Runners pound the pavement, devour fast food at first Taco Bell DC 50K

Runners pound the pavement, choke down fast food at first DC Taco Bell 50K

Imagine eating a Crunchwrap Supreme from Taco Bell, and after stuffing yourself, you run 30 miles, all while stopping to eat even more Taco Bell every few miles. That’s what hundreds of runners did over the weekend for the first ever Taco Bell DC 50K.

Bridget Tobias struggled to get her ninth Taco Bell order down at the Taco Bell Cantina in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, after running the ultramarathon.

“By the end, I think my body was just rejecting any form of tortilla. Whether it was fried or soft, it did not want any more,” Tobias told WTOP.

Organizers said about 500 runners took off from the Taco Bell Cantina early Saturday morning, running around Arlington, Alexandria and D.C., and devouring cheese, beans