# Trusting Yourself and Your Training at the Chicago Marathon with Helen-Hanson Smith

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Podcast: [The Run, Shattered Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-run-shattered-podcast-7493625)
Published: 2025-11-14T12:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shattered-runner1/episodes/Trusting-Yourself-and-Your-Training-at-the-Chicago-Marathon-with-Helen-Hanson-Smith-e3at4kk
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## Resource

In this episode, Helen-Hanson (HH) Smith shares her training and racing experience at the 2024 Chicago Marathon and the mental skills she used to shatter her very first 26.2! You'll hear HH talk about running for herself through sobriety and recovery and the ways she learned to trust her training that led her to an incredible race day experience. HH is a runner from Lower Alabama who has been pounding the pavement for over a decade. What began as a simple way to move her body grew into a powerful practice of resilience, discipline, and joy. Alongside her miles, HH shares her journey of sobriety and recovery, offering encouragement and hope to her online community. Thank you to HH for taking time out of her busy schedule to share her experience so we can all shatter our next race! *Please note this was recorded before HH ran the NYC Marathon. 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 Connect with Sierra on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ShatteredRunner⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Helen-Hanson on IG ⁠ ⁠⁠@HelenHansonSmith⁠

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