ENGLAND – After two weeks of watching athleticism of the highest order, millions of Olympic enthusiasts say they have been inspired to walk to their nearest McDonald’s instead of driving.
Several individuals cited this summer’s Olympic games as the driving reason they were leaving their cars at home and making journeys of up to 10 minutes on foot.
Olympic officials praised the more active spirit shown by the host city, suggesting that “with sponsors like McDonald’s and Coke we’ve delivered the message of a more active nation loud a clearly.”
Legacy
“We left the car at home and where getting active,” said one supporter who made her family walk to the corner for a Big Mac meal together. “I told them ‘we’re walking to Micky D’s and that’s it.”
“That Ugandan fellow ran 26 miles for a gold medal and we walked 90 seconds for a burger. It’s the same thing.”
Indeed, there were several personal stories emerging following on from the biggest sporting event in the world.
“For me it had to be Mo and his incredible runs that inspired me,” recalled Jason Bateman, 36. “Both the 5k and the 10k were a big motivator for running 0.2k to buy this Big Tasty.”
Another customer who had walked 50 metres to order three Big Macs and a diet coke said: “Seeing all those athletes put in the extra effort really inspired me to do the same.”
She explained how he “used to limit myself to just on one,” but now “always try to push beyond what I think I’m capable of.”
Aiming high
Brian Turnbull, local McDonald’s franchise owner said he had noticed an increase in the average order size since the end of the tournament, with customers seemingly no longer content with eating only one meal at a time.
Athletics fan Derek Chambers shed light on his motivation:
“I was inspired by Jess Ennis to go for my own heptathlon of the Double Cheeseburger, large fries, Filet o Fish, Quarter Pounder, Big Mac, an apple pie and some of that ice cream to round it off.”
“The Olympics really taught me that, om nom, we can’t settle, nom nom, for what we have but must to strive to bur-r-r-r-r-rup! Go for more.”
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