marathon eating

contestants consume ridiculous quantities of food; craze comes and goes. [Am. Hist.: Sann, 77–78]

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The marathon eating adventure started with freshly-baked goods such as onion focaccia and CUT's homemade salted pretzel bread.

Delights beginning to sprout

But the best thing, for me, was the way we were able to break up the marathon eating with a relaxing SkyRide up the mountain.

Hope you got a good `Taste'

Jean Niemi's salsa recipe will top the tacos in this popular marathon eating contest to raise money to send youth counselors to a leadership training conference.

TACO CONTEST TO RAISE DOUGH

His antics and marathon eating exploits have gained him a reputation across the globe.

Buster just loves being out to lunch; Alun Prichard talks to the ska star `larger than life' might just have been coined for

He became a local celebrity in his home town, taking on all-comers in marathon eating contests, cavorting with topless models, and guesting on TV chat shows.

I've had enough of being the fat bloke; Why 58-stone Barry Austin is anxious to offload his title as The Fattest Man In Britain

Holiday gatherings can bring about marathon eating sessions.

Wretched excess yields double trouble

Her marathon eating sessions began when her 47-year-old father Bjoern died of a heart attack when she was just 14.