YASIRSALEM

Media78 features and appearances

Magazine features, TV segments, newspapers, podcasts and the occasional viral moment. Open any item for the details and a link to the original.

In print

Men's Health page: One of our own starts the race of his life Men's Health, January/February 2019 One of Our Own Starts the Race of His Life Introducing Yasir Salem, of the Men's Health marketing team, and his 50-marathon endeavor. Runner's World page: Runner's Digest, a competitive eater credits marathons for his impressive gut Runner's World, September 2017 Runner's Digest A competitive eater credits marathons for his impressive gut. Bicycling magazine March 2017 cover with the line How to Win a Donut Race Bicycling, March 2017 Be a Donut Derby Champ! Cover line: How to Win a Donut Race. Time Out New York page: Hot diggity dog, The Week in New York Time Out New York, July 2016 Hot Diggity Dog The Week in New York, ahead of the 100th annual Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest. Triathlete page: I'm a Triathlete, Yasir Salem with his bike holding a plate of food Triathlete, March 2015 I'm a Triathlete: Yasir Salem Men's Health page: He Came, He Ate, He Won, Yasir Salem on a bike Men's Health (print) He Came, He Ate, He Won It's like the Tour de France, but with doughnuts.

Books & games

Book chapter · 2019 Chicken Soup for the Soul: Running for Good Yasir wrote a chapter about losing Gwen and running 50 marathons in 50 states for this collection, co-authored by Amy Newmark and ultramarathoner Dean Karnazes. Pixel-art Yasir Salem character from the video game Bite the Bullet, holding a donut trophy Video game · 2020 Bite the Bullet Yasir is a character in Bite the Bullet, billed as the first run-and-gun eating game, alongside fellow eaters LA Beast, Matt Stonie, Miki Sudo and Nick Wehry. Released in 2020 on Switch, Xbox, PlayStation and PC, with a portion of proceeds going to Feeding America.

On screen

Business Insider video still: Yasir Salem, triathlete and competitive eater Business Insider Competitive eating: Yasir Salem and the Nathan's hot dog contest ESPN still: Yasir Salem with arms raised in an American flag cape ESPN SportsNation The Nathan's hot dog eating contest introductions were weird, spectacular Yasir Salem with Alex Witt on the MSNBC set behind a table of hot dogs MSNBC (Weekends with Alex Witt) Nathan's hot dog eating competitor: 'Just another thing on my schedule' Wall Street Journal video still: Training for Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest Wall Street Journal Training for Nathan's hot dog eating contest The Daily Edition, Channel 7 Australia, live cross with Yasir Salem in New York The Daily Edition (Channel 7 Australia) Competitive eating segment Bloomberg Business video still: Yasir Salem at Nathan's Famous Bloomberg Business Video feature ABC segment still: Yasir Salem running in an orange shirt ABC TV segment with New York Road Runners Zagat video still: Yasir Salem at Coney Island Zagat Video feature at Coney Island Barcroft TV still: Yasir Salem with trophies and a pile of donuts Barcroft TV Video feature

The full archive

  1. 2026 You Know Too Much (podcast) Competitive Cycling and Eating with Yasir SalemI went to a hypnotherapist to get past my gag reflex. PodcastProfile
  2. 2025 Runner's World Famous Celebrities That Ran the New York City Marathon ArticleRunning
  3. 2024 NPR Morning Edition / StoryCorps "Running With the Pain": How a Widower Grappled With Grief RadioGweneviere Mann Foundation
  4. 2024 StoryCorps (podcast) The Long Run PodcastGweneviere Mann Foundation
  5. 2024 Jersey County Enquirer-Democrat Over 1,000 bikers ride in this year's Tour De DonutCalled the Tour de Donut's Joey Chestnut; ate the most donuts (28) ArticleCycling
  6. 2023 Mashed The Untold Truth Of Competitive Eating ArticleCompetitive eating
  7. 2022 Runner's World From Bryan Cranston to Alicia Keys: The Most Notable Celebs That Ran the NYC Marathon ArticleRunning
  8. 2022 Creaky Bottom Bracket Events: The Lehigh Wheelman Donut Derby 2022 ArticleCycling
  9. 2022 The Saturday Paper (Australia) The Australian stuffing his face for world fame ArticleCompetitive eating
  10. 2022 Gran Fondo Daily News Powered by 24 donuts, Yasir Salem earns sweet victory at Tour de Donut ArticleCycling
  11. 2020 Mega Cat Studios / Graffiti Games Bite the Bullet Video gameCompetitive eating
  12. 2020 Maine Sports Commission Sideline Stories: Yasir Salem ArticleRunning
  13. 2019 Tifosi Optics Tifosi Warrior: Yasir Salem ArticleProfile
  14. 2019 Barstool Sports Barstool Sports Challenges Professional Eater To A Pizza Eating Competition VideoCompetitive eating
  15. 2019 Men's Health This Man is Doing 50 Marathons in 50 States in One Year ArticleGweneviere Mann Foundation
  16. 2019 Portland Press Herald Runner honoring his late wife will race Sunday in Maine Marathon NewspaperRunning
  17. 2019 True Stories of Good People (podcast) Yasir Salem: Running for Gwen PodcastGweneviere Mann Foundation
  18. 2019 Flathead Beacon (Montana) Montana stop on the 50-state year ArticleGweneviere Mann Foundation
  19. 2019 The Republic (Columbus, Ind.) Running For a Cause: New Yorker doing 50 marathons in 50 states to honor late wife ArticleGweneviere Mann Foundation
  20. 2019 Brownwood Bulletin (USA TODAY Network) Stomach this: How do you keep score in the country's most unusual sport? ArticleCompetitive eating
  21. 2019 KTUU (Anchorage) Midnight sun mystique attracts runners to Anchorage Mayor's Marathon TV newsGweneviere Mann Foundation
  22. 2019 Chicken Soup for the Soul Chicken Soup for the Soul: Running for Good Book chapterGweneviere Mann Foundation
  23. 2019 INFORUM (Fargo) Runner honoring late wife by completing 50 marathons in 50 states in one year ArticleGweneviere Mann Foundation
  24. 2019 KSN-TV (Wichita) NYC man running in 50 marathons, including Chisholm Trail Marathon, for late wife TV newsGweneviere Mann Foundation
  25. 2019 Feel Good Running (podcast) Yasir Salem: The Race of His Life! PodcastRunning
  26. 2019 The Sun News (Myrtle Beach) How a Myrtle Beach Marathon participant is going the distance to grieve, helps others ArticleGweneviere Mann Foundation
  27. 2019 Men's Health One of Our Own Starts the Race of His Life Magazine featureRunning
  28. 2019 Culture Trip This New Yorker Is Running 50 Marathons in 50 States To Honor His Wife ArticleRunning
  29. 2018 Runner's World Why This Man Wants to Run 50 Marathons in 50 States in 50 Weeks ArticleGweneviere Mann Foundation
  30. 2018 KYW Newsradio Philadelphia Marathon winners set new records RadioGweneviere Mann Foundation
  31. 2018 North by Northwestern The science of competitive eating ArticleCompetitive eating
  32. 2018 CBS New York NYC Marathon Runner Honoring His Late Wife TV interviewGweneviere Mann Foundation
  33. 2018 ABC7 New York Beloved wife's death inspires TCS NYC Marathon runner to set ambitious goal TV newsRunning
  34. 2018 SGB Media TCS New York City Marathon Launches Campaign Honoring Inspirational Runners ArticleGweneviere Mann Foundation
  35. 2018 The Ringer The 10 best Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest introductions by MC George SheaGeorge Shea on Yas (2015): He will do whatever it takes to win. ArticleCompetitive eating
  36. 2017 Freedom to Run (podcast) 041: Running to Eat with Yasir Salem PodcastRunning
  37. 2017 Culture Trip Yasir Salem is the world's top ultra-endurance competitive eaterIt took four years to get there and I haven't looked back. ArticleProfile
  38. 2017 amNY NYC Marathon is competitive eater Yasir Salem's 12th this yearI eat about a 5-lb. salad every lunch, sometimes 6 lb. ArticleRunning
  39. 2017 Runner's World The NYC Marathon will be a star-studded event this year ArticleRunning
  40. 2017 Food & Wine Daniel Humm and the New York City Marathon ArticleRunning
  41. 2017 WFMZ-TV Donut Derby brings riders and junk food together TV newsCycling
  42. 2017 Runner's World Runner's Digest Magazine feature (Sept 2017 issue)Profile
  43. 2017 Fink Beats The Stomach (podcast) Coney 2017: Yasir Salem and Geoff Esper PodcastCompetitive eating
  44. 2017 NY1 (Spectrum News) Marathon runner hungry for a new challenge turns to competitive eatingI got addicted to competing. TV newsProfile
  45. 2017 Bicycling Be a Donut Derby Champ! Magazine featureCycling
  46. 2017 Men's Fitness The competitive eater's fitness plan: How to eat and train like donut-eating champion Yasir SalemI just want to go in light as a feather, but also not be completely drained. ArticleTraining
  47. 2017 Men's Fitness Yasir Salem can crush pounds of donuts while cycling for miles. Here's how he does it. ArticleCycling
  48. 2017 Men's Health Racing while eating doughnuts ArticleCycling
  49. 2016 The Morning Call It's a race to eat the most doughnuts (Donut Derby) ArticleCycling
  50. 2016 Insider One of the world's top competitive eaters reveals what it's like ArticleCompetitive eating
  51. 2016 How We Get To Next The athletic life of the modern competitive eaterIf curling and bowls are sports, then so is competitive speed eating. ArticleCompetitive eating
  52. 2016 The Guardian Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest competitor's success secrets ArticleCompetitive eating
  53. 2016 Time Out New York Hot Diggity Dog Magazine featureCompetitive eating
  54. 2016 Business Insider Competitive eating: Yasir Salem and the Nathan's hot dog contest Article/videoCompetitive eating
  55. 2015 Mental Floss 17 secrets of a competitive eating championIt's a race against your body. ArticleCompetitive eating
  56. 2015 Business Insider Peloton review ArticleFitness
  57. 2015 ESPN SportsNation The Nathan's hot dog eating contest introductions were weird, spectacularViral entrance with wings at Nathan's July 4 final; George Shea intro: He will do whatever it takes to win. Article/socialCompetitive eating
  58. 2015 MSNBC (Weekends with Alex Witt) Nathan's hot dog eating competitor: 'Just another thing on my schedule'Talks consuming somewhere from 9,000 to 10,000 calories TV interviewCompetitive eating
  59. 2015 Quartz Your next best hire might be a competitive eater ArticleCareer
  60. 2015 Triathlete I'm a Triathlete: Yasir Salem Magazine featureTriathlon
  61. 2014 Sports Illustrated (Extra Mustard) 2014 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest field, start time and oddsThat's still an insane amount of food for one man to eat ArticleCompetitive eating
  62. 2014 The Week A world-ranked competitive eater talks training, hot dogs, and vomit Podcast/audioCompetitive eating
  63. 2014 City Pages (Minneapolis) Competitive eater Yasir Salem on training: I drink a gallon of water in under a minuteI drink a gallon of water in under a minute ArticleCompetitive eating
  64. 2011 NPR Memory loss sparks a plan for running and living RadioGweneviere Mann Foundation
  65. Wall Street Journal Training for Nathan's hot dog eating contest VideoCompetitive eating
  66. Muscle & Fitness Ironman competitor talks training for Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest InterviewCompetitive eating
  67. MSN Competitive eater is also a champion athlete VideoProfile
  68. The Daily Edition (Channel 7 Australia) Competitive eating segment TVCompetitive eating
  69. Women's Health Gweneviere Mann 15-minute marathon ArticleGweneviere Mann Foundation
  70. TED Ideas 10 real-life love stories that will grab you by the heart (from StoryCorps) ArticleGweneviere Mann Foundation
  71. StoryCorps Gweneviere Mann and Yasir Salem AudioGweneviere Mann Foundation
  72. PBS POV Marking the Distance DocumentaryGweneviere Mann Foundation
  73. Men's Health He Came, He Ate, He Won Magazine featureCycling
  74. Bloomberg Business Video feature VideoCompetitive eating
  75. ABC TV segment with New York Road Runners TVRunning
  76. Zagat Video feature at Coney Island VideoCompetitive eating
  77. Barcroft TV Video feature VideoProfile
  78. Bucks County Courier Times A Race with a Twist NewspaperRunning