Remember when your mom told you to wait 30 minutes after you ate before you went outside to play?
Fortunately, organizers of the Krispy Kreme Challenge are not your mothers and are in fact providing a perfect situation for you to disobey Mom — the more we think about it, the more we love this concept.
A dozen Krispy Kreme donuts have 2,400 calories, approximately 200-400 more calories than most health experts recommend for consumption in one day.
But what does it matter? You will be running immediately before and after you stuff your face — this is the perfect event for Americans.
This challenge, however Americanesque it may be, is just that — a challenge. It isn’t easy to get down a dozen donuts covered in warm, dripping glaze when you are out of breath — let alone run back to where you came from with a full stomach.
Puking is par for the course, although not encouraged, and is an essential component of the race — if you do it, you can’t claim you completed the challenge.
If your donuts do decide to evacuate, however, they make for interesting art on the curbsides of Hillsborough Street — it needs something to brighten it up.
Not to mention, it provides a graphic story for you to tell your friends over dinner.
This event rivals many of the great, long-standing traditions from which students have countless options.
Just think of the events rich in historical legacy, all steeped in the virtuous gold that is student life.
Brent Road, tailgating, the Design School Bash — on second thought, maybe we shouldn’t draw attention to something students actually enjoy — it may get Staffordized.
Many, many moons ago (3 years), the baronial godfathers of the challenge came up with the perfect ploy to get college students off their asses — why not provide an incentive for the fattest nation to get up and exercise by feeding them while they do it?
It is OK to support unhealthy habits when it is for a good cause — in this case the North Carolina Children’s Hospital.
We encourage everyone to at least attend the event — where else besides the Jackass movie series can you witness such natural acts of human competitiveness and survival all in one?
Don’t be surprised if Fox is knocking on the door next year to televise it.In the end, this event sends the right message: it is OK to have fun from time to time regardless of whether or not it is healthy — especially for a good cause.
And even though the Krispy Kreme Challenge might not be good for arteries, it is certainly good for the soul.
