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Waffle House Gets Marathon Winner as Spokeswoman

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This way to the Waffle House. Photo: Shana Lee, Flickr
The key to winning marathons might just be a stop at the Waffle House, if 1978 Boston Marathon winner Gayle Barron is to be believed. According to this Atlanta Journal-Constitution piece, the Atlanta woman discovered the chain best known for its fluffy waffles and late hours a decade ago after a session with her running group. WaHo, as it is known to devotees, discovered Barron's fandom and declared her their spokeswoman. She touts the tastiness and energy boost of her thrice-weekly fix of grilled chicken, hash browns and scrambled eggs.

A member of the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame, Barron has won the Atlanta marathon five times and still runs 15 to 20 miles per week. And though a stickler might note these runs are not, er, waffle-powered (a nutritionist notes Barron's meal is heavy in protein), some might say this is a pleasant contrast to hardcore athletes who consume raw egg milkshakes and dry, so-called performance bars. Pass the syrup.

[Via Atlanta Journal-Constitution]

Filed Under: Food News
Tags: boston marathon, BostonMarathon, gayle barron, GayleBarron, georgia, waffle house, WaffleHouse, waffles

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pat

7-03-2009 @11:07AM pat said... Smothered, covered, and scattered. I'm not a big waffle/pancake fan but LOVE the hash browns.

http://havestomachwilltravel.com/2009/05/22/waffle-house-anywhere-in-the-south/
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4469

7-06-2009 @7:24AM 4469 said... think waffle housedare gross!!!!!!!! stopped at one out of necessity on a car trip with my kids andthey both got extremely ill. The places are all dirty no matter which ones you go in ugh please pick something better to talk about
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Wish Belkin

7-06-2009 @8:00AM Wish Belkin said... Three times a week?
Hope she enjoys the heart attack this much.
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summer

7-06-2009 @8:13AM summer said... My family and myself were in Orlando,FL in April. We ate at the WaHo that was on our hotel property just outside the Disney World entrance. It was disgusting!!! We ordered strawberry waffles... thinking we would get some sort of real berries either in or on the side of waffles ... no way... it was little chemically made reddish/pink chunks of flavoring. They were disgusting!!! They were far from being light and fluffy. The orange juice wasn't even real!!! Nothing like being in the sunshine state and getting fake orange juice!!! Would never recommend!!!
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Lisa

7-06-2009 @8:23AM Lisa said... Give me a break!! You're eating at the Waffle House for pete's sake...not some 5 star, Michelin rated restaurant! If you wanted a better breakfast, then make it your damn self!!
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Scott

7-06-2009 @8:32AM Scott said... I never heard it called the WaHo, we affectionatly referred to it as the Awful Waffle. I love the place, great waffles, chili, burgers,& hashbrowns. Excellent coffee and the fact that they are open 24 hours a days, and always inhabited by some interesting locals make its a must for a 4 am stop on most of my road trips :)
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armywifeof1

7-06-2009 @8:25AM armywifeof1 said... WAFFLE HOUSE IS THE NASTIEST GREASIEST PLACE, MY HUBBY ALWAYS WANTEDTO GO THERE, THAT IS THE BLOCKAGE YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR FOR YOUR HEART ATTACK!
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rock

7-06-2009 @8:27AM rock said... i have had nothing but pleasant experiences at the waho. the service is always great and the food is always fresh. the happen to make the BEST GRITS!!! (hands down) as far as cleanliness guess you have to find one you are comfortable with, my family and i always go to the same location. please keep in mind ppl, some are franchise, and if you have not noticed yet in most franchise locations, you will pay a difference in price, the menu may be different and the food may no be so great or fresh. and the customer service might not be pleasant. i am a breakfast person, can't start my day without it, and when i am not in the mood to cook it myself i go to the waffle house, where i will get good fresh food in a timely manner.
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H153

7-06-2009 @8:32AM H153 said... I'm glad it's not just me, I find these places disgusting. I've walked into a few of them in various places, and each time chose to walk out and go hungry rather than eat there. Offering a filthy, depressing environment seems to be the corporate policy---that's what every Waffle House is like.
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gene hart

7-06-2009 @8:39AM gene hart said... I love Waffle House. Unfortunately, the closest one I'm aware of is 200 miles away in Houston. C'mon, somebody open one up in Corpus Christi.
gene hart
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Happymama

7-06-2009 @8:44AM Happymama said... Waffle House is always dirty and greasy. Defiantly no where near a middle class restaurant but seriously its WH!! But defiantly my Favorite Hangover place to eat. Just something about those Scattered Smothered and Covered with Rasin Toast that makes me smile. I am just glad there is no more smoking inside the places. I like a little flavors but burnt ash is not one of them LOL!!
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wes

7-06-2009 @8:55AM wes said... Chicken and waffles will NEVER go together.
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Stam

7-06-2009 @9:05AM Stam said... There are two wahos near me, and they are good and reasonable. Keep on cookin.
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Monstar17

7-06-2009 @9:06AM Monstar17 said... I can tell that most of you commenting dont go to a real Waffle House. How can the food be greasy when every thing is cooked on the grill? I love Waffle House simply because you can sit and watch the cook prepare your food and every cook has a different style or something they cook better than most. My meal depends on who is cooking where is can you go and know all the cooks and they know you to the point when you walk in the door they already know what to cook. I can name alot of Waffle House's that are not dirty (Waffle House Indian Trail Virginia Beach, Waffle House beside L.A Fitness Norcross Ga, Waffle House's in Duluth managed by Myra and the other down the street managed by Hassaan just to name a few) This is a place where the customer is always well taken care of and respected and if you dont belive that realize that all waffle House employees work year round 24/7 365 days including the owner Joe Rogers JR. In GA nothing is better I dont know how they do in any other state but in GA the owner can be called at anytime and will go above and beyond for a complaint (I have seen it, even witnessed it on New Years when the resteraunt was beyond compacity) How many places can you go to that are open year round and all day everday and are willing to cook you hot food and guarantee it to you in a timely manner. All I got to say is scattered, covered, smothered (for non Waffle House people thats Hashbrowns scattered on the grill with onions then covered with cheese) and depending on who made the chili you can make that topped and capped (chili and mushrooms)
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Tom

7-06-2009 @9:09AM Tom said... If it was clean and quiet, it wouldn't be a waffle house and it wouldn't be open 24/7. I like great, classy restaurants as much as anyone, but I like my Waffle House too. Snobbish people crack me up! I've eaten at WaHo 1000's of times in my 59 yrs and never had a meal I didn't enjoy immensely, and never once suffered any ill effects from my enjoyment of the GREATEST waffles and hasbrowns on the planet!
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g-string

7-06-2009 @9:53AM g-string said... I don't go there for the food....I go for the entertainment. I've seen two white trash waitresses get into and fight, drunk rednecks and slack jawed gawkers. The last time I went, some old broad came in wearing a barrage of perfume that would embarrass a French Whore. LOL!!!!!!!
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sEYMOUR

7-06-2009 @9:53AM sEYMOUR said... I, too, am not a fast food eater, but when I'm on the road, the Waffle House is a great place to eat. I love a classy restaurant as much as the next guy, but I'm not a food snob like some of you here. Hey, it's human food and. if you take it for what it's worth, you'll enjoy it.
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Lisa

7-06-2009 @9:54AM Lisa said... Smothered, covered and scattered..... thr Best and lets not forget the grits.
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Carol

7-06-2009 @10:18AM Carol said... when we go on vacation, which is always South my husband goes to the Waffle Houes,He loves GRITS and we go there ALWAYS
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kay

7-06-2009 @10:22AM kay said... IT'S THE WORSE PLACE TO EAT AND YOU WOULD HAVE TO BE DRUNK TO EAT THERE
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