It went just as I planned," D'Amico said yesterday after completing the 26.2-mile (42.1km) race. "The course was much tougher than I expected and the wind and rain didn't help, but I felt strong."
In the month leading up to the marathon, D'Amico ate 99 meals at McDonald's. His typical daily intake consisted of hotcakes and an Egg McMuffin for breakfast, a grilled chicken sandwich and a large Coke for lunch, and a hamburger and fries for dinner. He allowed himself to drink water and take a daily multivitamin and a runner's supplement.
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Monday, March 21, 2011
McDonald's-only marathon runner finishes among top racers at Los Angeles event
Geneti sets LA Marathon record of 2:06:35
Geneti opened a big lead on Nicolas Kamakya and two-time defending champion Wesley Korir during the 17th mile and prevailed in 2 hours, 6 minutes, 35 seconds, the second fastest marathon in the world this year.
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Barefoot in stretch, Dado wins 3rd Rome marathon
Dickson Kiptolo Chumba of Kenya won the men's race in a personal-best 2 hours, 8 minutes, 45 seconds, beating defending champion Siraj Gena by 36 seconds.
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Wykes, Coolsaet shine in Big Apple
Britain’s Mo Farrah won the event in 1:00:23, just ahead of Ethiopia’s Gebre Gebremariam and Galen Rupp of the United States. Wykes was the second-best North American runner, finishing 11th in 1:02:14. Coolsaet was 13th in 1:02:42.
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