Marathon Runner to eat only McDonalds Food- her 31 Day Menu

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McDonald’s Diet for 2011 Marathon Training

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Training for a marathon requires a rigid schedule of exercise, rest, and a healthy eating diet of McDonalds menu food items, says 2011-marathon runner Emily Strunk-Helm.

Running on McDonald’s Burgers ‘n Fries…

Emily Strunk-Helm of Arizona recently began a 31-day training schedule for the upcoming Long Beach 2011 Marathon, to take place on October 9.  The 36-year-old has pledged to raise money for the charitable organization, the Ronald McDonald House, by training for the marathon on a steady diet of foods comprised entirely of McDonald’s fast food items.

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…and McDonald’s Cookies, Pancakes, and gallons of Coke

Her role model, Joe McRunner D’Amico, finished in 28th after running the Los Angeles Marathon last March, existing on a steady 30-day diet of McDonald’s menu items, including:

  • 9 chocolate milks
  • 24 Chicken Snack Wraps
  • 24 servings of oatmeal
  • 14 Fruit & Walnut Salads
  • 23 hamburgers
  • 97 hotcakes (pancakes)
  • 63 cookies
  • 23 32-oz. buckets of coke

And yes, he had fries with that- lots of them.

Nevertheless, he managed to raise $40,000 for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicago & Northwest Indiana.

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McRunnerette Admits she Loves the Golden Arches

Emily, whose favorite McDonald’s foods are cheeseburgers, chicken nuggets, and fries, sees nothing wrong with eating the foods that she loves, insisting that a McDonald’s meal is part of a healthy diet.

“To me, this is like a well-rounded meal,” she says.  “I’ve got carbs, I got protein.”

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Her Healthy Food Plan

Today, McRunnerette Emily Strunk-Helm hopes to raise $10,000 for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Phoenix, Arizona.

As part of her 31-day training regimen, Emily will consume a diet consisting exclusively of McDonald’s food items, with the exception of bottled water and vitamin supplements.  Here is what she will eat in a typical day, as she prepares her body for the grueling marathon race:

  • 1 Fruit and Yogurt Parfait
  • 1 Chocolate Chip Cookie
  • 1 Hot and Spicy McChicken Sandwich
  • 1 small order of French Fries
  • 2 large Diet Cokes
  • 1 large Vanilla Cone
  • 1 Crispy Chicken Ranch Wrap
  • 1 medium order of French Fries
  • 1 Apple Pie

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Her biggest challenge so far?  Running to McDonald’s every time she gets hungry.  Unlike other dieters who follow a 3-meal-a-day, plus snacks, food plan, McRunnerette prefers to eat chomp on small snacks throughout the day, not an easy feat if your entire menu contains fast-food restaurant meals.

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Related reading:

Fast Food Felonies, Part I: the Anatomy of a Chicken Nugget

Fast Food Felonies, Part II: Top 10 Fatty Offenders

Sources:

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