In the upper Midwest, triathletes, runners and cyclists turn to cross country skiing during the winter. I've been ski racing since 1989. After a few weeks of skiing, my cardiovascular fitness hits a high for the year. I can go into spring races with huge fitness.
Skiing is low impact and high cardio. It works stabilizer muscles - weak links that we endurance athletes need to strengthen. It takes some patience to gather the equipment, get some instruction and find good snow. But, we are endurance athletes, right? Patience is our game.
If you are lucky enough to have snow, skip that icy run and try some skiing instead!
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