10/06/2026
🌟 Active Mom Client Spotlight: Meet Susan! 🌟
Susan is proof that consistency, hard work, and dedication pay off. Through her training with Active Mom, she has become a stronger, faster runner and continues to set new personal goals.
Here’s what Susan had to say about how Active Mom helped her run faster:
How Active Mom helped me run faster, get stronger, and become more confident
I’ve been running for decades and I’ve never been a running star. But at 58 years old, I am back in love with running. I finished my first marathon in 2024 at five hours, 14 minutes. I ran my second marathon in 2025 at four hours, 31 seconds—a 45-minute improvement! I’ve never broken two hours in a half marathon but on May 3, 2026, I got close, with a personal record of 2:01:18. I’ve also been seeing sub-9-minute paces in 10Ks—a pace I haven’t seen in more than a few years.
The remarkable detail behind all these mid-pack (some people would say “ho-hum”) paces: it’s my age: it’s a time where you’re just trying to keep the pace from slipping or, at best, work hard to hold the line. You worry about losing pace, losing strength—and it’s a big challenge not to lose your confidence.
I began Active Mom about two years ago, consistently attending two or three times a week. Since then, I have gotten stronger. I reached a lifetime pushup personal record, held a plank for more time than I ever thought I could, learned that pikes on a TRX are crazy hard (and crazy rewarding), and connected with women who are encouraging, super smart, empathic, and frankly amazing.
One more strength personal record to share: it’s lifting my suitcase into the airplane overhead compartment. I am a writer who travels a lot. I have been to many countries and there are still many more to visit while I can still tell the stories. It is the Active Mom brand of strength that will keep me out there.
Thank you Susan for being such a big part of our community!