6 Big Macs and a 10k....World Record!!!

LVD wrote:

Any post-race vomiting?

No, actually. I kind of just sat around the rest of the day and fermented ... tried to get in another short 4 miler in the evening. Got 3 miles into it feeling pretty good when my stomach suddenly stated rather firmly "NO" and I was forced to walk the rest of the way back.

- Sean

Fry Man wrote:

Did you go with the supersized fries and soda, too?

Nope, just the sandwiches. I think the cashier at McD's thought I was crazy ... while I was waiting for my order of 6 Big Macs, I got a call from Jack saying to pick him up 6 too. After ordering an addtional 6, she inquired, "These aren't all for you, are they?" Ha!

- Sean

Club's coach here: Apparently Sean = the violent torpedo of truth. I will never doubt his tiger's blood again.

You have retored my faith in humanity. A truly heroic feat!

Well I ran about six miles before doing this and running anything faster would have only mattered by about a minute or so. I know thay Sean is faster than me so eatting and running was my only option if I wanted the edge on Sean. I did not consider the fact the the big mac would dehydrate me to the extent that it did. Hence my drop in pace. I could have gone for the fifth but I ran out of time. I'm just too small to fit six burgers inside of me. Also I didn't have ketchup.

Jack

Well done!

For any of you out there looking to improve on this mark, I'm not sure if my approach was the best but here is what I (Sean) did:

4/2 (day before):

7:30AM - Bowl of cereal (Great Grains Granola with Dates and Raisins)

8:30AM - 9.25 miles

~10:15 - Large brunch at International House (pancakes, eggs, bacon, country potatoes, tortellini, spanish rice with a slice of fried white fish, orange, bowl of strawberry yogurt with granola, chocolate milk, orange juice, cranberry juice, water)

1:30PM - Short 2 mile run to go to an apartment open house.

5PM - Small bowl of cereal (great grains, as above)

10:30PM - Run home from lab (2 miles), for total of 13.25 on the day.

- Slept ~8.5 hours

4/3 (day of):

8AM - Small bowl of cereal (great grains, as above ... yeah, I really like that stuff and it was on sale at Safeway)

11AM - Warm up to track, go pick up burgers. Total warmup ~3 miles in 20 minutes.

11:45AM - The race.

My thinking was trying to expand my stomach early the day before, and then to just have a small trickle of food going through to keep my appetite high in the lead-up. In the interest of full disclosure, I eat a lot of food on a normal basis (though usually not all in the form of one greasy sandwich!). Also, this is not the first eating challenge I've tried, though it is the first I've successfully conquered.

Not sure if there is anything I would do different. There are the obvious things you could do to improve on the running part (i.e. spikes, taper, try hard, add competition), but I'm not sure ... any ideas on improving for the eating part?

Thanks for all the feedback by the way, you guys make the pain (and artherosclerosis imminent in my future) that much more worth it :)

- Sean

I just sent this thread to Chikara Omine for his thoughts. I don't know what his 10k time is, but he runs a marathon in 2:33 and he's super into competitive eating. He does lots of eating/running combo challenges, so he might be willing to give this a try.

I just sent this thread to Chikara Omine (US 100k national team runner) for his thoughts. I don't know what his 10k time is, but he runs a marathon in 2:33 and he's super into competitive eating. He does lots of eating/running combo challenges, so he might be willing to give this a try.

Speaking of pain, how did the enormous mess pass through your digestive tract? Have you, um, eliminated it yet?

Can we get a website like beer mile up to start compiling the top times? I'd do this if there was some definitive top times.

Now drop the whopper wrote:

Speaking of pain, how did the enormous mess pass through your digestive tract? Have you, um, eliminated it yet?

Haha, aside from the stomach pains/upsetness during last evening's run, I have hence not had any unusual experiences in my trips to the restroom.

- Sean

Chikara? wrote:

I just sent this thread to Chikara Omine (US 100k national team runner) for his thoughts. I don't know what his 10k time is, but he runs a marathon in 2:33 and he's super into competitive eating. He does lots of eating/running combo challenges, so he might be willing to give this a try.

That would be awesome! One of our club members ran with him on the 100k team, so I am familiar with the name. I would be more than happy to hand over the mantle to someone so distinguished if he were convinced to try it and beat me :)

- Sean

nice. good job fellas

Outstanding, guys!

Sad I missed it. So, I imagine you guys ate them straight up. But, given the scuttlebutt I've heard after this and my own experience with Big Macs as of late is that they are really dry. Was dryness of the bread a factor? Might you consider (were you to do this again) dunking the buns in water so that they were easy to swallow down? This is key strategy that I see used by the professionals.

Nice work!

Hey Sam!

Dryness was not too bad ... though with fresh burgers it might be, since these tend to sit around for a while the warmth and moisture from the inner contents tend to seep into the bun a bit, making them a little more manageable. I guess if you were really going for it all, dunking in water might make it faster though ... try it and tell us :)

i feel like mayonnaise would be superior to water as a lubricant.

I KNEW this was possible!

Awesome, now there is a standard to shoot for.

For me, the freshness of the Macs would be a big issue--the fresher, the better.

I didn't even think about dehydration...nice twist.

Sometimes I wish I were still in college--but usually not!

mayonnaisefan wrote:

i feel like mayonnaise would be superior to water as a lubricant.

that's what she said