It has been my lifelong ambition to participate in an eating competition.

Since I am a vegetarian, it’s been quite difficult to find one where I could compete. In fact, I almost was not able to participate in this one because they were going to include ingredients with gelatin. Fortunately I was able to work with the organizers so they could accommodate my needs.

This is one of the hardest things I’ve done. On par with running a marathon. I stopped tasting anything about 1 minute in. The roof of my mouth got frostbitten about 2 minutes in. I was freezing cold and shaking about 8 minutes in and for 10 minutes after finishing. I felt awful for the rest of the day.

I don’t regret it but I don’t think I could do it again. I came in 3rd place and I am satisfied with that.

Seth took this video to document my accomplishment. If it wasn’t for him cheering me on, I would have given up.