i'm only supporting this year. boo.

1/29/2009 4:04:57 PM

anyone wanna run together? I'm aiming sub 40min round trip or ~8min/mile pace

unsure how I'm going to eat those donuts...what strategy works best? I hate dunking donuts...so I was just going to pound em down 1 at a time...I saw the compress+dunk but I feel I'd just gag trying to eat em that way

1/29/2009 9:19:46 PM

I'm signed up for the race, and have begun practicing. I ate 11 donuts yesterday, the 12th was taken by an observer who saw me practicing. Best plan of attack is to flatten donuts on top of each other. I avoided water, because that would only add more to my intake. This thing is going to be no problem.

1/30/2009 12:06:40 AM

porcha, most people i've observed take the flatten pancake approach. take 3 to 4 of them, compress it down and take small quick bites. i don't think you want to stuff your mouth full of doughnut and try to chew, cause the stickiness will stop everything. and people do use water to help them go down.

i couldn't imagine eating 12 at one time. tip of the hat to those who have!

1/30/2009 12:16:51 AM

I gotta have some water with mine. Last year I squished 3 down, then dunked them in water (had another 3 soaking). While mildly funky, it worked well.

1/30/2009 8:56:32 AM

b/c the eating of the donuts is the slowest part.... not the puking on the way back or anything...

1/30/2009 11:13:00 AM

i was gonna factor in ~5-8min for the donuts and 8min/mile pace...hoping to come in under 40min round trip

I've got an enormous stomach...I don't think the 12 donuts will phase me....I'm known for packing down whole pizzas.....including a Damnit at one time

1/30/2009 1:10:58 PM

yeah you should be fine, shit i could eat a dozen no problem if im hungry and they are warm

1/30/2009 3:25:28 PM

if you've eaten a damnit in one sitting i am surprised you are still with us today

1/30/2009 3:39:02 PM

Quote :

"if you've eaten a damnit in one sitting i am surprised you are still with us today"

hahaha...sad thing is I probably drank a 2-liter mtn dew along with it

1/30/2009 8:32:57 PM

I'm going with the 20/20/20 splits. I think I can get there in 16 minutes, down the donuts in 15-18, then hope for the best on the way back. Most of the route back is gradually uphill. Nothing huge, but don't blow you're load too early.

http://sourcetosea.net/krispy-kreme-challenge-2009/

1/30/2009 10:15:55 PM

i'd love it if the organizing committee got a wi-fi router at the store, laptop + webcam, and placed a projector back at the belltower.

that way folks waiting at the start/finish line could watch the mayhem down (via ustream.tv or something) at the store in quasi-realtime.

i tried pushing this last year, didn't happen.

1/31/2009 6:25:23 PM

^ agree. I'm going to be hanging out at the belltower and would LOVE to see the KK madness.

1/31/2009 8:45:54 PM

Quote :

"but don't blow you're load too early"

wish i had a nickel for every time i've heard that

2/1/2009 12:02:33 AM

so excited about this. Got my 2.5 mile time down to 20 minutes, so I think i'm in good shape for the run part.

2/2/2009 9:45:50 AM

how about your 2.5 mile run with a stomach of 12 donuts? You been practicing that?

2/2/2009 1:56:17 PM

ehehehehheh

2/2/2009 2:00:40 PM

Just go in with the attitude of, "i'm putting these things down as fast as possible," and show no mercy. Regardless of how you go about doing it, it's going to stop being fun around the 7th or 8th donut. I think some people are putting way too much thought into it. The challenge is nowhere near as grueling as people would like to make you think, so don't sweat it too much.

2/2/2009 6:12:53 PM

i cant be there can i get a t-shirt?

2/2/2009 6:21:16 PM

4760 registered, and they're capping it at 5,000. They had around 3,500 last year. Last day to register is Friday, but I'd bet that it'll fill up sometime today if this pace keeps up.

Good lord that's a bunch of donuts.

2/5/2009 7:30:11 AM

just checkin- did you contact local news outlets about this? they love saturday feel good stories

2/5/2009 11:11:46 AM

registration is full

2/5/2009 11:21:51 AM

^^ news has been there like every year

espn will be there this year

at this point they dont need to contact news, they know about it already.

2/5/2009 12:27:26 PM

with some assignment desks, you never know

2/5/2009 12:35:30 PM

Does anyone know if we can take dogs? I have a pup that would probably want to run wtih me.

2/5/2009 12:46:17 PM

oooh good idea, maybe he can help you eat the donuts

but i'm guessing they aren't allowed since there will be so many people there

Quote :

"espn will be there this year "

is this true?

[Edited on February 5, 2009 at 1:12 PM. Reason : .]

2/5/2009 1:10:26 PM

i still dont see why you close registration down so soon.

id leave it open as long as possible for more $$

2/5/2009 1:19:20 PM

they've probably been told by the RPD that they can't accommodate more than 5,000 people. sure, the money is great, but too many people could make it tough to manage.

2/5/2009 1:23:51 PM

[Edited on February 5, 2009 at 2:12 PM. Reason : lolz]

2/5/2009 2:10:33 PM

I think this rate of growth is fine. This is about 45% more than last year, and there's plenty to work out when scaled to this level (outside vendors for registration, media, chip timers, etc) Growing too big, too fast is a recipe for disaster, and I'd hate to see the KKC flop due to a bad year.

I'd be willing to bet they may level off eventually to around 6-8,000 runners/year, but that's still a huge, huge undertaking.

2/5/2009 2:32:30 PM

on deadspin

http://deadspin.com/5147851/donuts-is-there-anything-you-cant-do

2/6/2009 1:42:16 PM

whoever is running this thing is a joke

I've tried to email them about 3 times and get no reply at all.

anyone on here know who is in charge or has any knowledge on the happenings?

this is ridiculous

2/6/2009 2:18:07 PM

likely won't help since it was mass emailed/facebooked

benji@setupevents.com
krispykremechallenge@gmail.com

Facebook: Krispy Kreme Challenge 2009

2/6/2009 2:50:41 PM

i can't wait for the large number of individuals who always end up vomiting in my dumpster after the event . . .

2/6/2009 2:56:57 PM

<-- in for my 4th time

2/6/2009 2:58:20 PM

<-- 3rd year


15.5 hours till liftoff!

2/6/2009 5:55:41 PM

> 5K already registered.

2/6/2009 10:35:01 PM

Go ahead, make Einstein proud.

2/6/2009 11:36:37 PM

Registration was closed because the organizers chose to utilize chip timing. They need time to get all the sensors setup, apparently. This is first year it is being used.

@JT3bucky -- sorry to hear your frustrations in getting word back from the krispykremechallenge@gmail.com address. When my friends and I lead this between 2005-2007, we'd try to get responses back within 4 hours. I have observed that the current organizers do not share this diligence. I can't do much for you, unfortunately. This year I'm not getting heard either.

2/7/2009 2:03:21 AM

Good luck today guys! I'm going to try and get out there with my camera and take some video/pics. Sitting it out this year because I didn't have time to get into any shape. Last year I could at least run the distance without wanting to keel over. No way I could make it this year especially after plowing those doughnuts.

2/7/2009 2:39:53 AM

I'm glad they decided to go with chip timing. That was my first piece of advice after last years time posting debacle.

2/7/2009 3:12:01 AM

@DPK -- I look forward to seeing your pictures and videos! Have fun. Please link to them here.

@nacstate -- When we examined the chip-timing issue for 2007, we decided that the additional cost was not something we were willing to swallow. My preference for future years is to simply say "we'll time the top 10 finishers; everyone else, bring a watch if you care that much." Or maybe borrow a projector and just beam up a giant digital clock. Much cheaper option, and less hassle.

2/7/2009 4:19:29 AM

I'll be there, about to leave now!

2/7/2009 7:25:57 AM

i'll be there. throwing up.

2/7/2009 8:15:23 AM

GET PUMPED! WOO!

2/7/2009 8:23:13 AM

what a disappointment.


11 doughnuts - 1:06



[FAIL]

2/7/2009 11:10:45 AM

won't be doing that again

2/7/2009 11:13:05 AM

That was fun.

2/7/2009 11:21:27 AM

pics or it didn't happen.

2/7/2009 11:42:20 AM

12 doughnuts, 1:11

but i didnt barf.

2/7/2009 11:45:38 AM