I’m trying to get into streak running, but when I get hit with a day that has terrible weather (ice rain, smoke from Canada being on fire, etc) I am unsure what to do. And I don’t own a treadmill or have a gym membership. Do you just have very specific gear for those days or what? Any motivation tips and gear tips?
Routine.
Once you’re out the door, or maybe once you get up from the couch with the intent to put on your running shoes, the momentum is there and the weather doesn’t matter much anymore.
Or a proxy action. I take some Creatine and, for long runs, Beta Alanine. Mixing it and gulping it down is easy and afterwards, there is no avoiding the run anymore (mentally). So I just have to make myself take Creatine and the decision is made.
Also, for the past two years, I’ve been going for Garmin’s 20+ runs a month medal - two running days, one day off is certain to hit that goal. It’s fun to just keep lining up running days and building a streak, too. Both completely override nuisances like weather for me.
As far as gear is concerned, it stays in the -10 C and +40 C range here, so I just run. I switch to cotton pants for low temperatures and I have a water bottle belt for high temperatures. In mixed weather, those terry cloth jackets are a really nice alternative to running jackets that you can comfortably tie around your waist once you’re warmed up - but you need a fireplace or one of those vertical radiators designed for towels to get them dry again :)