Rebecca (Bex) Pearson

Rebecca has had a keen interest in sport and exercise since a young age and rowed, ran and played netball for her school, college and university. Her training at Oxford for the University Boat Race against Cambridge consisted of circuits, weights, running, erging and (of course) rowing; so knows only too well how to push the body to its hardest level.

It wasn’t really until after graduating university that she became a more serious cyclist; completing numerous sportives, several London to Paris’ and an amateur stage of the Tour de France. However, as her body aged, so did the need to work harder to maintain good mobility and avoid injuries. This led her to become a Pilates Instructor and Personal Trainer, which she now does alongside being a Project Manager for the Digital Medicine Society

Rebecca originally came across Pie as a client, when she worked as a Fundraising and Events manager for a global sports foundation. She’s therefore aware of the challenges involved in trying to train whilst having a “regular” job. As a digital nomad, Bex has been able to live (and ride) in places such as Argentina, Italy and the U.S. and tries to spend as much time as possible living and training in France and Spain.

Keen for a new challenge, she started competing in triathlons in 2011. While the bike and the run were familiar territory, the idea of a 750m open water swim was terrifying and her front crawl required many hours in the pool reworking her technique. She is therefore altogether aware of the emotional, as well as physical, demands that new sporting challenges can face and has worked with a wide range of clients: from keen, high-level, amateur athletes to women of retirement age, who have not worked out since the birth of their 4th child – 30 years ago! This is why Bex can often be found guiding the more “sedate” groups and is more than happy to take her time taking in the gorgeous surroundings that pie rides take her through.