{"podcast":{"title":"Dirt And Vert","slug":"dirt-and-vert-6621477","podcast_index_feed_id":6621477,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/c30d5b74/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.runeastcoastadventures.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/32624325/32624325-1733081283436-14554faa52ea7.jpg","author":"East Coast Adventures","episode_count":134,"summary":"Run, party, repeat! Welcome to the East Coast Adventures Dirt and Vert podcast, where we talk all things running, racing, and training to help you get ready for your next big adventure. Learn from our successes and our failures, and have fun at the same time. Join us right here, every week with inspiring guests who share their captivating tales from the trails. And remember, nobody cares... run faster!!","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dirt-and-vert-6621477"},"episode":{"title":"From High-Stress to High-Performance: Sierra DeGroff’s Life Pivo","slug":"from-high-stress-to-high-performance-sierra-degroff-s-life-pivo","published_at":"2026-05-02T03:19:50+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dirt-and-vert-6621477/from-high-stress-to-high-performance-sierra-degroff-s-life-pivo","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dirt-and-vert-6621477","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eastcoastadventures/episodes/From-High-Stress-to-High-Performance-Sierra-DeGroffs-Life-Pivo-e3ip7v4","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/c30d5b74/podcast/play/119365028/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-2%2F423306131-44100-2-c87cb5f26e194.mp3","summary":"What happens when you trade the high-stress world of Tesla for a career in Sales Engineering? For Sierra DeGroff , it meant finding the mental space to become one of the most dominant forces in the ultra-running community. In this episode of the Dirt & Vert Podcast , we sit down with the 2026 Umstead 100 Female Champion to deconstruct her journey from a Michigan track athlete to the top of the ultra podium. Sierra gets real about her transition from the marathon distance to the grueling world of 100-milers, sharing the "nitty-gritty" of her Umstead race strategy and the nutrition plan that kept her fueled for a first-place finish. We explore the central theme of her career: how improving her work-life balance didn't just make her happier—it made her faster.","meta_description":"What happens when you trade the high-stress world of Tesla for a career in Sales Engineering? For Sierra DeGroff , it meant finding the mental space to be…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4585,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dirt-and-vert-6621477/episodes/from-high-stress-to-high-performance-sierra-degroff-s-life-pivo/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dirt-and-vert-6621477/from-high-stress-to-high-performance-sierra-degroff-s-life-pivo.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}