I'll Never Eat Apple Pie AGAIN!!

On the 4Th of July, Adventure Harley-Davidson put on a Apple Pie Eating contest. At first, men were excited to sign up and boast about how they would win the competition. However, when chow time came around, they were meek as mice. The names started to drop off the list as the pies were being set out for the feast. I thought to myself "What would get these guys to do this contest?" and I had an idea. "I'LL DO IT!" I screamed to Nicki, our Marketing Manager.

I figured that my "put me in coach" attitude would get the guys to man up and compete. I mean, I'm a girl and weigh about half as much as any man that walks in this dealership. Surely they could win a pie eating contest against me. And, of course, they couldn't let a GIRL win! So I put on my apron, tied back my hair, and got ready for WAR! I told the guys that I would show no mercy, so they'd best bring their A-games.

People couldn't believe that the girly marketing intern was about to shove her face into a apple pie, but it was about to happen! The four of us took our seats and began to mentally prepare for battle. I chanted a few mantras in my head and tried to Zen myself out.

"Hands behind your backs!..... GET READY!!!....... GO!!" and we were off! I slammed my face into the pie and took the biggest bite I could. The crust was thick and dry, and I needed a drink of water right off the bat, but I just chewed through it.

I could hear the crowd cheering for us.

Family members calling out names, co-workers giving me words of encouragement. One would have thought we were running a marathon, rather than just eating apple pies! "Chew Chew Chew! Bite! Chew Chew Chew!" I tried to pace myself the best I could. After eating about 1/4 of the pie, I felt my tummy say "NO MORE! WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO ME?!" and I made the decision to bow out of the competition. I had done my duty to the dealership by getting people excited about the contest, so I did not feel too bad about stopping early. The contest went on without me and the guys did AWESOME!

Bill (looking ever so full in this picture) ate his ENTIRE apple pie. I couldn't believe it! All of the sugar from only the 1/4 pie I ate was making my heart pound, I can only imagine what a WHOLE pie would do to me! The three guys that participated all got Adventure T-Shirts, and the winner, Bill (pictured to the left) got a $100 gift card! Too bad we don't sell pies here at the dealership, he could have bought a whole box full!

All in all, I am glad I stepped up to the plate and got my face a little dirty. We are all about FUN here at Adventure, and I had a BLAST on the 4Th of July!

- Anna (Marketing Intern & Apple Pie Expert)