3rd Annual Krispy Kreme Run 4 Reading Race

The four-mile loop begins at 8 a.m. downtown at Fountain Park with a brief stop on the Winthrop University campus, where runners in the Challenge category will down a dozen doughnuts before racing back to the finish line.

If you haven’t been blessed with an iron stomach, you can sign up for the casual run: four miles with 12 doughnuts to share at the end. Another option is the book relay, with each team member completing one mile each.

Race organizers have also debuted a new Krispy Kreme challenge: a Junior Challenge featuring four miles and six doughnuts for children ages 14 and younger.

Doughnuts equal dollars in this fun event: All money raised goes to the Early Learning Partnership of York County, a nonprofit organization that develops and promotes programs supporting the health and academic readiness of children five years old and younger in the local community.