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Friday, September 7, 2012

Mmmm...donuts!! Donut Derby, Sept. 3, 2012


The tasty treats await the riders!
In the words of the great donut aficionado, Homer Simpson, "Donuts...is there anything they can't do?"  Fuel a bike race?  Heck yeah!!  What's not to love?!
Off to get me some donuts!!
The parameters are quite simple:  bike 12 miles...eat donuts...bike 12 miles...eat donuts...bike 12 miles.  For every donut consumed, you get 3 minutes taken off your total time, aka your DAT (Donut Adjusted Time)!
"Got donuts in my belly!" says Alex.  "Donuts...please stay down!" says Chris.
This spectacular event is hosed annually by the Lehigh Valley Wheelmen in Trexlertown, PA.  Starting at the Lehigh Valley Velodrome, the ride winds through beautiful farm land and country roads where the locals no doubt get a chuckle out of the 250 spandex-clad racers all hammering it in the name of Krispy Kreme!
"Had me 10 donuts!" says Noah.  "Keep blocking the wind,  Donut Boy!" says Judy.
The best part was sharing this experience with friends, Noah, Judy, Anthony and Alex, especially since it was a draft-legal event on a particularly windy day!  Chris and Noah were the champs of our merry group with 10 donuts each!  I managed to put away 4, utilizing the recommended technique of squishing two donuts together for more efficient consumption.  This was nowhere near the winner who defended his title for a fourth straight year with 32 donuts!  Simply amazing!
Round two means two more donuts for me!!
All in all, it was a great day and we managed to get the race in before the weather turned soggy.  With 4 donuts, my DAT for the 36-mile race was 1:53:35, enough for 5th in my age group.  Chris turned in a solid performance with his 10 donuts and managed a DAT of 1:35:30, finishing 7th in his age group.  Next year we need to come up with a donut training plan to build up to that coveted donut PR!  Mmmm...now that's a goal worth committing to!
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