Joey Chestnut acknowledged Tuesday he “doesn’t really feel too nice” a day after hoovering up 63 sizzling canine whereas cruising to victory within the annual Nathan’s Fourth of July Scorching Canine Consuming Contest — however downplayed the post-binge bloat, saying it’s just like the routine soreness different athletes expertise.
“I most likely odor like meat,” the 38-year-old quipped to the hosts of NBC’s “Immediately.”
“I don’t really feel too nice, however it’s like something, a marathon runner doesn’t really feel too nice after a marathon,” added the perennial champion of chomp. “It can take me a day and a half to get well.”
Chestnut recorded a record-setting fifteenth victory on the Independence Day competitors Monday.
Whereas he trounced the guy aggressive eaters, the 63 franks he wolfed down was beneath the 76 he guzzled final 12 months — maybe partially as a result of he momentarily halted his sizzling canine consumption to battle off an animal rights protester who stormed the Coney Island stage in the course of the competitors.
The day after his 2021 win, Chestnut informed The Publish his garments match slightly “comfortable,” and that he had “loopy desires” paying homage to the 2010 Christopher Nolan film “Inception.”
In a Tuesday morning telephone interview, Chestnut, stated that he didn’t get sufficient high quality shut-eye to recall any visions.
“I used to be having a tough time sleeping final night time. I don’t keep in mind any loopy desires final night time,” the California native informed The Publish. “It wasn’t the most effective sleep.”
Miki Sudo — who on Monday earned her eighth victory in 9 years within the girls’s competitors by devouring 40 sizzling canine — informed the hosts of NBC’s morning present that she feels “puffy” and “slightly bloated.”
