I'm guessing that most of that doesn't get absorbed considering that according to Dck's RR, most people throw them up within the last half of the run...

Dude, lighten up a little - I doubt anyone is terribly concerned about how this race is going to affect their proper training nutrition plans. It's just a stupid race, invented by guys to see how much crap they can eat and hold down, kind of like those burrito miles. It's gross, but hilarious, though I'd never do it myself. I don't think I could eat 12 donuts in one sitting, let alone eat them fast enough.  

Ew. Too much of a good thing = gross.

Three is my max. Mmmmmm warm glazed donuts ...

ETA: Quote from dck4shrt's race report:

Left the Krispy Kreme store and made it about 20 steps before I realized that gulping that water may have helped donut #12 go down, but it was also going to help donuts #1-#12 come back up. Within the first mile I puked 4 times. Then my stomach settled and I was feeling pretty good the rest of the way. I didn't break stride when puking. It was pretty relieving to puke and it felt totally natural and unimpeded at the moment. Other challengers were cheering/laughing every time someone else puked. There were piles and splatters of puke all over the road. 

And my point was - lighten up, a few donuts once in a blue moon won't make you a worse triathlete...I didn't miss a thing.

I did the one at NC State this year and had a BLAST!  Finished in 36:21 with a 7 minute donut split (finished like 48th out of 5500)! 

It really was a great fun for this 34 year old dad dressed in full costume whoopin' them youngsters  (majority of the runners were college students)!

Unfortunately the donuts kicked my on the 3 hour drive home as the sugar low caused me to curled in the fetal position for the next 24 hours.

In the 6 months following this race, I have consumed zero krispy kreme donuts....

I will probably never do this race again, but I can tell you I will never forget it!

12 Original Glazed Krispy Kreme Doughnuts contain:

:: 2400 calories

:: 1200 fat calories

::144g of fat

:: 36g of saturated fat

:: 0g of trans fat

:: 60mg of Cholesterol

:: 1140mg of sodium

:: 120g of sugar

:: 24g of protein

I signed up for the NC State one in 2008 but had to bail because I was moving to Richmond. My brother lives in Chapel Hill so I still want to do it some day. Me and Krispy Kreme go way back.

Why would you not do this race?

There is no connection...they are kinda opposites...that's what makes it fun/funny IMO.

~Mike

I think that this race presents a challenge and that's why it is so popular. Its kind of like a duathlon. (ok maybe not but it makes me feel better about it)
When I was training for it I would run on a full stomach. One training run I did eat 3 KK donuts. Boy were they good, and they didn't come back up either. Makes me salivate just thinking about it...