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January 26, 2008
The Krispy Kreme Challenge: (Wiki). Earlier today, 3000 people gathered at North Carolina State University's Bell Tower to run the two miles to the Krispy Kreme. Once there, they had to eat a dozen doughnuts and run back to the Bell Tower. I'm sure that today is the pukiest day of the year for the city of Raleigh.
Hey, it's even #85 on SI on Campus's 102 More Things You Gotta Do Before You Graduate.
I've been trying to tell myself that I could do this race. I know I can run two miles, and I like to believe I could struggle my way through another two miles, even if I was stuffed with doughnuts. However, I don't think I could cram twelve Krispy Kremes into me. That is just insane. I wouldn't be too keen on running after eating two, let alone a dozen.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 09:42 PM on January 26, 2008
Another reason that God still bless' the U.S.A. I couldn't be prouder. Now our boys know what they are truly fighting for.
posted by THX-1138 at 10:25 PM on January 26, 2008
This isn't a contest. As an 18 year old undergrad, I would have cleaned up a dozen doughnuts at half time of any of the various football matches I played each week. Especially if they were free. At intervarsity one year, we had an Iron Man race, which consisted of downing a schooner of beer (15 fl oz) in every pub in Carlton, Melbourne, and running between each one. That's around 30 establishments, with the added impediment of eating a cold meat pie four or five times during the circuit. Students today don't know how lucky they are.
posted by owlhouse at 07:02 AM on January 27, 2008
That's pretty great owlhouse, but have you ever had a Krispy Kreme doughnut? I think you would have a point if we were talking about Dunkin' Donuts, but Krispy Kreme is on a level by itself. Why? 'Cause those particular doughnuts are pretty much just sugar. I can eat only one of them without feeling like going into diabetic shock. More than one at a time? WTF? Turns my stomach just thinking about it. I really like your Iron Man race story. Reminds me of the one and only time I tried 18 holes of "shot shot golf."
posted by NoMich at 07:45 AM on January 27, 2008
I used to eat at least two every Sunday morning. Needless to say I was quite chubby at that time. Krispy Kreme's are not among the healthiest foods by any means.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 09:59 AM on January 27, 2008
This activity combines two things I love. Donuts and Running. If they could find a way to add "Watching Football" into the mix, the trifecta could be achieved and I would blossom to a new level of consciousness. Or unconsciousness. I mean, we're talking 12 donuts here.
posted by Joey Michaels at 12:44 PM on January 27, 2008
Here's today's write-up of the event in the Raleigh News & Observer.
posted by NoMich at 01:58 PM on January 27, 2008
I may have to try this, because I think 12 donuts is really really doable. I've eaten five krispy kremes at a go no problem before. The running part would be a piece of cake, even full.
posted by everett at 07:11 PM on January 27, 2008
For the love of humanity, everett, just don't chug a glass of cold water after eating the KK's. The whole mass may congeal in your esophagus, and that's not what you want written on your headstone.
posted by THX-1138 at 07:16 PM on January 27, 2008
And if you are really bored, you can read through the Wolf Web's KK Challenge thread. I think page seven of that thread has some pictures of some dude puking.
posted by NoMich at 08:31 PM on January 27, 2008
everett, it seems pretty tame, but take it from me, once you get to eight Krispy Kremes, your internal workings begin to rebel. It ain't pretty.
posted by The_Black_Hand at 06:05 AM on January 28, 2008
"The first two doughnuts are delicious, but then your saliva starts to turn into a syrupy glaze," says organizer Greg Mulholland. "When you're running back, it feels like the syrup's coming through your pores." Sounds like a great time. Didn't they start putting defibrillators in all Krispy Kreme locations? They should.