COLORADO NEWS

Denver hosts a 31 mile run where you have to constantly consume Taco Bell

Oct 6, 2025, 4:56 PM

If Taco Bell gives you the RUNS… athletically, that is, this needs to be on your bucket list.

There’s an ultrarunner event in Denver called the International Taco Bell 50k Ultramarathon. A 50K is 31 miles. The race is a loop throughout Denver and includes mandatory stops at 10 area Taco Bells.

Here’s how it works:

You have to order something at NINE of the 10 Taco Bells, and you’ve got to actually eat the food. That includes one Chalupa Supreme or one Crunchwrap Supreme by the fourth stop, and one Burrito Supreme or one Nachos BellGrande by the eighth stop.

You need to finish the 31 miles within 11 hours. You need to keep all your receipts and wrappers, and “drinks do not count as food.”

Naturally, this is a very challenging race for your DIGESTIVE system, but you’ve got to keep it down. They have a zero-tolerance policy on vomiting. If you do, you’re immediately disqualified.

And you’re BANNED from on-course stomach medicines, including “Pepto, Pepcid AC, Alka-Seltzer, and Mylanta.”

You ARE able to use the bathroom as much as you’d like, but you can only use Taco Bell restrooms along with one other approved public toilet.

The Taco Bell 50K is in its eighth year, and this year’s happened on Saturday (Oct 4). They haven’t announced a winner or any final numbers, but they were expecting around 600 participants.

For the record, Taco Bell isn’t affiliated with this in any way, and they won’t even comment on it. The organizers say they believe that it’s probably hung up by their legal team, because if they endorse it, they may open themselves up to liability issues. But they probably don’t mind the publicity.

Here’s one account of the event:

@rmpbs More than 700 runners took on the Taco Bell 50k today. The free ultramarathon, founded by Jason Romero and Dan Zolnikov, lets runners take on 30 miles of Denver streets as they eat their way through the city. The course features 10 Taco Bell locations, and runners must complete food challenges at 9 out of the 10 locations while running. Participants have 11 hours to finish the ultramarathon. Once across the finish line, finishers receive Taco Bell sauce packets taped to ribbons as medals. “I just ran the Berlin Marathon two weeks ago,” said Felix Wong, 50. “This is feeling quite a bit harder.” Produced by Peter Vo #tacobell50k #tacobell #ultramarathon ♬ original sound – Rocky Mountain PBS

Colorado News

Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images...

Shawn Patrick

Brantley Gilbert’s two Colorado shows this week postponed until 2026

We were pumped to have Brantley Gilbert back in Colorado for two shows this weekend, but sadly we’ll have to wait almost another year for them now. Brantley was set […]

11 minutes ago

(Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)...

Shawn Patrick

Man hit with nearly $20K charge parking for 27 minutes at Denver’s airport

Imagine parking at Denver International Airport for about a half an hour, expecting to pay $7 but instead getting hit with a bill for about $20,000. That nightmare became a […]

31 minutes ago

Brach's...

Shawn Patrick

Colorado among the top 10 states that love candy corn the most

I’m a candy corn hater, and I have to admit that it seems as though the people like me are the most vocal when it comes to the polarizing Halloween […]

45 minutes ago

National Western Stock Show...

98.5 KYGO

2026 NWSS National Anthem Contest

Do you want to belt it out at the National Western Stock Show this January? Entries are open now for the National Anthem Contest. Enter to win a chance to […]

17 hours ago

Photo by Leonard Ortiz/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images...

Shawn Patrick

Drive-through Halloween light display returns for fourth time to Water World parking lot

We’re used to seeing those drive-through Christmas light displays here in Colorado, in fact, there is usually three of them in the Denver area for the holidays. But the idea […]

4 days ago

(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)...

Shawn Patrick

TSA agents and air traffic controllers work without pay at DIA due to government shutdown

Traveling is stressful, so oftentimes you see the worst in mankind while at the airport. But, before you go full-Karen while traveling in the near future, keep in mind that […]

4 days ago

Denver hosts a 31 mile run where you have to constantly consume Taco Bell