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Originally Posted by quirky3
That reminds me of a tradition they used to have each Veteran's Day in upstate Skaneateles NY - The "Short Fat Guy's Road Race". The official criteria was that your waist had to be twice the size of your inseam, but they let anyone "run". It was a mile or two, you could walk or run. And there were a few mild inclines in the road - at that spot they had pickup trucks waiting for people to hop on to the back and ride up the incline, then hop off and resume the race. They had refreshment stands with Twinkies and beer.
At the end of the race, everyone waited for the last "runner" to arrive, and they all went over the finish line together, directly into the local pub. There was one guy who wore "Rambo" style X-shaped belts across his chest, lined with snickers bars and twinkies for easy access.
....But back to the topic of Krispy Kreme.....
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KK is alive and well here in NC, their birthplace. Each year, here in Raleigh, they have the Krispy Kreme Challenge. It is a 4 mile (or thereabouts) race with a twist. You run from NC State to the Krispy Kreme (2 miles) in downtown Raleigh, there you eat a DOZEN donuts and then run (or waddle) back within an hour. Last year there were 7500 people registered for this race. This year, it is totally full already even though the race isn't for 2 more weeks. The organizers are a bunch of NC State alumni who started this race with 10 people in 2004. Last year, they raised 100 thousand dollars for NC Children's Hospital. Here is a link to a story from last year's race
http://www.krispykremechallenge.com/...-puff-and-stuf