Noted by The Root as one of the most influential African Americans ages 25 to 45, Latoya Shauntay Snell is a sponsored endurance athlete, body politics advocate and motivational speaker. She is known for her comprehensive food and fitness blog Running Fat Chef,™ detailing her fitness endeavors from the perspective of a Black, queer, and chronically ill plus-size long distance runner, multi-sport endurance athlete and adventurer navigating spaces that oftentimes aren’t inclusive to marginalized people. Featured on multiple platforms such as 3rd Hour Today, Good Morning America, Huffington Post, The Cut and Elle, Snell is quickly making a name for herself by changing the narrative of ideal body types and fitness stereotypes with firm conversations about boundary setting in the fitness and wellness space.

Snell wrote as a contributing writer for several notable platforms such as Runner’s World, Huffington Post. The Root and Gear Junkie, some of which garnered tens of thousands of views within hours. She’s been featured in global mainstream advertisements, commercials and modeled for several athleisure brands such as HOKA, TREK Bikes, Eloquii and Gymshark. As a well-versed content creator, she’s connected with over 50 brands for short- and long-term projects, including Tampax and Dick’s Sporting Goods.

Within a five-year span, she participated in over 200 running and obstacle course events. Snell completed 20+ marathons, 5 ultra-races and 30+ half marathons within this period – including the Javelina Jundred 100K. Since 2019, Latoya is partnered with HOKA as a Global Athlete Ambassador. Her culinary background at Star Career Academy of New York and several years in the human services field offers her a unique approach to conversations about food, mental health and fitness. As a multi marginalized Black, plus size, queer and chronically ill woman in the fitness, wellness and food industry, Latoya seeks to bridge the gap through daily journaling via social media, transparent blurbs on her blog Running Fat Chef, conversations about intersectionality in sports and working with not for profits to change the language for future generations in sports and beyond.