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It's like a sexy, tight dress that looks like a Taco Bell sauce packet.

So me and my friend, we're going to do matching ones.

I mean, he's a dude, so I don't know how he feels about this, but I'm just going to buy them and, you know, hopefully he'll wear it.

So not only are you running a 31-mile race in a costume, but the costume is a sexy, tight dress.

Yeah, I mean, I think it'll be, you'll get a lot of airflow. It'll be a little more aerodynamic.

Like, it's better to have too little than too much when you're running, I think. This is the Sporkful. It's not for foodies. It's for eaters. I'm Dan Pashman. Each week on our show, we obsess about food to learn more about people. Before you end of the show, I got to tell you, a little while back I announced that I'm teaming up with my friends at culinary backstrereet to lead a tour of Mexico City next year. Well, reservations have now opened up and spots are filling up fast. This is going to be such a special trip. We're going to go into the homes of master mole makers, going to tacos al-Pastor crawl, and a lot more. We're even going to a Lucha Libre match. That's Mexican pro wrestling with this fascinating cultural history.

Also, my fall 2027 Italy tour is now open for reservations. We're going to Rome and Puglia.

We're going to eat spaghetti al-Assina in Bari where it was invented and a ton more.

The last one sold out well in advance. So get on this one too. For info on both trips, go to culinary backstreets.com slash sporkful. Come travel and eat

with me. All right, let's get into it. I love when we get mail from our listeners, and last year I got

an email that stopped me in my tracks. It reads, my name is Eleanor Siegel. I'm 22, and I've been a

sporkful listener for years. The sporkful is a great

accompaniment to my runs, especially since I run for two to three hours every day. Right now,

I'm training for the Taco Bell 50K. This should be a great challenge for my stamina and stomach.

With 10 Taco Bell stops and 30 miles, it should be a fun run, so I thought I'd invite you to

join me, maybe on a bike, though. I thought I'd invite you to join me,

maybe on a bike, though. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to join Eleanor because the race was in Denver,

and also I have no desire whatsoever to run or bike 30 miles while eating that much Taco Bell.

But today on the show, we'll do the next best thing. We're going to follow Eleanor as she

attempts to run her first ever Taco Bell 50K. Can she finish this grueling test of cardio and

stomach endurance? Can she, against all odds, actually enjoy it? And why on earth does she want

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