Okay, so it wasn't in the HDS, but I thought I'd mention it anyway. Today was the first Incline Club weekend run. Total mileage for the run was 15.5 miles, with just over 5,000 feet of elevation gain. I'm definitely worked! At some point, I'll break out the HDS for these runs, but right now, I'm not sure I want to deal with the hot/cold and massive sweat out pour that occurs. I'd hate to freeze to death encased in a cube of my own perspiration.
I learned a couple of important things today. No matter how cold it is and how well hydrated you are, it's better to have water and not need it than to need water and not have it*. I resorted to filling my bottle with snow, which leads me to my next pearls of wisdom. If you fill a bottle with snow, don't expect body heat to warm it very fast. If there was water in the bottle when you filled it, don't expect to enjoy it any time soon. It all becomes a big chunk of unflavored Slurpee really quick. Holding it your hands doesn't warm it very fast. Neither does peeing on it.
*I had a friend once who came to visit me when I lived in CA. It was his first visit to "the big city". While driving, I noticed a gun underneath his seat! When I questioned its presence, he gave the perfect NRA response - "It's better to have a gun and not need it than to need a gun and not have it". While this works with many things in life, I've found it to be most critical when dealing with water and toilet paper. And champagne.
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