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MARATHONING WOMAN

In this inspirational Keynote, Susan shares her story and describes the successes and obstacles she experienced in her journey to fulfill her health and fitness goals and dreams. She challenges and motivates her audiences to embrace changes and to take small, realistic steps to achieve maximum fitness, health, and well-being throughout their lives. Susan also shares the principles, strategies and tools that guided her through her races and into her present life. Based on Susan’s three health and fitness books: Power Source for Women: Proven Fitness Strategies, Tools, and Success Stories for Women 45+ (BPS Books,2010), Love Your Body…Embrace Your Life! (Hay House Publishing, 2016), and The Magic of Walking: Your Guide to a Balanced, Purposeful Life (2021).

STEP INTO YOUR POWER

Award-winning journalist and author Susan Sommers shares the tools and strategies she implemented to overcome her own stress and anxiety during COVID 19 by walking the virtual el Camino de Santiago trail. For four months, Susan walked 15,000 steps a day in Toronto, completing the 778-kilometre route in October 2020 and receiving her medal just before her 76^th birthday. She continues to walk10,000 steps a day and has completed two other virtual races: the Grand Canyon and the Cabot Trail. In this inspiring and humorous presentation, Susan shares the highlights from her fitness journey, as well as the daily routines, habits, and tools she recommends for building resilience and increase physical, mental, and emotional fitness.

MARATHON STRATEGIES FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS

From 1982 to 2018, Susan Sommers was the Principal in her own successful communications’ firm, susan sommers + associates. After completing two Marathons and two books on health and fitness for women, Susan decided to launch a new venture at 72, Power Source for Women, and a new website, www.powersourceforwomen.com in 2017. In January 2019, Susan launched another business, WOOTTEN & SOMMERS, to train clients to be successful speakers and video rock stars. In her Keynote presentations and workshops, Susan describes with insight and humour how she reinvented herself and applied 7 Marathon strategies to build her success new businesses. She offers a fresh perspective on what it takes to launch and grow a successful business, after 50, in today’s economy.

MARATHONING COUPLE

Susan Sommers (Geyer) and Peter Geyer joined the North York YMCA in 2002, she was 57 and he was 54. Since then, he has trained for, and completed, a total of 9 Marathons (including two Boston Marathons) and she has completed two 7 ½ walk Marathons. Together, they have completed over 40 races. While Peter has speed, Susan is a walker/jogger with endurance. Although their styles, goals and results differ, Susan and Peter support each other and make health and fitness an integral part of their lives and marriage

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