The subtlety the waitresses pull of being surprised to see me and my friends at the exact same time every week is not lost on me. In fact, it's great. This mandatory Tuesday night treat has become expected among our small crew of competitive runners. 6th Street Bar & Grill in Eugene offers perhaps the greatest $6 Burger and beer combo in town. I'm not going to be outrageous and say it's the greatest thing our country has to offer, but it's good enough to solidify that there is really only one place you'll be able to find me, my roommates, and Max King every Tuesday at 5pm.

That's right, 5pm. The restaurant looks more like grandparents visiting a geriatric ward than a restaurant at that time, but hey, you gotta get there early if you don't want to wait around, right? And trust me, you won't want to wait. The burgers are absolutely packed with goodness. I'll leave something out, but they include two kinds of cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickle, guacamole, onion, and much, much love.

The beers of choice at our table are typically Guiness and root beer (yours truly, thank you), but obviously aren't limited to the standard national brands. Fries are thick, steak fry style, and after starving yourself all day in anticipation, seem like you could never get enough. Max has considered doubling up on the dinner. I look forward to that day.

There are runners who don't care what they eat, and there are runners who measure every ounce of every bite carefully with a periodic table in one hand and a scale in the other. But we believe in the "everything in moderation" theory, and I believe in "comfort food." Being an athlete is fun! Eating what you enjoy eating puts a smile on your face and relieves stress. So get over to 6th Street with your uptight too-food-conscious running partner and shove a steaming hot hunk o' burger, fries, and a brew down their throat! And if you get there early enough to catch me and my friends, pull up a chair!