The three mile loop is a nice run. I turn left out of my apartment building and then left again onto 16^th St and head up 16^th street towards the Maryland border. The first half mile of so is flat or downhill, then it is up hill for the next mile. About a half mile from the top of the hill, I turn around and head back down until I get to the point at which I cross over Piney Branch Rd where I start heading uphill again. The loop finishes off with about four blocks of flat.

I love this run. I love how it starts off easy, gets hard, eases up, gets hard again, and finally finishes on a nice straight away. It takes me down the “avenue of the churches” as some people call that section of 16th st. and along a portion of Rock Creek Park. It gets my heart rate up, levels it off, and then gets it up again. Its only three miles right now, but they’re enjoyable miles.