The “Krispy Kreme Challenge” proved to be too much for one participant in North Carolina.
Man Died After A Run Requiring Participants To Eat 12 Donuts
By
Editorial Staff in
News
On 9th February 2016
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#1 A man running in a “Krispy Kreme Challenge” race in North Carolina died on Saturday after complaining of chest pains, according to race organizers.
#2 The man, who was identified by friends as Jeff "FaFa" Woods, was taken to Rex Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Cause of death was a heart attack.
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#3 The Krispy Kreme Challenge is an annual race which is organized by North Carolina State University students and benefits the N.C. Children’s Hospital.
#4 The annual race requires people to eat a dozen donuts while running five miles in an hour.
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#5 The competition has been an annual event for more than a decade, according to the event’s website.
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#6 The event was started in 2004 as a dare between a group of students at North Carolina State University.
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#7 The website and event advertising promotes the race as a challenge that “epitomizes the test of physical fitness and gastrointestinal fortitude.”
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#8 “What started as a challenge among 10 friends has transformed into a nationally publicized charity race, and the number one tradition to complete before graduating from North Carolina State University,” the organizers write on the website.
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#9 The event has raised nearly a million dollars to date. No physical or athletic ability is required to enter, and no prior health issues are recorded by participants in the event.
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#10 The Krispy Kreme Challenge Facebook page simply say's, “We are deeply saddened and wish to convey our heartfelt condolences to his loved ones.”
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#11 Those who knew Woods said he didn't run regularly, but they weren't surprised he signed up for the Krispy Kreme Challenge because it was for a good cause.
