Atomic RT:10 Rainier APG Touring Ski

With the Atomic RT:10 Rainier APG Touring ski there is no snow you cannot touch. The white-blanketed world is now your highway, your trail and your playground. Designed with a hybrid telemark/cross country sidecut and camber, the Rainier is equally happy climbing hills with its APG waxless base, or carving turns down the other side with its metal edges and responsive sidecut. Made with a burly Cap Construction and Air Channel Wood Core, the Rainier is tough enough to challenge the wildest of the wild country and glide away laughing. The same 88/60/78 sidecut that makes it turn so well also gives it top-notch float across the powder fields. If civilization is running you ragged, jump on your Rainiers and put some terrain between you and it.

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Atomic Ranier AT 10
My wife got me a pair of the 7tm bindings after I broke my leg last year telemarking. I mounted up the Rainiers and I've had opportunity to try them off piste descents, groomed area skiing, and touring. In general, I'm very happy with them. They are stable and hold an edge well on midwest icy/man-made crap snow. They float well. The waxless base is a bit noisy and definitely slows you down. Somebody needs to make a board like this that's waxable. Touring is pretty good. They don't glide like a track ski but I din't expect they would. A great all around solid touring/turning ski.

Training Tips

Low weight, high rep circuit training combines the best of both worlds: aerobic and anaerobic training. Keeping the rest time in between high repeats low excercises like bench press, leg presses, inclined sit-ups, and upright rows is the key to maximum benefits.

As a long distance runner, a gradual increase in distance each week will allow you to build a solid areobic base. Distance increase should be no more than 10% of the previous week's distance.

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Heart monitors are useful for knowing when you are in the right zone for your training efforts. If you understand what your maximum heart rate is, you can set up your monitor to beep at you when you exceed the high or low range of your heart rate for the type of workout you are doing.