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Overcoming Mental Lows at Vermont 100 with Lila Gaudrault

The Run, Shattered Podcast··13 September 2026·49 min

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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 numerous 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 on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or through ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠email: ShatteredPerformance@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Work with Sierra ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shatteredrunner.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with Sierra on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ShatteredRunner⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with Lila (now Lila Cilwik... congrats!) on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Lilacilwik⁠⁠⁠Register for Rocket City Marathon