As a Sacramento area runner since 2011, I'd heard about this Donut Dash many times through the years...but it took a local news story on the 2016 event, my coworker … MORE
As a Sacramento area runner since 2011, I’d heard about this Donut Dash many times through the years…but it took a local news story on the 2016 event, my coworker telling me about the run, and my Orangetheory Fitness studio promoting their team for the race that convinced me to sign up for Donut Dash Ate (8). The event benefits the Child Life Programs at Sutter Children’s Center & UC Davis Children’s Hospital, including music therapy, and NICU (I have a personal soft spot for preemies).
Packet pickup at Fleet Feet Sports Sacramento was easy, they had it available over two days at either Fleet Feet or Marie’s Donuts.
Starting in William Land Park, run two miles to Marie’s Donuts, eat either 4 donuts or 6 donut holes (“lite” version for more health-concscious folks), or nothing at all, and run two miles back to the finish. Fun fact: this was inspired by a similar run involving 4 miles and a dozen Krispy Kremes started on the East Coast. There’s a competitive division that starts 10 min earlier where you have to eat all 4 donuts before returning to the course; noncompetitive participants can get their bag of donuts and eat at their leisure during or after the run/walk. Only competitive runners were officially timed, but I had my own GPS tracking anyway.
In spite of the rainy, windy weather, the race did bravely go on! Marie’s Donuts had already whipped up thousands of baked goods for the event, so canceling at the last minute wasn’t an option. We were mostly spared from the rain except for a major water dump at the starting line around 8:30AM. When I signed up, the 4-donuts option was already all sold out, so I just got the 6 donut holes. So yummy, so worth it. A family-friendly event, people brought their kids, strollers, and dogs along! We were all sopping wet, but it wasn’t the end of the world. In addition to the race t-shirt and donuts, finishers also got a donut-themed “medal” and chocolate milk, and quite a few booths were there at the end where you could spin wheels for prizes such as Orangetheory Fitness, and Dave & Buster’s. I got a water bottle and t-shirt from OTF, and coupons for free $20 game play at D&B’s.
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Rainy start, yummy donuts
As a Sacramento area runner since 2011, I'd heard about this Donut Dash many times through the years...but it took a local news story on the 2016 event, my coworker … MORE
As a Sacramento area runner since 2011, I’d heard about this Donut Dash many times through the years…but it took a local news story on the 2016 event, my coworker telling me about the run, and my Orangetheory Fitness studio promoting their team for the race that convinced me to sign up for Donut Dash Ate (8). The event benefits the Child Life Programs at Sutter Children’s Center & UC Davis Children’s Hospital, including music therapy, and NICU (I have a personal soft spot for preemies).
Packet pickup at Fleet Feet Sports Sacramento was easy, they had it available over two days at either Fleet Feet or Marie’s Donuts.
Starting in William Land Park, run two miles to Marie’s Donuts, eat either 4 donuts or 6 donut holes (“lite” version for more health-concscious folks), or nothing at all, and run two miles back to the finish. Fun fact: this was inspired by a similar run involving 4 miles and a dozen Krispy Kremes started on the East Coast. There’s a competitive division that starts 10 min earlier where you have to eat all 4 donuts before returning to the course; noncompetitive participants can get their bag of donuts and eat at their leisure during or after the run/walk. Only competitive runners were officially timed, but I had my own GPS tracking anyway.
In spite of the rainy, windy weather, the race did bravely go on! Marie’s Donuts had already whipped up thousands of baked goods for the event, so canceling at the last minute wasn’t an option. We were mostly spared from the rain except for a major water dump at the starting line around 8:30AM. When I signed up, the 4-donuts option was already all sold out, so I just got the 6 donut holes. So yummy, so worth it. A family-friendly event, people brought their kids, strollers, and dogs along! We were all sopping wet, but it wasn’t the end of the world. In addition to the race t-shirt and donuts, finishers also got a donut-themed “medal” and chocolate milk, and quite a few booths were there at the end where you could spin wheels for prizes such as Orangetheory Fitness, and Dave & Buster’s. I got a water bottle and t-shirt from OTF, and coupons for free $20 game play at D&B’s.