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Family Ties Forever! · 02-10-2009, 12:59 AM

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Runners Eat Dozen Doughnuts During Race
Sugary Run Raises $35,000 For Children's Hospital

Posted: Monday, February 9, 2009
Updated: 5:43 am CST February 9, 2009

Raleigh, N.C. -- More than 5,000 runners tested their stomachs during the annual Krispy Kreme Challenge in Raleigh.

Caught On Camera: Ready, Set, Doughnuts

The fifth annual charity race kicked off Saturday morning at North Carolina State University and raised $35,000 for the North Carolina Children's Hospital. To officially meet the challenge, racers had to run two miles to the downtown Krispy Kreme shop, eat a dozen glazed doughnuts and run back in under an hour.

Waves of runners spilled into the store's parking lot about 30 minutes after the race began, with the veterans shoving doughnuts into cups of water and quickly eating several at a time. A few with sensitive stomachs had to dash behind the gas station across the street.

The race went through 48,000 doughnuts and raised $35,000 for the North Carolina Children's Hospital.

Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Marvo301 · 02-10-2009, 01:05 AM

You'd think they could find a healthier way to raise money for a hospital!

Zoneboy · 02-10-2009, 01:13 AM

Who wants to eat a soggy donut?

catlover79 · 02-10-2009, 01:15 AM

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Who wants to eat a soggy donut?

Yuck - not me.

Marvo301 · 02-10-2009, 01:18 AM

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Who wants to eat a soggy donut?

Not me! But I know they use the same technique in those hot dog eating contests.

Zoneboy · 02-10-2009, 04:35 AM

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Why would the doughnuts be soggy? Or do I want to know?

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Waves of runners spilled into the store's parking lot about 30 minutes after the race began with the veterans shoving doughnuts into cups of water and quickly eating several at a time.

catlover79 · 02-10-2009, 12:41 PM

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I agree there's a healthier food choice than that.

Why would the doughnuts be soggy? Or do I want to know?

I don't think I want to know, either.

TJL · 02-10-2009, 02:12 PM

I'd hate to see what they eat for a triathalon.

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