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The World of Competitive Food Races Is More Creative, and Tastier, Than You Probably Think It Is

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By Mark Bechtel 
| Inkl
Chicago couple Melanie Pozdol and Victor Hilitski really should have a meet-cute. She can drink four beers and run a mile in a little over six minutes. He once ate 19 samosas and ran 21 miles in a little over six hours. In a perfect world, they’d have crossed paths with each other jogging on the Loop while stuffing their faces with deep-dish pizza or something. But, no, they just met at a wedding.
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The World of Competitive Food Races Is More Creative, and Tastier, Than You Probably Think It Is

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By Mark Bechtel 
| Sports Illustrated
Eats Beer, tacos, doughnuts—these gluttonous treats make any situation better. That’s why the running community has made food races a fun way to compete in anything from a one-miler to an ultramarathon. Chicago couple Melanie Pozdol and Victor Hilitski really should have a meet-cute. She can drink four beers and run a mile in a little over six minutes. He once ate 19 samosas and ran 21 miles in a little over six hours.
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The World of Competitive Food Races Is More Creative, and Tastier, Than You Probably Think It Is

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By Mark Bechtel 
| KXAN-TV (Austin, TX)
Chicago couple Melanie Pozdol and Victor Hilitski really should have a meet-cute. She can drink four beers and run a mile in a little over six minutes. He once ate 19 samosas and ran 21 miles in a little over six hours. In a perfect world, they’d have crossed paths with each other jogging on the Loop while stuffing their faces with deep-dish pizza or something. But, no, they just met at a wedding.
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