can you train for a marathon on a McDonald’s diet?
| March 18, 2011 | Filled under exercise |
i can’t believe i didn’t know about this. did you know about this?
folks, meet the McRunner, aka Joe D’Amico: a 36 years old man from Illinois who in 3 days will run the Los Angeles Marathon after spending the last month on a diet of McNuggets and McHotcakes.
what the heck, you say? does he know what a marathon is? that’s like hard work. that’s like hours of running. yup, dude knows. he’s ran 14 of them, including Boston and New York. he hopes to beat his personal best of 2 hours 36 minutes, which will put him amongst the top 50 finishers.
“my wife told me i was crazy,” D’Amico has said. “but i love McDonald’s and i love running, and this was a great way to combine the two.”
D’Amico, who runs a 6 minute mile and logs 100 miles per week, also allows himself a multivitamin, non-McDonald’s water, and PowerGels to get him through the day. his goals are to stay married and have fun.
for every fan on Facebook, D’Amico will donate $1 towards Ronald McDonald House (up to $2,500). on the side, he’s raised over $15,000. you can read his blog at Confession of a Drive-Thru Runner.
crazy, sure. but for a good cause.
what races have you taken part of? any funny stories/favorite moments? any plans for this year?
what’s been your training secret?
(oh – and if you can, please answer the question in the title.)
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thanks for coming! i'm the diet book junkie: you know, that girl who's always sprouting forth random health facts about what she's "read somewhere" or what she's learned "on Dr. Oz today!"; who can read Women's Health magazine while stuffing her face with Tim Tams and not feel a tinge of guilt whatsoever. i love learning about stuff and would love to hear from you too! trust me, there is no judgement here. i run so i can eat chocolate.
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