In general, I shun all things competitive, (fears of inadequacy, I was always really bad at sports growing up) but when I saw that the race was called the "Donut Derby", I couldn't resist.
It was a 35 mile road race in Trexlertown, PA (home of the Lehigh Vallley Velodrome and some of the best roads around!) with two check points. At the check ins they had loads of Krispy Kream glazed donuts, and for each one you ate, 3 minutes was deducted off of your time.
It was a blast! Watching everyone cram down donuts was so funny...and riding with a suger buzz? OK in my book! I finished with an 18 mph average with a ride time of 2:05 and ate 5 donuts for a deduction of 15 min!
Can't wait to "train" for next year
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09-07-2006, 10:13 AM #1
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mmmm.....donuts
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09-07-2006, 11:39 AM #2
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St. Louis has had a version of this for years. It is called the Tour de Donut. It is a 30 mile ride with two stops for donuts. You get time credit for each donut consumed.
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09-07-2006, 11:54 AM #3
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This sounds like great fun! Theoretically, if you ate enough donuts, could you end up with a negative time? That would be a lot of donuts!
Bork Bork, Hork Hork!!
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09-07-2006, 02:08 PM #4
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I love this idea! Screw the Gatorade, sugar up on donuts! Waaaahoooooo!
Could you eat while riding, or did you have to be standing still while eating all the donuts?Run like a dachshund! Ride like a superhero! Swim like a three-legged cat!
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09-07-2006, 03:13 PM #5
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Boy do I love donuts! And Krispy Kreme glazed are the BEST!
Where do I sign up???? <salivatingheavily>
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09-07-2006, 03:17 PM #6
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09-12-2006, 09:05 AM #7
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Re: Donut ride
Ok. That is awesome! I would love to do something like that. How fun. This weekend I'm going to do Tour de Suds. It is a mountain bike race. Everyone dresses up and lots of "suds" (beer) is consumed. Maybe it is good that they don't give an incentive for drinking a beer. That could be interesting.
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09-12-2006, 09:42 AM #8
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LOL - that is so cool. So not only do you need to train for the riding you need to train for the donut eating.......sounds good to me.
Originally Posted by AllezGirl
In general, I shun all things competitive, (fears of inadequacy, I was always really bad at sports growing up) but when I saw that the race was called the "Donut Derby", I couldn't resist.
It was a 35 mile road race in Trexlertown, PA (home of the Lehigh Vallley Velodrome and some of the best roads around!) with two check points. At the check ins they had loads of Krispy Kream glazed donuts, and for each one you ate, 3 minutes was deducted off of your time.
It was a blast! Watching everyone cram down donuts was so funny...and riding with a suger buzz? OK in my book! I finished with an 18 mph average with a ride time of 2:05 and ate 5 donuts for a deduction of 15 min!
Can't wait to "train" for next year
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