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Would You Carry Sushi, Really? | Food Fight Friday at the Aid Station

Endurance sports are hard. Whether you’re 40 miles into an ultra or halfway through a 70.3 triathlon, everything hurts and that’s before you hit the aid station and see a table loaded with oddball snacks. Enter the funniest endurance nutrition game ever invented: Eat, Toss, or Carry.

In the latest episode of Food Fight Friday at the Aid Station presented by 7 Summits Snacks, host Jason Bahamundi welcomes triathlete and pancake aficionado Kaitlin Carew to make some seriously difficult (and hilarious) decisions about what food belongs in your belly mid-race—and what should be launched into the woods.

Today’s choices? Three Oregon-inspired delicacies:

Marionberry pie with Nutella
Garden burger
Sushi (yes, seriously)

Let the chaos begin.

The Rules: Eat One, Carry One, Toss One

The format is simple, the stakes are imaginary, and the laughs are very, very real. Each guest must decide which food they’d eat at the next aid station, which they’d carry for 10 miles, and which they’d toss into oblivion.

Kaitlin comes in hot with smart (and gut-conscious) decisions. She immediately tosses the sushi—because as she puts it, “Salmonella is not a performance enhancer.” Good call.

The garden burger gets the carry treatment. It’s practical, not perishable, and could possibly fit in a bike jersey pocket if you squint hard enough. And that leaves the marionberry pie with Nutella as her fuel of choice, because if you’re going to suffer, you might as well do it with chocolate and Oregon pride.

When Your PR Depends on Pancakes

Kaitlin isn’t just funny—she’s fast. She recently crushed a 6-minute PR at 70.3 Oregon and has her sights set on breaking 4:30 in 2026. But more importantly? She’s a two-time free-pancake-for-a-year champion at her local 5K, where she outran banana costumes and syrup-based obstacles alike.

Jason and Kaitlin chat about:

The perils of dairy before a race (lactose intolerance + lycra = disaster)
Gel trauma that left mental scars (and a sticky race belt)
Why carrying a burger isn’t the worst idea she’s ever had

It’s the kind of banter that reminds you: the endurance community is full of quirks, weirdos, and people who love to laugh between suffering sessions.

Chocolate Fuel That Doesn’t Melt (Your Soul)

This episode also features a special snack shoutout to Seven Summits Snacks, the chocolate-based endurance fuel that’s reshaping how we eat during long efforts. Their flavors? Here are just a few:

Goji Berry Cacao Nib
Mint Chocolate
PB&J Chocolate Bar (Jason’s unofficial sponsor of joy)

Unlike traditional gels that feel like punishment in foil form, these are actually enjoyable. Even Kaitlin agrees—chocolate is easier to stomach when you’re 70 miles into a sufferfest.

When the Aid Station Is a Comedy Club

Beyond the laughs, Food Fight Friday is part of the Everyday Athlete Podcast Network, Run Tri Bike’s growing collection of shows that make the sport more inclusive, more honest, and way more entertaining.

Expect:

Aid station debates
Treadmill movie reviews (coming soon!)
Bathroom humor (always present)
Crossover episodes with other athletes from the network

Because let’s face it: running, biking, and swimming long distances is weird. Why not laugh about it?

What’s Your Aid Station Strategy?

Now it’s your turn.

Imagine this: You’re on mile 40 of an ultra or mile 45 of a 70.3. Your brain is mush. A volunteer offers you a plate with three foods: sushi, a garden burger, and pie with Nutella.

What do YOU eat, toss, or carry?
Tag @RunTriMag and use #FoodFightFriday with your answer. Extra kudos if your reasoning involves safety, strategy, or sheer lunacy. The funniest endurance nutrition game will get better with your answers.

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