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Swix Membrane Gloves
The Swix Membrane Glove is Swix's warmest Nordic offering. The Membrane has an impressive warmth to weight ratio. It's windproof and water-resistant, yet breathable. Perfect for workouts that start cold and end in a sweat. You'll stay warm through your entire workout in the coldest conditions with the Membrane.
$39.95 
Excellent light weight glove
Very tight at first, recommend going with a larger size than what the measuring charts tells you. Great dexterity, fun all around glove.
best backcountry gloves ever
I have gone through an array of expensive, technical gloves for backcountry skiing, and this affordable glove is exactly what I'd been looking for during the last 10 years. This is perfect for skinning, since it breathes and keeps the wind out, but is remarkably warm. Although I always have beefy warmer gloves in my pack, I rarely have to pull them out, even on cold days. It's also the bomb on cold days cycling, so it's quite versatile. I thought they had discontinued this glove, so was super psyched to find it on sale -- I bought 2 pairs.
warm 'n toasty fingers
These gloves are excellent for cross-country skiing or any other outdoor activity in the cold. They are super warm and still flexible enough to allow you to work with your hands or grip a pole or whatever. I recommend them for anyone who tends to get cold hands easily but still wants to enjoy being outside in the frigid winter weather.
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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.
When buying a new pair of running shoes, bring your old ones with you. You will get a better fit if you know if you supinate or pronate.
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.
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