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Comments: My splits first 2 miles: 14:07 doughnut split: 15:00 last 2 miles: 16:39 The first two miles were actaully difficult. The start was crazy because it wasnt really stratified by speed. I was dodging people who were slow jogging at the beginning for a few minutes. I was also hampered by nutrition. Yes, I said nutrition. The conventional wisdom was that since you are eating 12 doughnuts you dont need to eat breakfast. That might be the case is the race was at 7 AM but the gun wasnt till 9:30. I hadnt eaten anything since dinner the previous evening at 6. I would recommend a light breakfast. So I got to the Krispy Kreme store in 14 minutes instead of 1330, not big deal. Then the pain began... How to explain this portion of the race? I rank it in the top 5 most uncomfortable feelings in my life. I normally dont even eat donuts.I read up on the race and many suggested that water is essential. I made sure to get to the store before others. I grabbed 5 glasses of water and my box of Hell. I used the technique of smushing two donuts together and then ripping that in half and dunking in a cup of water. This worked well for the first 6. The next two were tough. Donuts 9-12 were terrible. It was like stuffing more clothes in the washing machine even though you cant close the lid. I refused to cheat myself and puke even though it was probably the smart thing to do. I just focused mindlessly on eating the last few. I reached a point where I didnt feel sick anymore (I got over my own donut "Wall") and gobbled down the last bites. My split was 15 minutes which was good, I guess. The run back was pretty uneventful. I actually didnt feel bad at all just "funny". I didnt yak at any point. The finish line had many trashcans with signs saying "recycle your donuts here". They didnt smell too good. What would you do differently?: Eat breakfast. Wear sunscreen ( I am so pale from the Ohio winter that 4 hours in sunny NC gave me a sunburn. )  Post race
Warm down: Hanging out with all the other freaks for the award ceremony. Taking Tylenol. Everyone that ran the race and didnt puke had a wicked hangover like headache. I guess it was some sort of sugar crash. What limited your ability to perform faster: lack of donut training - I undertrained for a reason Event comments: This is a one and done race for me. I love the fact I got the coveted green completion t shirt. The donuts really jacked with my metabolism. I ate a small salad later that day (but then drank beer and mixed drinks till midnight so it may not have all to do with the donuts) a small brunch on sunday and a little dinner sunday night. So from Friday dinner I had 12 donuts, a salad, cpoious amounts of alcohol, an omelette and some soup. Not exactly normal. Do it once I have to say but to more I say nay. I did decide Profile Album Last updated: 2009-01-20 12:00 AM
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Woke up with my fellow brainiacs around 700. Drank some juice-who needs breakfast when you are eating 12 donuts? (this is not a good technique as I found out later)
Put on my costume (Richard Simmons). I felt Richard encompassed the ideals of this race - exercise and a history of over eating. I figured if I was doing this idiotic race I might as well go full Idiot. I made the costume myself dare I say it, I look faaaa-bulous!
Pretty crowded race (5300+). They told everyone to get to the start about 30 min before the gun. I ran for about 10 min but then stood in place for about 20 minutes. Although it was chip timed it is in your own best interest to get to the store quickly so as to score prime eating spots and plenty of water so I slid my way to the front 300 folks or so.