https://blog.ast.moe/en/tags/hiruzen/Recent posts: GorimuchuHugohttps://blog.ast.moe/en/blog/2026-10-18/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 21:43:37 +0900https://blog.ast.moe/en/blog/2026-10-18/<p>I ran the Hiruzen Highland Marathon, one of the races on <a href="https://blog.ast.moe/blog/2026-08-12/">my schedule for this season</a>. I remembered last year&rsquo;s hills and expected to climb them again.</p> <div> <figure> <a href="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2026-10-18/IMG_6322_hu_e78ae312946434f1.jpeg" target="_blank"> <picture> <source srcset="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2026-10-18/IMG_6322_hu_ed9ec166bf820e3.webp" type="image/webp"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2026-10-18/IMG_6322_hu_685f038790078acb.jpeg" alt="The starting area of the Hiruzen Highland Marathon" width="700" height="525"/> </picture> </a> <figcaption>The starting area of the Hiruzen Highland Marathon</figcaption> </figure> </div> <p>But the hills never came. This year&rsquo;s course was mostly flat, and the views were better than last year&rsquo;s. I looked toward Mount Shimohiruzen as I ran.</p> <div> <figure> <a href="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2026-10-18/IMG_6327_hu_d74b00ce769fb6df.jpeg" target="_blank"> <picture> <source srcset="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2026-10-18/IMG_6327_hu_ec87688020af98fb.webp" type="image/webp"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2026-10-18/IMG_6327_hu_bf596df360121e78.jpeg" alt="Looking toward Mount Shimohiruzen while running" width="700" height="525"/> </picture> </a> <figcaption>Looking toward Mount Shimohiruzen while running</figcaption> </figure> </div> <p>For the routes, here are my YAMAP records from <a href="https://yamap.com/activities/43729207">last year</a> and <a href="https://yamap.com/activities/52063181">this year</a>.</p>