Wayne and Erika Pfeiler

Saturday morning, Erika and I and about 1400 other crazy people met up at the NCSU Belltower for a 4-mile donut eating race. It was all to benefit the NC Children's Hospital and have some fun.

The way it works is runners pay a $10 or $15 entry fee and get a t-shirt, and meet up on the chosen date to run/jog/walk 2 miles from the belltower to the Krispy Kreme store in downtown Raleigh. Once there, the challengers are to eat 12 hot glazed donuts and then hurry 2 more miles back to the belltower, all within an hour. It was crazy, and it was fun. This year, the best time was under 25 minutes. I remember seeing this guy racing back as I was still trying to get to KK. I came in with a time of 1:01:34, so technically I didn't quite meet the challenge. I also technically only ate 2 donuts, and carried the rest back with me - can't let those gems go to waste, right?

Notable appearances were made by Elvis, Extreme Wolfpack fans, and pirates pushing a grocery cart/ship along the way. I was impressed by how many people came out to volunteer their time during the event. Police even blocked off traffic as runners raced along the downtown streets. We took a bunch of pictures and posted a few for your viewing pleasure.

There's a website with more information about the fundraiser if you're like to check it out.