Name: MARCEL HAGENER - World Champion Adventure Racer

Congratulations on winning the Adventure Racing World champs! How does it feel to be a World champion is what's probably the hardest race on earth?
Fantastic! Even better now the pain has worn off!

We hear you downed a few One Square Meals during the World champs...
You could say that! on one section of the race, Nat (crew) worked out that I ate 23 bars in a 24 hour period. Coming off the big ride I had 3 left in my pack. He thought I might be sick of them after the second day so he arranged a whole lot of different foods for the next trek. When I looked into my pack I freaked out "Where are the OSM bars?", the crew quickly emptied my pack and loaded it up with OSM bars. On the final trek we took food for 8 hours - it took us 14! My team mates ran out of food and asked if I had anything. After a count of all my pockets, I found I had 9 OSM bars on me, which I was able to share.

So its safe to say you're a bit of a One Square Meal fan then?
The bars were sensational! I had no heartburn and never had a feeling of 'bonking' or lack of energy. How would you be able to race that hard for 109 hours without the right fuel?

Adventure Racing World Champs = mountain biking, kayaking (sea and river), mountain running, orienteering, abseiling, rafting, tubing, caving for more than 400km over five days and nights - NON STOP!