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Krispy Kreme Challenge!
Run 2 miles, eat 12 hot Krispy Kreme glazed donuts...and run 2 more miles
This past Saturday, the 26th, a bunch of Nick Schoolers got together to compete in the 3rd Annual Krispy Kreme 
Challenge in Raleigh, a benefit for the NC Children's Hospital that has grown from 150 participants in 2006 to more than 3200 this year. Krispy Kreme donuts are from nearby Winston-Salem, so it's a local event.
Here's this year's YouTube video trailer: 2008 Krispy Kreme Challenge
I attempted to train for the race -- the eating part -- a week beforehand and could no way get past donut #8, so I was pretty nervous about completing "the Challenge" of doing the whole thing in under an hour. I failed -- but somehow did get all 12 down in the race although it took close to 40 minutes, by far the slowest in the Nick School group! There was no vomiting though, so I have to count it as a success.
Pretty fun event -- but too gross to do twice! Many thanks to Amanda Hartford and Zach Eyler for the great pix!
This year's results: Here
Alex is a 1st year MEM/MBA student interested in creating financial incentives for conservation.
David, a first-year MEM student with a concentration in Ecosystem Science and
Conservation, is interested in the impacts of development
on urban ecosystems.
Brandon, a 2nd year Environmental Economics and Policy student focuses on the value of sustainability.