Hydration is still key -- even in the winter

Hydration is usually a hot topic (pun intended) in the warm-weather months. With the wind chill dive-bombing below zero the next few days, very few coaches will be talking about hydration. However, it is just as vital now as it is in the summer months for athletes in heavy training. At our SUNY practice yesterday, this was dramatically shown because the athletic building's water was shut down due to maintenance. Athletes who were hoping to fill their water bottles in the fountain near the track were left high and dry (again, pun intended). So yeah. Hydration is still key. Even in January.