The Krispy Kreme Challenge is my Favorite Charity Event I have Never Attended.
And I'm not going this year either. But I sure get a laugh out of the event. Here's the deal:
7500 registered runners will meet at the NC State University Bell Tower on Hillsborough Street in Raleigh, NC.
"There and Back Again"
They will run two miles to the flagship Krispy Kreme Donut store at the corner of Peace Street and Blount Street.
They will consume a dozen donuts, @ 2400+ calories and 144 grams of fat/dozen.
(And that calcs to 90,000 donuts, 18,000,000 calories, and 1,080,000 fat grams.)
They will run the two miles back to the Bell Tower.
Last year's Top Ten Finishers all did it in under 34 minutes!
The Krispy Kreme Challenge has a rich and revered heritage, dating back to 2004. That year, so many memorable KK Challenges ago, 18 plucky trenchermen trod the track on a college student dare.
And I dare say there may have been "beer" involved in the conception process.
Over the years, strategies have evolved. Some runners eat 4 or 5 donuts at a time, mashing them flat and stacking the flattened pastries as high as they can and still get into their mouths.
The best part:
All proceeds benefit the North Carolina Children's Hospital!
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