{"podcast":{"title":"The Run, Shattered Podcast","slug":"the-run-shattered-podcast-7493625","podcast_index_feed_id":7493625,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1091f2098/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shattered-runner1","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/44380022/44380022-1757282080644-a21ed9c5296e5.jpg","author":"Sierra Morris","episode_count":24,"summary":"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!","last_synced_at":"2026-08-02T14:20:16.620901+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-run-shattered-podcast-7493625"},"episode":{"title":"Finding Optimal Focus for UTMB with Marisa Romeo","slug":"finding-optimal-focus-for-utmb-with-marisa-romeo","published_at":"2026-03-07T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-run-shattered-podcast-7493625/finding-optimal-focus-for-utmb-with-marisa-romeo","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-run-shattered-podcast-7493625","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shattered-runner1/episodes/Finding-Optimal-Focus-for-UTMB-with-Marisa-Romeo-e3ef5av","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1091f2098/podcast/play/114840351/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-0-31%2F417216169-44100-2-ef0d4ec4d77aa.m4a","summary":"In this episode, Sierra connects with Dr. Marisa Romeo about her experience using mental skills at Ultra Trail Du Mont Blanc (UTMB) and how she helps others train their mental skills. Marisa dives into her optimal racing zone using focus tactics, imagery, and enjoying all aspects of the training process. Marisa is a coach, athlete, educator, partner, daughter, and foodie. As a Certified Mental Performance Consultant with a doctorate in Sport and Performance Psychology, her passion is helping athletes and performers develop mental skills that support both high performance and personal growth. She grew up competing in sports and eventually found her way to ultramarathons, where she now compete at an elite level up to 100 miles. HUGE thank you to Marisa for taking time to share her experience and the mental skills that work 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 on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or through ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠email: ShatteredPerformance@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Sierra on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ShatteredRunner⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Marisa on her website: https://www.marisaromeo.com Connect with Marisa on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @DrMarisaRomeo","meta_description":"In this episode, Sierra connects with Dr. Marisa Romeo about her experience using mental skills at Ultra Trail Du Mont Blanc (UTMB) and how she helps othe…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2902,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-run-shattered-podcast-7493625/episodes/finding-optimal-focus-for-utmb-with-marisa-romeo/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-run-shattered-podcast-7493625/finding-optimal-focus-for-utmb-with-marisa-romeo.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}