It's early February and that only means one thing...it's time for the Krispy Kreme Challenge! If you are not familiar with the race the rules are simple: run 2.5 miles from the NC State bell tower to Krispy Kreme, eat a dozen glazed donuts and then run back in under 1 hour. Simple right?
This was my fourth year in a row running in the race but what made it special was a large number of family members that also ran the race. My brother Damian, his wife Holly, my wife Aimee and my son Andrew all ran the race too. While most weren't expecting to meet the challenge Damian and I were and we did.
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| Posing in Cameron Village before the Krispy Kreme Challenge |
The weather couldn't have been better. It was chilly and sunny unlike last year when it was near freezing and raining (probably the worse weather conditions I have ever run in). There were over 7000 runners this year which made it a bit crowded on Hillsborough Street for the start. I wasn't sure how I would do or if even I would finish since I hadn't run at all in over 2 months due to a foot injury. Fortunately my foot didn't hurt much and I finished the race.
This year I was determined to beat my donut eating time which has never been under 10 minutes. I said the same thing last year and failed. This year was going to be different. I ended up finishing the donuts and making it to the checkpoint (where you have to show an empty box to leave) in 7 minutes and 30 seconds. A new record for me! So enough bragging about me and my speedy donut eating, here are some pictures from the race:
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| Eating a dozen glazed donuts. |
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| Can I really eat 12 donuts if I want to? Really? |
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| Aimee, Andrew and Holly running to the finish. |
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| Post-race and still smiling. |
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| T-shirt design. |
Congratulations!! I can't believer you can eat a dozen donuts. I can't even eat two of those. Well, I can, but that's it. But I guess that hard training pays off. I think it's a great race and I always think of you when this time of the year comes around. Wasn't it an extra mile this year though? I love that your family does it too. GREAT JOB!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat job! Glad you had family running with you this year.
ReplyDeleteThanks! We had a fun time and were so glad it didn't rain this year. I am really amazed that Andrew finished the 5 miles. He's only 8 and his training consisted of a run/walk a week or so ago.
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