After close to a month of online debate, a poll questioning BobG’s dedication to the cause and more trash talk than a middle school locker room the big day arrived.  A moment of full disclosure before we continue: I have run this race before.  I was able to finish a total of five doughnuts and it was disgusting.  I don’t know that I have eaten more than a single doughnut since.  So despite what you may read here I do have a great deal of respect for everyone that participated in the race.  It is not easy – if you think it is go grab a box of doughnuts and start eating.  Prior to doing it I thought the run was the hard part – after last year I know better.

All that being said congrats to all the runners.  Slide show with commentary after the jump so open the first picture and proceed to see the time line of events. I know we will have years of debate over BobG’s performance and the over 28 minutes it took him to eat 11.75 doughnuts.  We will also stand in awe of Eric’s friend Joey who ate a box of doughnuts in such a fashion that the cops almost arrested him for assault. (By my count Joey was done in around 5 minutes – that is under 30 seconds per doughnut.)

I know BobG isn’t pleased with his performance and will likely put such witty comebacks as “Those who stand and watch have nothing to say” on this post too. Well – I’ve see the climb and I’ve seen the pictures from the top.  I’ve got no reason to think I want to climb that mountain.  Congrats to him though on once again getting close – maybe you’ll have better luck next year or at least pick up that last quarter of a doughnut you left on the side of the road.

How many doughuts will BobG eat in the KKC?

• Less than six.
• Six and stop.
• Six to nine.
• More than nine - less than a dozen.
• A dozen.
• Hurl.

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Tomorrow is the Krispy Kreme Challenge here in Raleigh -yes the one you’ve heard about and seen in ESPN.  You run approximately two miles from the belltower at NCSU to the Krispy Kreme on Peace Street, eat a dozen doughnuts and run back.  The challenge?  To finish in under and hour and with the doughnuts in your stomach and not on the side of the road.  Several of us did it last year and none of us made it past five doughnuts.  Acceptable behavior if you are a Casual Runner but not if you are a Challenger.  BobG ran this race last year and finished three doughnuts as a Casual Runner – this year he is swinging for the fences signing up as a Challenger and agreeing to finish the dozen.

The question isn’t whether or not Bob can run the distance – we all know he is more than capable of having an excellent running time.  The question is how many doughnuts will put him into submission?  Make you pick to the right and we’ll have video of his success or failure shortly after the race is completed.

We of course wish him the best of luck we just don’t think he can do four times the doughnuts he did last year.

Typically I read Weight Watchers and I think that there is no way the food can be remotely good.  I expect a cardboard taste with little to no flavor.  That’s right – stigma.  The Chicken Marinara with Mozzarella Cheese Grilled Flatbread at 290 calories and 6g of fat this has all the hallmarks of a diet meal but you can forget the stigma – it actually tastes good.  Portion size is reasonable and the peppers and onions remind me of Cara’s recent find the Trader Joe’s Pepper and Onion Mix – one of my favorites.  Overall I’d put this as one of the better fast at-your-desk lunches out there.  For anyone watching their sodium this one is high but not over the top – 640mg or 27% of your daily value.

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Recently I have become enamored with Trader Joe’s.  Here are my top 10 T.J. favs.

1. BBQ Teriyaki Chicken – serve with veggies and organic brown rice.
2. Organic Brown Rice- this rice goes great with just about everything!
3. Mandarin Orange Chicken- I love this stuff!  It reminds me of the Crispy Honey Chicken at Pei Wei.  Thanks to Mae for the suggestion.
4. Pumpkin Waffle Mix – Very Yummy! We have breakfast for dinner sometime.
5. Sweet Potato Fries- AWESOME!
6. Soy Orange Carrots-   Great with gilled pineapple and chicken.
7. Fire Roasted Veggies- Great addition to any side dish.
8. Peppermint Jo Jo’s – Like Oreos only with a peppermint twist!  They only have them at Christmas time so get them before they get gone.
9. Pepper and Onion Mix- Great to use with Chicken Fajitas.
10. Dark Chocolate Covered Pomegranate Seeds- These are so yummy!

Hope you enjoy these good eats!

Just like mom used to make!