ink2.. That's cool.. I do the elliptical machine at the gym, so that's sorta like cross-country - just without the cold.. haha
Canoeing is fun as well.. There is bunch of us ex-football guys that get together each summer for a 3-day trip across the Mississippi river (in Ontario of course).. A lot of work, as there is a need to portage.. Always great to get away from the smoke of downtown TO and into the wilderness....