Only in America...

Do you eat to live or live to eat?

I would like to think that I eat to live. I try to keep a healthy diet and make sure that the food I put into my body won't hurt me in the long run. There are those days, however, that all I want is a nice donut, preferably a Boston Creme with chocolate icing and colored sprinkles from Dunkin Donuts on Raritan Ave which I know are utterally unrealistic, but a girl can dream. The other day I had such a craving, sitting starving in class listening to a boring lecture on blood sugar levels. Obviously, I did not indulge in said craving, since that would be against all that I stand for and I am not in Edison anymore, Toto... Instead I went on dreaming. Luckily, earlier that week I went to pick up the latest Runner's World magazine that my parents sent with a friend, (thank g-d for Jew winter vacation), and as I was nearing the end of the 1st magazine I came across a very "interesting" race. It will be taking place tomorrow, February 5th, for the 7th time. It is called: The Krispy Kreme Challange or K2C for short. The challenge is running 2 miles to the Krispy Kreme Store, eating a dozen donuts, showing that your box is empty and running 2 miles back to the start, all in under an hour. The story behind this race is one you would only find in a frat house.

"A Tradition Begins...

The Krispy Kreme Challenge started in December 2004 as a dare between a few NC State undergraduate students. Sophomore Ben Gaddy took home bragging rights that afternoon, running the race in 34 minutes and 27 seconds. After receiving positive coverage from campus news papers and being placed as #85 on the "102 More Things You Gotta Do Before You Graduate" by Sports Illustrated. On Campus, organizers decided to publicize the Krispy Kreme Challenge and turn it into something that would not only be an event to bring together people from all over the country, but also to benefit an important cause along the way. It was no surprise, when organizers selected The NC Children's Hospital as the most deserving beneficiary of this ultimate collegiate challenge."

As the author of the article wrote, in order to successfully finish the race its better not to eat lunch or dinner the day before. He also reported that a lot of the participants weren't capable of keeping all 12 donuts down before running the full 2 miles back. He stuck it out and finished in under an hour. As much as I like donuts, I would never participate in such a race. I would most definitely throw up after the 5th donut.

On another note, I will be participating in the Jerusalem Half Marathon at the end of March, if nothing drastic happens from now until then. I do have some long runs that I must get in and I hope to be able to do that towards the end of February when I have a week break from school. It has been raining (yay for the water levels, boo for the bottom of my pants) so I have been running at the gym and on the occassional sunny-ish morning. It is time to get my butt in gear tho. I do believe that no matter what happens, Danielle and I will finish the race together and it will prove a test of character, mind over matter, when your body is not prepared for the challenge.

No pain, no gain.

:)

Until next time.

Peace.