thought, ‘Wow, all I have to do is eat a bunch of hot dogs and I can be on ESPN?’" he told Mental Floss. He trains by eating a 4 to 6 pounds salad every day for lunch followed by a gallon of water. He credits enlisting the help of a hypnotherapist as a key turning point in his success as a competitive eater. Triathlete, runner, and cyclist Salem ran and completed his first marathon in the 2010 New York City Marathon. By June 2017, he had completed 20. He competed in his first New York City Triathlon in 2012, having only learned to swim that same year. He then competed in his first Ironman in 2013, and would complete four total by 2015. Salem owns 3 bicycles, and is known to use a Quintana Roo PR6 Ultegra Di2 with Reynolds Strike wheels for triathlons. He has stated his intent to run one marathon each month in 2017, and is currently training for the 2018 Race Across the West and the 2019 Race Across America ultra-endurance bicycle races, which are 900 and 3,000 miles, respectively. Championships and world records held 2013 Cannoli: 31.75 cannoli / 6 minutes (New York City, New York, September 13, 2013) at Feast of San Gennaro World Cannoli Eating Championship 2014 Donut Dash 5K champion: Donut-adjusted time of 3 minutes, 15 seconds / 22 donuts (Dayton, Ohio, June 28, 2014) Tour de Donut Ohio ‘Double D’ champion: Donut-adjusted time of -32 minutes, 45 seconds / 48 donuts (Arcanum, Ohio, September 6, 2014) Utah Tour de Donut Donut King: Donut-adjusted time of -27 minutes / 40 donuts (American Fork, Utah, September 27, 2014) 2015 Tour de Donut Illinois champion: Donut-adjusted time of -1 hour, 36 minutes, 40 seconds / 50 donuts (Staunton, Illinois, July 11, 2015) Tour de Donut Ohio ‘Double D’ champion: Donut-adjusted time of 71 minutes, 51 seconds / 44 donuts (Arcanum, Ohio, September 12, 2015) Donut Derby champion: Donut-adjusted time of -35 minutes, 6 seconds / 54 donuts (Breinigsville, Pennsylvania, September 7, 2015) Utah Tour de Donut Donut King: Donut-adjusted time of -14 minutes, 6 seconds / 36 donuts (American Fork, Utah, September 19, 2015) 2016 Corn on the cob world record: 47 corn / 12 minutes (West Palm Beach, Florida, April 24, 2016) at National Sweet Corn Eating Championship Tour de Donut Illinois champion: Donut-adjusted time of -30 minutes, 41 seconds / 39