6 Big Macs and a 10k under an hour

One Big Mac, while tasty on the way down, leaves me feeling sick afterwards.

There was a javelin thrower at Oregon back in the 80s who put down five Big Macs on a bet. I don't see how you're going to be able to do it.

I thought 10K under an hour was Lebron James salary.....

Agreed, this is an awesome thread.

Last fall I did a run-eat-run duathlon. This was a real race; over 100 people took part. We had to run one mile to a park, eat either an 8" or 14" pizza, then run back one mile to the start/finish. Like the OP, I'm a 35- to 36-minute 10k guy. I know one pizza is nothing compared to six Big Macs, and two miles is a lot shorter than 10k, but here's what worked for me.

I took it pretty easy on the first mile, running 30 seconds slower than my open mile time. Even still, it took me another 30 seconds before I could stop panting and eat my pizza as fast as I wanted to. I drank lots of water while I was eating - that helped slide the 'za down the gullet. I stuffed the last slice in my mouth and started running the second mile while I was chewing. I couldn't feel the contents of the 'za in my stomach at all while I was running and in fact ran a faster second mile than the first.

So for doing the 6 Big Mac challenge, however you want to split your running/eating, here's a few points: it'll be 30-60 seconds after running before you can eat at full speed. Drink lots of water. Run while you chew. Don't be afraid of a full or sloshing stomach (assuming you don't eat all 6 midway through your run). Sit in the shade and don't move for an hour after your run. If you feel that you're going to hurl after you finish running ask an enemy to remove your timing chip!

Hope that helps.

Malmo--

One of my brothers once ate, in one sitting, 5 Bic Macs, 5 large fries, and 5 chocolate shakes (when the shakes were big).

He did it with absolutely no problems--he stopped at 5 because the McD's said they would pay for the 5th set if he could eat it all. No problem.

WHEN HE WAS 15 YEARS OLD.

Did he run a 10K too??

latent--

needless to say, he COULDN'T run a 10k.

My point in response to the earlier post was that you won't necessarily FEEL sick after downing a bunch of Big Macs.

I downed 2 before a workout a couple of weeks ago and not only did I not feel sick, I actually felt good!

Well, at least not hungry.

Are there any updates on the status of this challenge?

Sprint Geezer wrote:

WHEN HE WAS 15 YEARS OLD.

He must have been. 15 year olds can eat anything. And only a 15 year old would have actually thought he was getting a good deal there:)

The McD's still made money off of him, he paid a lot more for dinner than he really needed to, and he stuffed his stomach with loads of crappy, unhealthy food. My hat's off to him.

No way in hell is this happening my friend. Back in high school I ate 5 whoppers in 50 minutes (length of our class) for a bet and couldn't run that day about 2 hours later. I had to go home and lay down. I was known (and am still known) as a pretty big eater. The first three were a piece of cake, but I hit a wall after I downed the fourth one and the fifth one took me like 20 minutes.

I am not sure how big macs compare to whoppers, but if the amounts are anywhere near to each other you are not going to have a chance unless you are some kind of competitive eater. Anyone here who has actually attempted to eat this amount of food will back me up on this one. I get the sense that NO ONE in this thread has eaten anywhere close to 6 big macs within an hour.

I think a big factor is how much weekly mileage you do. If you run 100+ miles a week and eat 3500+ calories a day, then if you just get yourself kind of hungry putting down the Macs shouldn't be a problem. On the other hand, if your metabolism isn't that fast you might have some trouble.

Offered a Bet wrote:

no problem wrote:

a real challenge would be under 50 minutes or even 45 minutes. if this challenge is within 200 miles of atlanta ga, count me in.

It's in the Atl my friend.

Well if it's in Atlanta count me in too. I'll even film it for you. If I weren't so damn slow at 10K (over 40 right now), I would have a chance myself. You don't get a name like Carnivore 69 without being able to throw down some food.

Its only a challenge if you eat before the run.

Don't think it can be done without puking unless you have an iron gut

Oh there would be puking involved, undoubtedly.

o.O wrote:

Its only a challenge if you eat before the run.

Try eating a big meal within 30 minutes of a hard 10k.

bump

Every time I read this thread, I get an insane craving for McDonalds.

Hey, what happened to the OP and his training for this? I am still waiting to put my bet in..

update?