--- title: Man Eats at All 46 London McDonald's Locations in One Day description: During what he dubbed the "first ever McMarathon," James Ware ate at every McDonald’s restaurant in London in one day. canonical: https://time.com/4217516/man-eats-at-all-46-london-mcdonalds-locations-in-one-day/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-02-11T17:26:59.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:29:58.622Z og:title: Man Eats at All 46 London McDonald's Locations in One Day og:description: "I’m going to be lovin’ it or loathin’ it" og:url: https://time.com/4217516/man-eats-at-all-46-london-mcdonalds-locations-in-one-day/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Man Eats at All 46 London McDonald's Locations in One Day twitter:description: "I’m going to be lovin’ it or loathin’ it" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # This Man Ate at All 46 London McDonald's Locations in One Day > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Feb 11, 2016 5:26 PM UTC  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Feb 11, 2016 5:26 PM UTC [James Ware](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC03mQSzHQRKmbYH3ObOCJkA) woke up recently to find he was “hungry enough to eat a horse.” So, as any normal person would do, he went to [McDonald’s](http://time.com/money/4022979/mcdonalds-twitter-all-day-breakfast/)…and then he went 45 more times. During what he dubbed the “first ever McMarathon,” the YouTuber visited every McDonald’s restaurant in London in one day, eating a different meal at each location. “The idea is simple: to hit every McDonald’s restaurant in London in one day, trying a different dish at each and seeing if by the end I’m going to be lovin’ it or loathin’ it,” he said. **Read More:** [Man Stopped by Police in England for Driving to McDonald’s With Sheep in Backseat](http://time.com/3988333/animals-sheep-mcdonalds-england-britain-police/) Ware started the day by eating seven different [Mickey D’s breakfasts](http://time.com/4053832/history-egg-mcmuffin-mcdonalds-breakfast/), gorging on everything from pancakes to a breakfast burrito. He then moved on to the regular menu, including chicken McNuggets and burgers, before starting to run out of steam during his 22nd stop. “You know you’ve been to too many McDonald’s when you’re seriously considering ordering the Filet-o-Fish,” he said at store 29. Finally, after just over 17 hours and approximately £90 ($130), Ware was able to complete his citywide [fast food](http://time.com/3942913/fast-good-chain-rankings/) tour. “I’ve learned about parts of London I didn’t know, foods I didn’t know, and areas of my body I didn’t know could feel pain,” he concluded. 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