Sunday morning, running downtown past the Jeffco Jail; I guess I wanted to see if our county commissioners were in public stock from s (you know those wooden things like yokes around their necks and hands that the pilgrims used) or still out on appeal. As I ran by there was a guy sitting out front and he yelled at me, "You gettin' your training in?" "You bet!" I yelled back. He then yelled as I moved on, "That's what I mean, that's what makes a winnah!" And he's right, I really wanted to sleep in, I was worn out from Saturday, but when you're working towards a goal you have to remember, "There's no glory in training, but without training there's no glory." Saturday was a fun day of no running for me - the Make a Wish Run for Wishes was held at Alabama Adventure on a great day! There were at least 10 former C210K runners and Mercedes Runners that placed! The Indomitable Nicole was 3rd Female, Ben and Bonnie took Masters honors and several others placed which made for an incredibly exciting post party. I know I get on my soapbox about the city of Birmingham and the surrounding area and our complete disregard for runners/cyclist and health -here's an article from USA Today: THE FIT AND NOT SO FIT Metropolitan areas and scores (out of a total of 100 points), according to the American Fitness Index: The top 10 1. Washington 73.5 2. Boston 72.6 3. Minneapolis-St. Paul 71.7 4. Seattle 70.5 5. Portland, Ore. 70.4 6. Denver 69.9 7. Sacramento 65.8 8. San Francisco 64.7 9. Hartford, Conn. 64.4 10. Austin 63.9 The bottom five 1. Louisville 32.5 2. Detroit 31.9 3. Memphis 31.6 4. Birmingham 31.2 5. Oklahoma City 24.3 Though I will say the Railroad Park will have some cool venues for runners/cyclists and outdoor exercise enthusiasts, we need more! Bike lanes would be awesome since there are too many OVER aggressive drivers out there. I know I'm preaching to the choir. Got a great week of running and training planned - and I hope I get it in because next Monday will be a day of eating and drinking frosty adult beverages! I mean if I get up at 5:00 and run because I love it, why shouldn't I get up at 5:00, well okay.....EARLY and drink beer? Got to fire up the grill and smoke some ribs and make beer can chicken - which only calls for 1/2 can of beer, and well, I can't waste it! That's what makes a winnah!