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2/20/2009 9:31:27 PM

Man, I hate being the last post on a previous page.

"Anybody with a tuner card or similar setup planning to record this ESPN segment?"

2/20/2009 10:03:41 PM

What happens when KK goes bust this year?

2/20/2009 10:23:00 PM

When is this thing supposed to air?

2/22/2009 12:53:40 PM

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"I'm pretty sure the raleigh one is about tapped out without a major change in how its run. Its hard enough as it is to do the number of people they have, it can't just keep growing and growing. I'd rather see it grow to any campus that has a KK nearby. That would actually be cool. Of course the NCSU one would always be the original. As long as any subsequent one pays homage to the history of the event, then maybe kids who participate in the local one would pilgrimage to NCSU to run in here. Besides, it never hurts to raise money for a good cause."

Why? I'm confused as to why people find this so difficult. The 2nd year I ran it when they had 1400 people, they were sure they would never be able to accommodate many more than that. The 3rd year with 3000 people, they were sure they couldn't accommodate more. The 4th year when they had 5000 people...

You get the point. This whining about there being too many participants doesn't make any sense. The event needs time to scale up, sure, but there shouldn't be a practical limit to how many you can accommodate. Just look at the chip timing, it might have seemed impossible to run everyone in a single heat, but they did just that, all it took was something called a solution. It will take more resources and better coordination to continue growing, but they by all means can continue growing, regardless of what you may think.

Krispy Kreme going bankrupt, however, is a credible threat to future viability.

2/23/2009 11:43:21 AM

Did anyone actually see a segment air on ESPN?

2/27/2009 11:16:28 PM

^No I didn't watch. Wasn't there going to be one on February 22, 2009?

2/28/2009 12:41:17 AM

Supposedly.

3/1/2009 10:44:59 AM

The funny thing is the only thing you find on Google about ESPN and KKC is everybody but ESPN announcing ESPN is covering the event.

3/1/2009 7:43:13 PM

Track down Scott Harves (scott.harves@espn.com), he was the producer from ESPN that covered the event.

[Edited on March 1, 2009 at 9:35 PM. Reason : email address]

3/1/2009 9:34:23 PM

Quote :

"I'm pretty sure the raleigh one is about tapped out without a major change in how its run."

I don't disagree that it could continue to keep growing, but only if they really examine how they do things and provide solutions to the problems they keep having year after year that make it even harder and harder to run.

3/2/2009 11:49:16 AM

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"Students, community eat doughnuts for a cause First annual Krispy Kreme Challenge raises thousands Despite rain and the early hour, 91 ECU students and members of the community gathered at the bottom of College Hill on Saturday to participate in Greenville's first Krispy Kreme Challenge. The challenge was organized by Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International and ECU's co-ed fraternity Phi Sigma Pi to raise awareness and funds for juvenile diabetes --a disease that affects over 15,000 children per year. The challenge began at 8 a.m. at the bottom of the Hill, where runners ran up Tenth Street, through the Rock Creek neighborhood and up Charles Street to reach their first destination: Krispy Kreme restaurant on Charles. Runners had to eat a dozen doughnuts -totaling a whopping 2,400 calories -- as fast as they could before running back to the bottom of the Hill -- a total of three miles. "We thought it would be fun because it is such a big hit in Raleigh," said organizer and JDRF volunteer Annette Peery. "We decided to raise awareness about juvenile diabetes [instead of the North Carolina Children's Hospital like N.C. State], which seems like an oxymoron because people are eating donuts for diabetes, [but] people are running so people don't have to take insulin shots before they eat a doughnut." Phi Sigma Pi fraternity has wanted to bring the Krispy Kreme Challenge to ECU students for some time now, according to the fraternity's president, Stephanie Wood. "I run into so many people in Wright Place or wherever and they're like, 'Hey, I have diabetes,' so I think it touches everyone," said Wood. "It's something fun you can come out and do with your friends and you're helping the community, too." Diabetes research is something that is dear to the fraternity - their historian, Savannah Locklear, a dance major at ECU, suffers from Type I diabetes. She was overwhelmed by the support of the students and community on Saturday. "It's a day-to-day thing for me," said Locklear, who only ate three doughnuts at the challenge per the watchful eye of her fraternity members. "There are good days and bad days, but you have to have patience and control it. I didn't realize that so many people supported [diabetes research]. It's an everyday thing for me so it's a really good feeling, it really is." Out of the 91 runners, 78 completed the 3-mile race from the bottom of the Hill to Krispy Kreme and back, and 30 ate the entire box of a dozen donuts. ECU student Gerard Camargo was one of the 30 who ate an entire dozen and ended up winning the Krispy Kreme Challenge. He says that he's not sick of Krispy Kreme doughnuts, and will probably eat them again, "sometime this week." "I love running, I love doughnuts and it's for a good cause," Camargo said after winning. Owner of Krispy Kreme restaurants Amanda Tilley was also on hand Saturday to witness the festivities, as well as Greenville's Krispy Kreme general manager W.F. Parrish, who donated 125 boxes of doughnuts for the event as well as $1 for every dozen doughnuts purchased at the restaurant on Saturday. "We thought it was for a good cause even though we don't encourage those who have diabetes to eat a dozen doughnuts," said Parrish. "We are just glad to support the event and the community," Tilley added. The Kripsy Kreme Challenge raised almost $3,000 from registration and donations, and will become an annual event in Greenville. "

3/3/2009 11:06:27 AM

yay

now where are the group awards???

3/16/2009 10:10:39 AM

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=4000801&categoryid=2378529

shits online

3/26/2009 4:58:01 PM

nice to see one of our few good traditions getting some positive, national pub

3/26/2009 5:13:52 PM

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"On Sunday (March 29) during the 2 1/2 hour SportsCenter 10am, ESPN will most likely run their feature on the Krispy Kreme Challenge. The feature will likely air during the 11pm episode of SportsCenter as well (barring a major unforeseen event in the sporting world, of course)."

http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/03/25/espn-to-finally-run-kk-challenge-feature

3/26/2009 6:24:55 PM

that was pretty good, I enjoyed his dry humor.

3/26/2009 6:27:31 PM

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""I run into so many people in Wright Place or wherever and they're like, 'Hey, I have diabetes,' so I think it touches everyone," said Wood. "It's something fun you can come out and do with your friends and you're helping the community, too.""

And they're like, 'Hey, I have diabetes'

[Edited on March 26, 2009 at 7:32 PM. Reason : Good cause nonetheless. Thanks to those folks for running to help cure my disease.]

3/26/2009 7:32:35 PM

that was a great clip. thought for sure he would puke, he made it look pretty easy though

3/26/2009 8:38:22 PM

Somebody DVR that Sportscenter segment when it comes on. Upload that shit in HD.

3/26/2009 9:23:16 PM

3/26/2009 9:50:29 PM

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"The moment everyone's been waiting for! The Krispy Kreme Challenge Feature will debut on ESPN this Sunday, March 29th. Be sure to check it out, you may get your 15 seconds of fame! There is a two and-a-half hour block of SportsCenter on Sunday morning, starting at 10am ET, which is when the feature will likely air in first. It will then air on the 11pm ET SportsCenter, and the late night and early morning shows Monday. Also, there will be an online article, and completely different online video from ESPN reporter Greg Garber who competed in the Challenge. That video should hit ESPN.com by Friday. Here is one of the clips that we have been given: Krispy Kreme Challenge ESPN Clip Barton Strawn - Krispy Kreme Challenge Co-Chair Benji Jones - Set Up Events "

3/27/2009 12:55:32 PM

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=garber/090326

3/27/2009 1:04:05 PM

good article

3/27/2009 2:20:46 PM

video is linked from the espn homepage.

3/28/2009 12:47:44 AM

from the article...

There is also a void of tradition on NC State's campus -- bonfires and campouts have been discontinued and football tailgate hours curtailed -- that left Wolfpack students ready to embrace something new, quirky and potentially disgusting.

i'm glad espn brought up the dieing of traditions at ncsu.

[Edited on March 28, 2009 at 1:50 AM. Reason : ]

3/28/2009 1:44:18 AM

I actually started feeling bad for the guy during the video. You could tell he felt like ass. Good read though.

3/28/2009 4:11:29 PM

Anybody see it yet? If so, was it a different video than the one posted online?

3/29/2009 3:40:06 PM

i saw the sportscenter special on it today

it was a lot longer than the online thing that was posted within the past week...had a lot of content with students/food science professors

good bit

3/29/2009 4:32:17 PM

Plz to DVR.

3/29/2009 4:57:29 PM

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=4025177

The video that was shown today on SC

3/29/2009 8:32:19 PM

wow! that was great! loved all the interviews with people

i feel so proud to have helped grow this event

thanks to all who have supported it -- you are the reason we're on sportscenter

[Edited on March 30, 2009 at 4:48 AM. Reason : .]

3/30/2009 4:47:45 AM