with her own injury prevention/recovery and being a competitive runner has helped her relate to her athletes and help them in their athletic endeavors.  Huge shoutout to Laura 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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ShatteredPerformance@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about Sierra at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shatteredrunner.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Sierra on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ShatteredRunner⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Laura on IG ⁠⁠⁠@lpett.running

  7. Jul 11

    Experimenting at the Escarpment Trail 30K with Sam Cash

    Sierra talks with Sam Cash about the mental skills used to prepare for and run the Escarpment Trail Run 30K in 2025. Sam discusses 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. Sam is an outdoor enthusiast who grew up with New York’s Catskill Park in her backyard. She took a career break when she turned 30 to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail and has been intentional about making time for the mountains ever since - getting out with her local running club and Trail Sisters chapter and volunteering as a trail maintainer with the NY–NJ Trail Conference. Huge shoutout to Sam 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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ShatteredPerformance@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about Sierra at ⁠⁠⁠https://shatteredrunner.com⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Sierra on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ShatteredRunner⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Sam on IG ⁠⁠@CruzOutside

  8. Jul 3

    Finding Flow at London Marathon with Martin Harris

    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 worldwide, 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. Martin Harris is a UK transplant living in Alabama with a lifelong passion for sport, adventure, and seeing where curiosity can take him. In the last 4 years he has developed a love for running from the 5k to the marathon. Huge shoutout to my friend Martin 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 at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ShatteredPerformance@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about Sierra at ⁠⁠https://shatteredrunner.com⁠⁠ Connect with Sierra on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ShatteredRunner⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Martin on IG ⁠@TheMartinTales

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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!

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  • Creator
    Sierra Morris
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    28
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Sierra Morris
  • Show Website
    The Run, Shattered Podcast

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