EBR Women
EBR Women is a podcast from Endurance Bike & Run exploring the relationship between endurance sport, wellbeing and the wider journey of life.
Hosted by coach Clare Pearson, the podcast shares conversations with women from across the endurance community. From scholarship athletes to experienced competitors, each episode explores the realities of training, resilience, recovery and personal growth through sport.
Endurance sport is rarely just about physiology. It is about how we manage effort, balance stress and recovery, and navigate the challenges that appear both in training and in life. Through thoughtful conversations and real experiences, EBR Women looks at how endurance sport can shape not only performance but also wellbeing and self-understanding.
EBR Women
Leanne Wrightson - Founder of Blooming Wild Adventures and EBR Scholar
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In the first episode of EBR Women, Clare Pearson speaks with Leanne Wrightson, owner of Blooming Wild Adventures and one of the 2026 EBR Women scholars.
Leanne’s journey into endurance cycling began after a period of burnout in her late twenties, when reconnecting with the outdoors became an important part of rebuilding her life. What started as a way to regain balance gradually grew into a passion for bikepacking and ultra-distance cycling.
In this conversation, Clare and Leanne explore how endurance sport can support mental wellbeing, the challenges of confidence and imposter syndrome in ultra events, and the realities of balancing training with work and life commitments.
They also discuss Leanne’s work helping other women discover bikepacking through Blooming Wild Adventures, creating supportive spaces for people to begin their own journeys in cycling and the outdoors.
EBR Women is a podcast from Endurance Bike & Run exploring the relationship between endurance sport, wellbeing and the wider journey of life.