Awesome news — the more you eat, the faster you go. One of our favorite blogs, Sweat Science, reports on a new study of calorie consumption in an ultra race called K4, where cyclists ride 384K and climb 4,600 meters in about 16 hours. Two points stand out. One, participants didn’t eat enough — on average, there was a 1,500 calorie deficit between intake and burn. Two, there was a direct relationship between the amount of calories consumed and finishing times — the more they chowed, the faster they finished. Eat up, Homer!

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