Four credentials. One of them is rare enough to matter — an Army-developed resilience certification that no other coach in the endurance running space currently holds. The rest build the foundation: a graduate degree in sport psychology, an applied wellness certification, and a full-time institutional role that keeps the work honest.
The MRT program was developed by the U.S. Army to build psychological resilience in high-stakes performance environments. Sierra holds Level 2 certification — the advanced practitioner designation — earned through training and deployment of resilience skills in military contexts.
She brought that methodology directly into endurance sport. No identified competitor in the credentialed endurance mental performance space holds this credential at this level. It's the asset that separates Shattered Runner from every other mental-side-of-running offering on the market.
A Master of Science in Sport and Performance Psychology from the University of Tennessee Knoxville — the graduate-level academic credential in this field.
Covers the science of mental performance, confidence development, attentional focus, energy management, and psychological resilience. The theoretical and research foundation behind every skill Sierra teaches — on the podcast, at races, and inside institutional programs.
Credentialed in applied wellness practice across organizational and performance environments.
This certification extends Sierra's capability beyond individual sport into team, organizational, and institutional wellness programming — directly relevant to race organization partnerships, coaching platform integrations, and corporate wellness engagements.
Sierra maintains a full-time wellness career at the University of Alabama — grounding her practice in a real institutional environment with ongoing applied experience and organizational credibility.
This role informs every coaching platform partnership and content curriculum she develops. The work isn't theoretical and it isn't seasonal — it's daily, measurable, and delivered inside a major institution. [PLACEHOLDER — Sierra to add undergraduate degree and school details]
Pre-race programming, panel participation, and embedded mental performance delivery from a credentialed professional who races the distance.
Curriculum development, audio mental skills programming, and evidence-based frameworks for platforms that want the credential, not just the content.