It s Been Weeks Of Preparation For Reigning Champion Miki Sudo Leading Up To Nathan s Hot Dog Eating Contest

It's been weeks of preparation for reigning champion Miki Sudo leading up to Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest.
The competitive eater, who lives in , has won the contest eight times from 2014 to 2022, and will be vying for her ninth title come this July 4.
Miki, 38, holds the women's world record for most hot dogs eaten in 10 minutes with 48.5, which she set back in 2020.
Just 11 days out from the contest, she spoke to DailyMail.com about what she had been doing in preparation for the annual competition on Coney Island.
Miki Sudo, 38, has won the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest eight times and is vying for spam her ninth title come July 4.

Pictured in 2022
She holds the women's world record for number of hot dogs eaten in 10 minutes with 48.5, which was set in 2020.

She's pictured here again in 2022
'I feel really calm. I feel better than any year before. I've done a few practices, but more importantly, I just feel like I'm in a really good place,' Miki, who is ranked third overall in Major League Eating, said.
'[I've] been really mindful of what I've been eating, how I've been resting...

spent some time in the gym. 
'I've gone back and watched some footage and I think I've tweaked a few things to have a really strong performance this year. 
'So, it's just 11 days to go, I think I'm going to try to do one more practice or do a half practice just to really get that technique dialed in and...

it should be a high performance, a high number this year.'
As for the magic number she wants to hit, Miki said she was 'hesitant' to put it out there, but she hopes to down 50 before saying goodbye to the contest for good one day.
'Obviously, I want to hit 50 on stage before I retire.

I've done it at home so many times. It just feels so elusive,' she told DailyMail.com.
'But yeah, 48 and a half is kind of an arbitrary number, so I'd like to make it a round 50, but I don't know.
'I said that last year knowing that I was prepared, but this year I might have to overprepare almost. 
Her husband, Nick Wehry, is also a competitive eater and is ranked fourth overall by Major League Eating.

They share one child together, Max
As for the magic number she wants to hit, Miki said she was 'hesitant' to put it out there, but she hoped to down 50 before saying goodbye to the contest.

Pictured with her belts in 2019
Miki also holds records for most ice-cream eaten (16.5 pints of vanilla in six minutes), most kimchi eaten (8.5lbs in six minutes), service komputer panggilan and most corn dogs eaten in eight minutes (21 5.6oz)
'So, I'd like to say it's a personal best, but I just don't want to make that same mistake and fall short of it like I did last year.' 
When it comes to her technique, Miki said she'll be making 'corrections' as she goes if it's early in the competition, and is planning to consume one hot dog at a time, spam instead of eating 'two side by side.'
'It's a really good sign if I hit 30 by five minutes... If I'm way behind that's probably going to be close to impossible,' she said.
<div class="art-ins mol-factbox floatRHS femail" data-version="2" id="mol-796a49e0-1506-11ee-8717-ab46fe718651" website Hot Dog Eating Contest champ Miki Sudo reveals how she preps