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.



Eat breakfast. Wear sunscreen ( I am so pale from the Ohio winter that 4 hours in sunny NC gave me a sunburn. )

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.


lack of donut training - I undertrained for a reason


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