From the Chicago Sun Times…
‘McRunner’ trains for marathon by eating only McDonald’s
BY KIM JANSSEN Staff Reporter/kjanssen@suntimes.com Mar 10, 2011 02:09AM
Joe D'Amico is planning to eat every meal at McDonald's for 30 days in preparation for a sub 2 hours and 36 minutes time in the LA Marathon. | Tom Cruze~Sun-Times
You’ve heard of Big Macs, McNuggets, McMansions and McJobs — now meet the McRunner.
Palatine dad Joe D’Amico plans to run the Los Angeles Marathon on March 20 after training for 30 days on a diet of McDonald’s fast food alone.
It may sound more like a recipe for getting the runs than running fast. But ultra-lean D’Amico aims to beat his personal best time of two hours and 36 minutes — a six-minute-mile pace that should put him among the top 50 finishers.
“My wife told me I was crazy,” D’Amico, 36, said. “But I love McDonald’s and I love running, and this was a great way to combine the two.”
D’Amico, who has been blogging about his progress at McRunner.com, has been eating three meals a day at the golden arches for the last two weeks. He plans to keep up the regime until the race.
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