The Olympic Burger Challenge

     Afton, Wyoming is a small town of country folks that are perfectly content with life despite never wondering beyond the states border. Afton is dear to my heart because my mother grew up there. She can't stand the small town atmosphere and now prefers the big city while my dad who grew up in big cities is sick of the noise and prefers the country.
       Regardless, this small town is home to the Rulon Burger challenge at Rulon Gardner's Burger Barn. The restaurant is owned by the legendary Rulon Gardner who won a gold medal in wrestling during the 2000 Olympics. He did this by beating Alexander Karelin from Russia, who hadn't lost over 13 years. I've personally never met him, but my aunt went to high school with him in his hometown of Afton.
      The challenge is to finish a 1.5lb burger, basket of fries, and a 44-ounce drink in 20 minutes. Perhaps the coolest thing about beating this challenge is getting a a signed Rulon Gardner Olympic Champion T-shirt and their name on Rulon's Wall of Fame.So far the best time has been 8 minutes, 23 seconds since the restaurants opening in 2004.
     This is definitely a challenge I am excited to try within the next few months when I visit my grandma up in Afton. For anyone heading north to Jacksonhole remember to stop.