33. Latoya Shauntay Snell - Multi-sport Athlete, Ultra Runner, Professional Chef, and 5' 3" Brooklynite force of nature

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Our guest today is multi-sport athlete, Ultra Runner, Professional Chef, self-described advocate and activist for body politics, and 5' 3" Brooklynite force of nature, Latoya Shauntay Snell - also known as the Running Fat Chef.

A quick glance at her Athlinks profile shows 112 races completed, over twelve hundred miles finished and in a span of just 28 days, she crossed finish lines at the Chicago Marathon, Javelina Jundred 60K, and the TCS New York City Marathon. She's a brand ambassador for Trek Bikes, a sponsored HOKA ONE ONE Athlete, and yet, she spends at least part of her time answering critics who say she doesn't "look like a runner".

She talks openly about her DNFs, her detractors, and the additional struggles that have strengthened her as an athlete, woman, wife and mother. She's on a mission to emancipate herself in order to help others see the power in themselves and judging by her successes both in and outside of racing - it's working.

Links

Latoya Shauntay Snell on Athlinks
https://www.athlinks.com/athletes/200706876/results

Latoya Shauntay Snell on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/iamlshauntay/

Running Fat Chef on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/runningfatchef/

Running Fat Chef - Blog
https://www.runningfatchef.com/

Squirrels Nut Butter
https://squirrelsnutbutter.com/

Chasing Your Impossible on HOKA
https://www.hokaoneone.com/blog-post/?id=chase-your-amazing-latoya

Brand Ambassador Trek Bikes
https://blog.trekbikes.com/en/author/latoyashauntaysnell/

A Beautiful Work in Progress - Mirna Valerio
https://www.amazon.com/Mirna-Valerio/e/B06Y4FQ9Q5?ref_=dbs_p_pbk_r00_abau_000000

That's the show, folks, Hope you enjoyed it - more people racing more often having more fun in the process is our mission at Athlinks.

Thanks again to Latoya Shauntay Snell, aka RunFatChef.

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