โTo achieve something youโve never had before, you must do something youโve never done before.โ
โ Unknown

So what is the Krispy Kreme run?
It is a grueling, one hour long charity race that takes you from NC statesโs iconic bell tower to Krispy Kreme and back again to raise money for the UNC childrenโs hospital.
This 5 mile round trip wouldnโt be so bad – but as a rule you must eat a dozen original Krispy Kreme glazed donuts at the location before turning back – and you cannot throw up.
โIโve done a lot of hard things, and Iโm a hard man, but this – this is differentโ – is what I think David Goggins would have said if he heard about the challenge. Pretty sure.
The practice run
โThe will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.โ
โ Joe Paterno
Before taking on the challenge – I challenged myself to complete a practice consisting of only 8 Krispy Kreme original glazed donuts.
Huge shoutout to my friends at the atlas who brought me the donuts at halfway and cheered me on yall are real ones for that! (@moody, Aubrey, and Olivia!)
Day of race:
โSometimes, once a fight starts, you have to do what you have to do to winโ
-Canelo รlvarez
Morning of – getting ready to go
Woke up before the sun, ready for the challenge that lay before me haha
Notable other racers





Ofc huge shout out to macho man Randy savage, Bret hart, a literal T-Rex, banana man, Batman, the escaped convict, and all of the other awesome costumes that were were there also running haha – def one of my fav parts of the race!
There were so many ppl it was awesome!

This was the closest that I could get to smiling after eating the donutsโฆ my body was in shock haha ๐ I think the fear of ever having to do anything like that again really pushed me haha butโฆ
Drumroll pleaseโฆ
Post race
โYo, Adrian! I DID IT!โ
-Rocky Balboa
-me, after the race

I did it!!!





Shoutout to my parents, family friends, and friends that I saw at the finish!!! ๐ฏ yall are the best!!!! ๐ฅ
