For Ja’Kobe Tharp, the rulebook goes out the window with a very large order from none other than McDonald’s. Before breaking Aries Merritt’s 13-year-old world record in the 110-meter hurdles at the NCAA Outdoor Championships on June 10, the Auburn hurdler ate two cheeseburgers, a large fry, and 10 Chicken McNuggets. “If a marathon runner were to eat this meal, they're probably going to be having some gastrointestinal distress,” Mobley said. A 110-meter hurdles race is over almost immediately, relying heavily on the body’s quick energy systems. Sometimes it’s a song order on a playlist or a superstition only you’d understand—or, apparently, a full McDonald’s order before the fastest 110-meter hurdles race ever run.