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EPISODE · May 11, 2026 · 1H 9M

How Heartbreak and Failure Built a Peloton Icon: Hannah Frankson

from Hormones & Heroines

She was supposed to be an Olympian. Then she got engaged. Then it all fell apart. And from the rubble of compounded failure, Hannah Frankson built something none of us saw coming.In this episode, Hannah, one of Peloton’s most recognisable and beloved instructors, sits down with Sarah-Jane Crawford for a deeply honest conversation about what it really takes to rebuild yourself from scratch.Hannah Frankson is proof that failure, shame and embarrassment can be the very foundation of a life built entirely on your own terms. If you’ve ever felt like you’ve fallen short of the life you were “supposed” to have, this one’s for you.In this episode:*Growing up mixed race in Essex and finding your identity*Breaking national records as a teenage triple jumper and why the Olympics felt inevitable*When the athletic dream didn’t go the distance and what happens to your identity when the thing that defines you disappears*An engagement that ended and why admitting it felt like public failure*How hitting rock bottom before the Peloton audition was the thing that finally set her free*The 9 month process to becoming one of the most loved instructors on the platform*Why she chose herself over the relationship timeline society expects and has zero regrets*How financial independence gave her the freedom to ask what she actually wanted rather than what she thought she needed*Why owning being single was the most radical thing she ever didThis one will stay with you.

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