https://blog.ast.moe/en/tags/marathon/Recent posts: GorimuchuHugohttps://blog.ast.moe/en/blog/2026-10-04/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 23:34:42 +0900https://blog.ast.moe/en/blog/2026-10-04/<p>I&rsquo;m running the Sapporo Marathon today. That&rsquo;s why <a href="https://blog.ast.moe/en/blog/2026-10-02/">I came to Hokkaido two days ago</a>.</p> <p>The morning was cold. Coming from Shikoku, I really felt the temperature difference.</p> <p>On the way to Makomanai, the station name sounded like “neko mamire” (“covered in cats”) to me. Perhaps I&rsquo;m tired already.</p> <p>The weather was good and the leaves were changing color. It really is autumn.</p> <div> <figure> <a href="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2026-10-04/HTvSgenbQAAkW50_hu_39bf22552514aa44.jpeg" target="_blank"> <picture> <source srcset="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2026-10-04/HTvSgenbQAAkW50_hu_df49c77c0bd28e55.webp" type="image/webp"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2026-10-04/HTvSgenbQAAkW50_hu_250123cadf9b2d03.jpeg" alt="Autumn leaves in the morning" width="700" height="933"/> </picture> </a> <figcaption>Autumn leaves in the morning</figcaption> </figure> </div> <h2 id="at-the-venue-in-the-morning">At the venue in the morning</h2> <p>I made it to the venue without oversleeping. First hurdle cleared.</p>