Jealous: Student Who Ran Half Marathon Can Eat Whatever They Want for Next Two Days Now

After witnessing multiple instagram stories capturing this Penn student finishing the Philadelphia Half Marathon, the same thought suddenly crept into every other students’ head: Wow, she can definitely eat whatever she wants for like the next two days now.

A day after running the Philadelphia half-marathon, Sam Wechsler (W ‘25) reaped the prime benefit of running a half-marathon: an insane caloric deficit. Still in her foil heat sheet, witnesses reported seeing Wechsler ordering food at Raising Cane’s, Maki, UPenn Halal Gyro, and even TK–all before 1pm!

When polled, students reported being extremely jealous of Wechsler’s incredible accomplishment: not the fact that she ran a grueling 13.1 miles straight, but her newfound ability to eat a full pint of Ben & Jerry’s Tonight Dough guilt-free. 

Others who ran the half-marathon reported feeling similar bouts of calm, inner-peace, and just general Nirvana while drinking a large Wawa milkshake after dinner. When asked what it felt like to eat a sweet-treat without a second thought, the half-marathon community’s response was simple: “Isn’t that why we ran it?!”

At press time, the Penn community was hit with another shocking blow of jealousy: Students who ran the full-marathon can eat whatever they want for the next three days now.