Krispy Kreme Challenge

Are you ready for the Challenge? Patti forwarded this to me last week, and it looked like too much fun not to share.

In 2004, NC State Sophomore Chris McCoy came up with a challenge. He would gather some friends at the NC State bell tower and begin a run toward downtown Raleigh. His jog would take him two miles downhill to the Raleigh Krispy Kreme bakery. There they would each consume 1 dozen of the legendary hot glazed doughnuts. The group would then run back to the bell tower to finish the race.

This fun social outing of 10 runners has now grown into a full fledged race. There are already 116 people registered to run in 2007, and 150 ran in last years event. You can enter in the Challenger division (eating all 12 doughnuts) or the Krispy division (race only - eat a few doughnuts if you like). The real reason to enter, is to get the t-shirt: "2,400 Calories, 4 miles, 1 hour"

If there were ever a race designed for Jeff and Andy, this is the race. Until someone creates a race where runners have to eat 51 eggs, Andy will have to settle for doughnuts. So, who is with me? Are you ready for the Krispy Kreme Challenge?

Monument Avenue 10k:
On a more serious race note, the Monument Avenue 10k has now opened for registration. This race is one of the largest 10ks in the United States, and fills up. They also have a 1-mile kids run.