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Maaike Brinkhof

Maaike Brinkhof

Software Tester. Dev. Writer. Strength training & Nutrition coach. Urban Explorer. Cycling. Idk wtf I’m doing in life, I’m just making it up as I go along.

Muzikale avonturen in Winterswijk

Afgelopen zaterdag gaf de Bouw & Infra Harmonie een concert in Winterswijk; die enclave in een verre uithoek van ons land waar meer Duitsers dan Nederlanders te vinden zijn. Een oud-lid van de vereniging, woonachtig in Winterswijk, had een uitwisseling op touw gezet met de plaatselijke harmonievereniging. Al rond het

Book addiction

I was browsing through old photo’s when I found these two. They are quick shots, made with my phone, but they had a tremendous effect on me! Those of you who know me, know that I am a book addict and these two photo’s made me realise that

Workin' it

After yesterday, the contrast with my highly inactive summer couldn’t be bigger. Working two jobs and doing a full-time study is no sinecure. In the fourth week of my new busy life, the ultimate culmination was the 15 hour work day I had yesterday. For my first job, I

Examenjaar 2004

Wat: Een reünie van de Oude Hoven. Kosten: 15 euro. Verwachtingen: geen. Na een epische reis die 40 minuten behoorde te duren, maar die vanwege falen van de kant van Arriva twee uur kostte kwamen de heer Christiaan Mulder en ik aan bij onze oude middelbare school. We waren hongerig,

'Pics or it didn't happen'

Awful picture, but it did happen! 800m before the finish of the Damloop, a small army of photographers busied themselves with getting pictures of all the runners.

Damloop Veteran

Ladies and gentleman, I did it! Last saturday I ran the Dam tot Damloop, whilst being hopelessly undertrained. I didn’t go running for about a month beforehand; I only went to the gym once in awhile. Thankfully, my lifestyle is active because I cycle everywhere I can (I avoid

Runnin' like a fool

Last year I had the luminous idea to start running. I got into it because of the Batavierenrace, the biggest student running event. After a few weeks of training I thought it’d be cool to try and run the 1/2 marathon next year. And now it is 2009