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PositionRun, Eat, Repeat THE KRISPY KREME CHALLENGE

Kyle Whitman smashed 12 Krispy Kreme doughnuts together in his hands, then swallowed them in sectioned gulps. After 15 grueling minutes and nothing but crumbs left in the box, he steadied himself and raced to the finish line, another mile away.

Whitman and other runners indulged themselves in the Krispy Kreme Challenge, hosted at High Point University by Kappa Delta sorority. During the event, runners were challenged to race one mile, stop to eat a dozen doughnuts, and turn around to race one mile back to the finish, all in support of the Family Service of the Piedmont, Kappa Delta's local philanthropy.

Whitman is a senior biology major and the vice president for Pi Kappa Phi fraternity. He developed his doughnut-eating strategy before the race began, but never imagined eating a dozen doughnuts and running a mile would be so difficult.

While the runners may have consumed more calories than they burned, it was deemed worthy--for the kids. FSP aids children who have been abused or witnessed abuse and aims to prevent child abuse.

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