Challenge: Run 31 Miles . . . While Constantly Consuming Taco Bell

There’s an ultrarunner event in Denver called the International Taco Bell 50k Ultramarathon.  Yes, 5-0.  A 50K is 31 miles.  The race is a loop throughout Denver . . . and includes mandatory stops at 10 area Taco Bells.

Here’s how it works:

You have to order something at NINE of the 10 Taco Bells, and you’ve gotta actually eat the food.  That includes one Chalupa Supreme or one Crunchwrap Supreme by the fourth stop . . . and one Burrito Supreme or one Nachos BellGrande by the eighth stop.

You need to finish the 31 miles within 11 hours.  You need to keep all your receipts and wrappers . . . and “drinks do not count as food.”

Naturally, this is a very challenging race for your DIGESTIVE system . . . but you’ve gotta keep it down.  They have a zero-tolerance policy on vomiting.  If you do, you’re immediately disqualified.

And you’re BANNED from on-course stomach medicines, including “Pepto, Pepcid AC, Alka-Seltzer, and Mylanta.”

You ARE able to use the bathroom as much as you’d like, but you can only use Taco Bell restrooms . . . along with one other approved public toilet.

The Taco Bell 50K is in its eighth year, and this year’s happened on Saturday.  They haven’t announced a winner or any final numbers, but they were expecting around 600 participants.  And yeah, it’s a self-aware, tongue-in-cheek event. For the record, Taco Bell isn’t affiliated with this in any way, and they won’t even comment on it.  The organizers say they believe that it’s probably hung up by their legal team, because if they endorse it, they may open themselves up to liability issues.  But they probably don’t mind the publicity.