This weather is fabulous. I hate being cold, but there are other reasons I would never live somewhere cold. When the days are shorter and its dark and cold, I'm not a happy person. On sunny days, I just feel better and I'm much happier. Its weird, but I've always been that way. My dose of Vitamin D from laying out Sunday afternoon was enough to get me through this week with a smile on my face.
So, as an addition to my adventurous streak, I decided to participate in the Krispy Kreme Challenge this past weekend at NC State. This endeavor meant running 2 miles, eating a dozen doughnuts, and running two miles back. I woke up at 6:30am on a Saturday by choice. I'm not exactly sure why I wanted to sign up for this. I don't like running and I don't particularly like doughnuts . . . but as I lined up with 4,999 other people to race to Krispy Kreme, not gonna lie, I got a little excited. About 5 minutes into the run, I immediately regretted this decision. But with huge encouragement from my friend, I made it to Krispy Kreme. And as glorious as 2,400 calories sounded, I could not eat the 12 doughnuts you're supposed to. But I did meet my personal goal of 4 doughnuts, and my daddy was proud.
Even though I was nauseous and pretty miserable the whole run back to the bell tower, it was a very cool experience. People were in costumes and I kept stride with a group of doughnuts that chanted while they ran. My favorite was a man in full army gear (pack and all). He was so inspiring and everyone that passed him said something along the lines of "That's true army right there. Thank you for all you've done sir." . . . . I love America. But, when you have people eating a dozen doughnuts, you also have people that can't keep those doughnuts down. Dodging regurgitated doughnuts is quite a feat, and hearing others lose it and keeping my doughnuts down was a personal victory. The 800 calories I consumed probably didn't balance out with the 4 miles I ran/walked. But it was for a good cause and it was actually fun.
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