I talk with southern Louisiana-based, former 400-pound guy-turned-distance runner, advocate for better health, and now crusader for Black people’s rights, Josh LaJaunie.  Josh made a name for himself by losing 200 pounds, becoming plant-based, running marathons, and founding the Missing Chins group to support others navigating the same journey.  He has appeared on the Today Show, Good Morning America, the Rich Roll podcast, and numerous other shows and wrote an excellent guidebook toward healthier eating called “Sick to Fit.”  Along the way he also connected and formed a bond with David Clark and appeared on WASP episode #64, definitely worth a re-listen.  Josh has since re-focused his energy toward advocating for Black lives, and examining his own connection to racism in the world he grew up in with the good ol’ boys in the bayou.  So we discuss Ahmaud Arbury, George Floyd, the racism he still sees in New Orleans, and the Black Men Run group which encourages health and wellness among African-American men and has chapters all over the country.  I hope you’ll enjoy this conversation with this energetic dynamo for social change.

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Josh LaJaunie:
joshlajaunie.com
Facebook
Instagram @joshlajaunie
"Sick to Fit" on Amazon
Black Men Run: blackmenrun.com and on Instagram @blackmenrun
504th Run Crew on Instagram @the504th

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