A Fullfilling way to Earn a Crust

Like most elite competitors in their field Michael had been in training for the majority of his adult life: you could tell just by looking at him.
Friends and family had grown used to his schedules but sometimes struggled to understand his devotion. He’d been a big drinker but replaced beer with copious pints of water. Work colleagues simply couldn’t understand it; especially when they found out the cost of his weekly food shop.
That special diet paid off though, at the next competition, when Michael was crowned the World Champion Pie Eater for the tenth time on the trot.