Six months ago, as has become my annual tradition, I made a New Year’s resolution to tackle something on my watermelon bucket list. This year’s goal: to compete in a watermelon-eating contest. The 26-week process of completing this resolution has been fun, to say the least – from choosing a contest … [Read more...]
NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION UPDATE: PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT (SORT OF)
My New Year’s resolution this year is to compete in a watermelon eating contest. I’ve identified the contest and interviewed competitive eaters. With six weeks to go before the big day, the only thing left to do is get a few watermelon-eating practice sessions under my belt to test my capabilities … [Read more...]
NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION UPDATE: AN INTERVIEW WITH A COMPETITIVE EATER
My goal of making my New Year’s resolution – competing in a watermelon-eating contest – come true has been progressing nicely thus far. I’ve identified a contest to compete in and performed fairly well in my first practice run at eating lots of watermelon really fast. For the next step, I … [Read more...]
NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION UPDATE: ON YOUR MARK, GET SET …
By now, you’re all well aware that my New Year’s resolution is to compete in a watermelon-eating contest. In last month’s update, I reviewed a few potential contests in my area and decided that the Bel Air 4th of July Festival in Bel Air, Maryland would be the event at which I would restart my once … [Read more...]
DID YOU KNOW: THE WORLD RECORD FOR EATING WATERMELON
I once ate an entire five-pound watermelon in one sitting. I’m not ashamed to admit it either, unlike that time I ate a whole half of a chocolate cake just because my brother said I couldn’t do it. I’m no competitive eater, mind you, I’m just not one to back down from a challenge, no matter how sick … [Read more...]