July 2009

By Guus , 15 July 2009

The Brothers Karamazov

I've wanted to read this book for a long time. In 1998, when I just moved to Amsterdam to go to college my roommates talked often about Dostoevsky. Recently I reviewed a couple of 'top 100 novel' lists, and it invariably scores very high.

I'll keep the review short -- this is an absolutely brilliant novel. There is nothing I can add in this review that hasn't been said many times before by much better reviewers.

What struck me were the huge differences between how the rich lived and how the poor lived; it may give some insight into why the Revolution happened in Russia years later.

By Guus , 12 July 2009

Run after the gym

Went for a run after the gym session from 4.20 pm to 5.20 pm. Boy that was tough, not because of the exercises earlier on the day but because of the temperature. 87 degrees, 50% humidity.

By Guus , 10 July 2009

NCRC at Crabtree

Run with NCRC at Crabtree Mall yesterday. The Crabtree greenway goes all the way up to the mall. I had ran on it before around Umstead, but never been this far up north. It actually ends a mile from the mall.

By Guus , 6 July 2009

First run after Charleston

An easy run on Monday night, but it was the first run after 3 days of Charleston so it wasn't trivial. Feel good though, to be on the road again. Usual course around the Duke campus. 80 degrees, 60% humidity.

By Guus , 6 July 2009

sod

By Guus , 1 July 2009

Run instead of the gym

Went for a run instead of going to the gym since I wanted to get rid of some extra energy. As always, the Whole Food course is perfect for that. Just long enough to make me tired, not long enough to wear me down.

Forgot to switch off my watch when I arrived, so I'm guessing about 63 minutes (66 when I was in front of our door).

Saw Analia and Belen on the way.

85 degrees, 41% humidity