Fuels marathon and endurance training performance
Hannah Santoni | Registered Dietitian & Performance Nutrition Coach at FWDfuel
Hannah Santoni is a Registered Dietitian and Performance Nutrition Coach at FWDfuel, helping athletes and active individuals improve energy, recovery, and long-term health through personalized functional nutrition. Her coaching combines evidence-based sports nutrition with a root-cause approach to address concerns such as chronic fatigue, hormone imbalances, digestive symptoms, inflammation, and performance plateaus. Drawing on her experience as a Division I athlete, Hannah understands the physical demands of training and the nutrition strategies needed to support consistent performance and recovery.
At FWDfuel, Hannah works with endurance athletes, runners, strength athletes, and active individuals seeking sustainable solutions for both performance and chronic health concerns. She develops personalized nutrition plans based on each client’s training demands, health history, lifestyle, symptoms, and goals. Her approach emphasizes practical nutrition strategies that support gut health, hormone function, recovery, body composition, autoimmune health, and consistent athletic performance through long-term, sustainable habits.
Hannah's Credentials & Areas of Expertise
Hannah Santoni is a Registered Dietitian with a Master of Dietetics and Nutrition from The Ohio State University School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, completed from August 23, 2022, to May 5, 2024, and Commission on Dietetic Registration certification dated June 22, 2024. Her clinical profile lists her expertise in Integrative Health and Nutrition Assessment, identifies her as an Integrative and Functional Nutrition Certified Practitioner, and describes her work with personalized nutrition plans that may include whole-food-focused meals, nutrient timing, therapeutic elimination diets, and supplements when needed. She also brings direct athletic context from her Miami University Division I cross country and track background, which supports her performance nutrition work with athletes and active clients.
Hannah's Story: From Division I Athlete to Functional Nutrition Expert
Hannah Santoni’s story begins with Division I athletics and develops into functional nutrition practice. Her experience as a Miami University distance athlete has shaped her understanding of fueling, recovery, fatigue, digestion, and long-term performance health.
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Life as a Division I Athlete
Hannah Santoni competed as a Division I cross-country and track athlete at Miami University, where she gained firsthand experience in endurance training, race preparation, recovery demands, and performance pressure. This athletic background now informs her understanding of the nutritional needs of active clients and endurance athletes.
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The Health Experience That Shaped Her Approach
Hannah's experience with Hashimoto's disease, Addison's disease (primary adrenal insufficiency), and her own thyroid cancer diagnosis shaped her interest in functional nutrition. These health challenges gave her firsthand insight into how nutrition affects energy, digestion, recovery, and performance, which now guides her personalized fueling approach.
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Transition to Functional Nutrition
Functional nutrition gave Hannah a clearer framework for connecting food, symptoms, and performance outcomes. This shift helped her focus on personalized nutrition strategies that support gut health, hormone balance, energy levels, and resilience rather than on general meal advice.
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Becoming a Registered Dietitian with a Performance Focus
Hannah became a Registered Dietitian with a performance-focused lens shaped by both clinical nutrition and athletic experience. Her work aligns with FWDfuel's model of sports nutrition coaching, which evaluates training demands, dietary habits, and health markers to support performance, recovery, and long-term health.
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Joined FWDfuel
At FWDfuel, Hannah works within a functional sports nutrition team that helps clients improve energy, recovery, gut health, and performance through personalized coaching. Her role fits the brand's root-cause model because she combines dietitian training, athletic experience, and functional nutrition insight to help clients fuel with intention.
Client Success Stories with Hannah Santoni
Pierce Cumpstone
“Easy communication, friendly, enthusiastic help, and a sense of comfort from the get-go – my experience with FWDfuel was all positive. Not all experiences are identical, but I can assure you that you’ll see progess with whatever your goals are…There is nothing to lose and everything to gain. With an aspect as critical as nutrition is to sport and athletic performance, you would be doing yourself a disservice by not pursuing it. While the internet is a great tool, it can quickly lead to information overload, overthinking, and ultimately additional and unnecessary stress (it happened to me). FWDfuel helped cut through all the misinformation I ingested when I was doing my own Google searches.”
Stacy Tidmore
“I’ve been fortunate to work with top-tier individuals in functional medicine, and their confidence in Kylene is immense. Her ability to analyze lab reports, physician’s notes, and our own comments to create recommendations that are actually compassionate and do-able always amazes me. She juggles so much information when she does this, and I realize her deep training and experience allows her to view the role of nutrition in a way I’ve never encountered with others in the field. I also love that she works with athletes and understands how to help us meet our exercise and performance goals.”
Harold C.
“Gaining a knowledge in proper nutrition helped change my life in a positive way. It somewhat changed my life. Before Kylene showed me how to eat properly and nourish my body I felt very sluggish after practice or a workout. I feel I have gained an edge because I have more energy then ever before. I now view my body like a car. Without the proper gas, my car will never last ! If you never fuel your body with the correct nutrients it will never last over the course of the season. Thanks Kylene for helping me maximize my potential as a collegiate football player!”
Sam K.
“Following a structured nutrition program FINALLY gave me that extra edge I was always looking for in my athletic career. It helped me perform at the best of my ability physically and mentally for the entire game, practice, lift, etc.”
Rachel K.
“After seeing numerous GI physicians without any success, I finally decided to take a functional nutrition approach. For the first time in years, I was able to run without GI distress! Thank you Kylene for helping me to compete in college and beyond!!”
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How Hannah Works With Athletes
How Does Hannah Help Athletes Manage Chronic Symptoms and Life Transitions?
Hannah helps athletes manage chronic symptoms by aligning their training demands, health history, symptoms, and daily routines with a personalized nutrition plan. Her approach provides practical support for energy, recovery, digestion, hormone health, inflammation, autoimmune conditions, body composition, and endurance performance, helping each client fuel consistently while supporting long-term health.
Prevents injury through targeted recovery nutrition
Restores energy in chronic fatigue cases
Balances hormones through gut health support
Reduces inflammation from food sensitivities
Builds sustainable weight and body composition plans
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Work with Hannah Santoni at FWDfuel if you need nutrition support that matches your training, symptoms, health history, and life stage. Her personalized coaching helps athletes and active clients build practical fueling strategies for better energy, stronger recovery, improved digestion, hormone support, and long-term performance health.
