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JUST BREW IT COLUMN: Sports editor finishes fourth in hot dog eating contest
I wanted to see if I could run with the big dogs.
I came to the Fauquier County Fair to eat as many hot dogs as I could as a competitive eater, and I learned pretty quickly that while this may not be a sport, there’s a skill to it. And unfortunately, having a skinny frame, a fast metabolism and an empty stomach don’t really help.
I finished fourth out of six, eating eight hot dogs (sans buns) in five minutes. While that total may sound OK, it actually was pretty lame. The winner, Ian Kach of Warrenton, consumed 22, easily defeating defending champion Lenny Grove, who ate something like 13.
Another guy gulped down 11 or 12.
As far as I can tell, I beat two guys who ate seven. And get this: The winner of the kid’s division ate 10. So I got beat by a 10-year-old half my size.
Here’s how it all went down:
The moments before the eat-a-thon’s start felt a little like the 10K races I’ve run. You’re anxious, sizing up your competition. A small crowd has gathered, and you’re thinking about the challenge ahead. Except this is a bizarre challenge.
I looked at the 10 hot dogs lined up on the white paper plate that was plunked down in front of me and got a little psyched out. Naked and kind of salty-smelling, those hot dogs were not appealing at all. It was 10 against one: Intimidating odds.
And, we’re off...See the Wednesday print edition of the Fauquier Times-Democrat for the complete story.
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