[VAULT] Rebecca Stone: On Chronic Pain, Mountain Biking & Motherhood

Rebecca Stone is a busy woman. She’s a midwife, a mum, and someone who loves racing her mountain bike for 24 hours - all while living with fibromyalgia. In 2010, after 9 months of severe pain which ultimately left her unable to work, drive or walk for more than 5m, Rebecca was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. A chronic condition, fibromyalgia causes widespread pain and sensitivity throughout the body. There’s no cure and it is difficult to treat. Getting back on her beloved mountain bike plan was part of Rebecca’s initial treatment plan primarily for the mental health benefits.  We recorded this conversation in May 2018. Later that year, as the mother of a 2-year-old toddler, Rebecca finished 2nd at the Australian 24 Hour Solo Championships in 2017 and 2018, and then finished 6th at the World Championships in Scotland in 2018. In this conversation, we discuss motherhood as well as living, training and racing with chronic pain. Plus she shares why she thinks she’s a better athlete because of it. Get the full show notes for the episode here. — Visit the Sparta Chicks Radio website here  Follow Sparta Chicks Radio on Facebook: facebook.com/SpartaChicks  Follow Rebecca on Instagram: @24hrracerchick