welcome to the sushi eating challenge 2005!!!! another wonderfully novel idea my town employs to stay genki. the best part about these events is that nothing is ever half-assed. notice, if you will, part of the camera crew from hagi cable network covering the event; the official timers and their stop watches; a serious spread of food in the back in case you're not participating, or you just can't get enough food; and although you can't really see them, there was a nice little crowd on hand to the right cheering us participants on.