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Homer Simpson’s kind of Marathon

Typically, when someone tells me they are about to run in a race, I am impressed by the person’s discipline and dedication to improvement. However, this marathon takes the cake (or the doughnut as it may be). The race is called the Krispy Kreme Challenge, and it has become a yearly staple in North Carolina.

Started by NC State college students, the participation has grown from 12 college kids in 2004 to over 5000 in 2009. With participants ranging from the seasoned marathoner to the college student who has been training hard with late night beer and pizza, this race attracts all kinds of runners. The proceeds are donated to a children’s hospital in North Carolina.

The race begins at 9 AM normal enough with a 2 mile jog to the Krispy Kreme store. This is where the race takes a turn for the worse. At this point, runners must indulge themselves with a dozen doughnuts. So with doughnuts engulfed, the final leg of the race is an agonizing 2 mile sprint back to the finish line (and maybe more importantly the port-a-john). Sound bad enough yet, well to make it worse you must finish in less than an hour. That is 2 miles of highway I would not want to be responsible for cleaning

If you're trying to slim down, do not attempt this race. A dozen Krispy Kremes packs on 2400 calories, while running for an hour will only burn between 580 and 740. Not to mention the months or maybe years of training that would be required in order to be able to eat 12 doughnuts at one time in just a few minutes. I would think you would have to train like a competitive eater just to figure out how to ingest this much. Do you dip them in water? Do you smoosh them together? That sounds like competition enough, but to still have to run 2 miles afterwards is not my idea of endurance training.

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