The GREAT Donut Challenge

🍩 The GREAT Donut Challenge

Who doesn't love a donut...or three?

This unique 5K challenge combines running & donuts - two of our favorite things - to raise money for Hero to Hero, a wonderful non-profit based in CT that helps veterans transition to civilian life while continuing to use their military training as first responders. The founder of Hero to Hero, as well as veterans who have been beneficiaries of the program, will be volunteering at the event so you can meet these amazing people.

🗓️ Event Details

• Date & Time: Saturday, September 6 at 8am
• Location: Fleet Feet Hartford, 1003 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford, CT
• Check-in: 7:30-8am to pick up your bib and a T-shirt (if you registered during early bird registration!)
• Walkers: Welcome, as are children if they run with a parent or guardian.

💲 Registration Information

• Early Bird Registration: $30, ends Wed, Aug. 27 at 11:59pm
• Standard Registration: $35, ends Sat, Sept. 6 at 8am or when we hit our cap of 250 registrants
• T-shirt: Earn a free T-shirt with your registration during early bird

🏃‍♂️ Donut Challenge Details

Run or walk a 5K course through the streets of West Hartford, checking in at three donut stops along the way. At each stop, participants will choose a card that will instruct them to either "Eat", "Carry" or "Free".

• Eat: If drawn, you must eat the donut before moving onto the next station.
• Carry: If drawn, carry the donut in your hands until the end, eat whatever donuts carried before finishing. A 1-minute time penalty for each whole donut that didn't survive is issued.
• Free: If drawn, you do not have to eat or carry a donut at that stop.

🏆 Awards

The Top 3 finishers (male & female) will win fabulous prizes courtesy of HOKA. While there are prizes for the fastest donut-eating runners, this event is meant to be fun. Roads will NOT be closed so please obey all traffic laws and cross streets at crosswalks (even if it means waiting a few seconds for cars to pass). View the route here: Map My Run Route

🥯 Gluten-Free Options

No worries! Let us know, and we'll make sure to have gluten-free donuts on the course just for you!

For more details and to register, visit The GREAT Donut Challenge.