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Krispy Kreme Challenge shifts to virtual event

Concern over rising COVID-19 cases in Wake County prompted organizers of the 2022 Krispy Kreme Challenge to shift the event to virtual-only.

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RALEIGH, N.C. — Concern over rising COVID-19 cases in Wake County prompted organizers of the 2022 Krispy Kreme Challenge to shift the event to virtual-only.

An in-person expo at the Talley Student Union at North Carolina State University will continue as planned, organizers said, from 9 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Feb. 4.

Participants who signed up for the in-person race can pick up the race shirt, donut voucher and medal at the expo. Those who cannot attend the expo, can fill out a form to have the items shipped to them.

"We apologize for the disappointment and inconvenience this causes to our participants," organizers said in a statement. "However, we hope you will join us virtually to support the Krispy Kreme Challenge and help us achieve our $2 million pledge to UNC Children's Hospital."

The Krispy Kreme Challenge, started in 2004 as a silly stunt by a group of friends at North Carolina State University, asks runners of all talent levels to make a 2.5-mile trek from the N.C. State Memorial Bell tower through historic downtown Raleigh to the Krispy Kreme located at the intersection of Peace and Person Streets, where they attempt to consume one dozen original glazed doughnuts. After the feast, runners trek the 2.5 miles back to the starting line.

This will be the second year that the Krispy Kreme Challenge has been virtual due to the pandemic.

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