James Melgar is a dark and handsome waiter in his early twenties. He is also a speed eater who has devoured 21 ears of sweet corn in eight minutes, modeled in New York, and done extra work in L.A. And ...

The beer mile: part chaos, part science, all competition. I was a freshman on my college track team when I first heard about the "beer mile," a wild, unsanctioned post-season tradition. The premise ...