{"id":98891,"date":"2023-06-13T14:16:32","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T18:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/?p=98891"},"modified":"2023-06-14T11:49:54","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T15:49:54","slug":"alberta-ultrarunner-launches-crusade-to-save-tim-hortons-walnut-crunch-doughnut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/the-scene\/alberta-ultrarunner-launches-crusade-to-save-tim-hortons-walnut-crunch-doughnut\/","title":{"rendered":"Alberta ultrarunner launches campaign to save Tim Hortons doughnut"},"content":{"rendered":"

An Alberta stay-at-home dad is turning his goal of finishing next month’s 100-mile Sinister 7 Ultra into a crusade to bring the Tim Hortons Walnut Crunch doughnut back for good.<\/p>\n

Zacary Jeaurond<\/strong> has launched a lighthearted campaign to save the recognizably rectangular doughnut from being sent back to permanent retirement. The restaurant chain, which discontinued the sweet treat several years ago, gave the Walnut Crunch a temporary reprieve on May 31 by reintroducing the doughnut on its shelves for a limited time.<\/p>\n

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“About a month or two ago I heard that the Walnut Crunch was coming back for some sort of promotion for Tim Hortons<\/a>, and I was super excited because I’ve been talking about the Walnut Crunch to my friends for years since it had been discontinued,” says Jeaurond, who notes the combination of taste, texture and shape is what makes the snack so endearing. “I was pretty pumped and was thinking about ways to try and keep it around\u2014make sure that they keep it for good and not just a seasonal promotion or a kind of a nostalgic promotion.”<\/p>\n

For Jeaurond, the return of the Walnut Crunch coincided with his own comeback story. He has been busy training for the 160-km Sinister 7<\/a>, a race he came close to finishing in 2019, but wasn’t able to complete. “I was able to make it 134 kilometres, but there was just nothing left in the tank,” he says. “So not finishing that race, it’s kind of been eating me up for some time now.”<\/p>\n

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