This is a fictional podcast where writer Hagiwara (who met the three—Nishioka, Yoshida, and Haruka—at #WednesdayBudoSakaRen) interviews and dives deep into all things milestone.

The perfect season for running in the mountains has arrived. So, what's this month?


Nishioka (hereafter, Nishi): How many times has it been this time?

Hagiwara (hereafter, Hagi): This will be the 46th time.

Nishi: Consistency is strength. It's important to keep going. Do we have new products this month too?

Yoshida (hereafter, Yoshi): Yes, we do. Oshi! My has also become a long-running series,

so this month we'll introduce long sleeves.

Oomori (hereafter, Haruka): (Bitter smile)

Nishi: Speaking of long-sleeve T-shirts, we've had the hooded item called the Doo-Bop Hoody before, right? Made from Doo-Bop series fabric.

Yoshi: The base fabric for this one is Canvas T.

Nishi: It's a cotton-like recycled polyester fabric. So it's a long-sleeve version of the Canvas T, which is a staple item at milestone.

Haruka: This is the first time we've had a so-called long-sleeve T-shirt without a hood, right?

Nishi: It's the first time. 

Yoshi: We've had quite a few people say, "I want a long-sleeve T-shirt."

Haruka: Then why haven't we released one until now?

Yoshi: After all, it's hard to imagine using a long-sleeve T-shirt for racing in the mountains, especially in trail running.

Hagi: As a race progresses from start to finish, your sweat levels change along with the elevation and temperature fluctuations, so you wouldn't choose a long-sleeve T-shirt that makes it difficult to regulate your body temperature.

Yoshi: So we were wondering how it would be, but we decided to make it with the Canvas T fabric that can also be used for everyday wear.

Haruka: For both daily and active use.

Yoshi: If you're doing neighborhood runs, you can use the Canvas T, so we wanted you to use it for winter jogs.

Hagi: It depends on the person, but I'm sensitive to the cold and don't sweat much normally, so I prefer long sleeves for training from this season. It should be perfect for people like that.

Nishi: What kind of Canvas T-shirts have we released before? What was the very first one? Was it "Beam"?

Yoshi: I think the Canvas T started with "Beam".

Hagi: It was introduced in Episode 15.

Nishi: COVER designed it, and then Jerry Marquez.

Yoshi:And then, Casablanca, I think.

Haruka: This year we also did Marquez's back print.

Nishi: Everyone wears Jerry Marquez T-shirts, so I think they're very familiar. In the midst of that, we also released a T-shirt called National Park, designed by Okamoto-ga-haku.

Haruka: It's a T-shirt with a motif of American national parks. 

Hagi: It was introduced in Episode 39, "Thinking Far Away".

Nishi: We released it in April this year, but thanks to everyone, it sold out instantly.

Haruka: It was very popular.

Yoshi: In the end, we couldn't wear it. 

Nishi: That's right. It was so fast that it didn't even make it to us.

Haruka: It was in an instant.

 Nishi: So we wanted to wear it too, and at least try it on once. We have most of the items, but even I didn't have it, so it must be really popular.

Yoshi: Before I knew it, it was gone.

Nishi: So this time we made it a long sleeve, and we made the body color a different color from last time. What color was it this time?

Haruka: It's off-white and brown.

Nishi: In these two colors. The design is very cute.

Yoshi: I think those who wear Marquez T-shirts understand, but let me review the form of the Canvas T. Most T-shirts are set-in, meaning the sleeves are sewn to the body. This one uses raglan sleeve construction, and it's slightly different from regular raglan. It incorporates the freedom sleeve detail from around the 1940s sweatshirts that vintage lovers know.

Nishi: As an homage.

Yoshi: Yes. It's an homage.

Haruka: What are the benefits of raglan?

Yoshi: It's easier to raise your arms. Since it's sewn with a flat seam machine, it's comfortable against the skin and doesn't bother you. 

Haruka: It's less likely to chafe.

Yoshi: Also, we made the back a little longer.

Haruka: So that your back won't show when you move actively and bend over. Also, to prevent it from riding up with a backpack.

Yoshi: The cuff is the point we paid the most attention to this time. I think most long-sleeve T-shirts are finished with two needles.

Hagi: It's a normal cuff that's just cut off.

Yoshi: We made it a rib.

Haruka: What's a rib?

Yoshi: It's the same part as the neck.

Haruka: That means it has good elasticity.

Nishi: When you wear it, this rib knit feels really good. The length is also good. 

Yoshi: It's just right.

Nishi: It's just right. If it's too long, it gets baggy, and if it's too short, it's not good, so I think this length is excellent. The length or thickness of the rib.

Yoshi: We were very conscious of this and made it this length. There are some with long ribs and tightly fitted cuffs, but that makes them a bit difficult to wear. So we made the cuffs as loose as possible and the ribs as short as possible. We paid a lot of attention to this area.

Hagi: It's easy to roll up the sleeves, which is good for running.

Nishi: Because it stops at a good place. The print color of this off-white one is called emerald green. A very crisp and refreshing blue-green.

Haruka: It's refreshing!

Nishi: Isn't this refreshing?

Yoshi: How should I put it, it's refreshing.

Hagi: Yes. It certainly is refreshing (laughs).

 Nishi: The calm brown one matches the natural color of the print. Not white. Okamoto-ga-haku put "EST 2014" and "81" in it, and I'm really happy that this design has been revived in a long-sleeve T-shirt.



・Long sleeve "LIGHTING YOUR WAY"



Nishi: National Park is available in two colors, but there is also a long sleeve with the signature design "LIGHTING YOUR WAY" on the chest, which is a limited item at milestone TERADACHO and the online shop.

Haruka: The body is green.

Nishi: The print color is a blue-gray color.

Yoshi: It's a stylish color.

Nishi: It's for advanced users. We're going to try it out, although it's a small quantity. 

Yoshi: We haven't had a signature for a while. It was out of stock all the time, so we even had inquiries asking, "Are you not going to do it anymore?"

Nishi: It's a standard design among us, so we do it in various colors every year, but releasing it in this form as a long sleeve is a new attempt.

Hagi: With a long sleeve, the flat seams on the sleeves really come alive as a design.

Nishi: I really like flat seams. They say it makes it "sporty". Because the shape is loose. I don't think it feels that way.

Yoshi: If you change the thread color, it suddenly becomes sporty.

Nishi: I think it's good that it can be worn as everyday wear, with a subtle feel. I think we've made something really good. I hope we can make this long-sleeve Canvas T-shirt in various colors in the future.

Yoshi: What's the price you're curious about?

 Haruka: 9,000 yen plus tax. Under 10,000 yen.

Nishi: This one is also on sale to great reviews.

Haruka: Some sizes are running out, so if you're interested, please check it out early.

Nishi: That's all for today.



・The new color for winter



Haruka: Wait a minute!

Nishi: What is it?

Haruka: Speaking of winter, there's that product! There's that new color!

Nishi: There was one.

Haruka: A new color of the Heatwave Titanium Hoody that was released last year and became a hot topic is coming out. It's a light and warm padded outer using Climashield®APEX as padding and titanium sputtering on the lining.

Yoshi: We talked about the functions thoroughly at the time of release, right.

Hagi: Exactly one year ago, in Episode 34, "Waves Approaching the Mountain Top", we introduced the development process, key points, and the origin of the name in detail.

Nishi: What's the color name?

Haruka: RidgeBrown is the color. Why did it become this color? 

Nishi: When we develop colors, we think about various balances. First, it was a three-color lineup of Amber Gold, Mist Gray, and Chrome Black. Next, should we do gray? Should we do brown? But if it's similar to black, it's like releasing the same color again, so we wanted to avoid it. I think this is just the right balance. It's a really good color.

Haruka: It's quite bright, but Mist Gray is also gray. So we leaned a little towards brown.

Nishi: We wanted to do a brown-based one.

Yoshi: This was really difficult. First, we show this color from this side. Then, several pieces dyed with the actual fabric come out. From those, we choose one, put in the actual padding, and do the titanium sputtering process. Then the color looks different from how it looked on the fabric. It's really difficult to imagine.

Nishi: Is this really the fabric? Are you sure? It looks like this one.

Yoshi: Oh? Huh? Can that happen? Let me check.

Haruka: If you trace the email history, it says "Please change and proceed".

 

 

Yoshi: I remember! Because the color fastness when washed was weak, we changed it because we said we didn't recommend it!

Hagi: Does that mean that even if the fabric is the same, the ease of color fading differs by color?

Yoshi: That's right. There are pigments that are prone to color transfer and those that are not. Red is especially prone to color transfer.

Hagi: That's why white gym clothes from elementary school easily turn pink (laughs).

Yoshi: That's right (laughs). Going back to the story, it was hard to get a color image from the small fabric, and it turned out quite different from the actual product, but this time it was better than we thought.

Nishi: At first impression, I thought this would work.

Haruka: This kind of thing is interesting.

Nishi: I think this color is easy for both men and women to use.

Haruka: It has a little elegance. I want people to wear it for commuting too.

Nishi: It might be better than black, seriously. Thanks to everyone, the Heatwave Titanium Hoody is entering its second year. We are also anxious about releasing a new product, but our expectations are also high. Being able to release a new color like this means it was good. Otherwise, it would just disappear. In that sense, I'm glad we could release it.

Hagi: Does that mean we keep the three colors as they are and add a new color?

Nishi: Yes, yes.

Yoshi: What was good about actually using the Heatwave was that when I went to the Alps for fishing this summer season, I took this with me all the time. If it didn't rain, I could put a ground sheet down, put a mat on top, and even lie down on it.

Nishi: Because you can feel the warmth. Also, above all, it's light. 

Haruka: Since it can be used as a sleeping bag, it's a strong ally for fast packing.

Hagi: It means you can wear it when you arrive at the campsite or stream to eat dinner, and it becomes your bedding as is.

Nishi: It's an item that can be used in multiple ways.

Haruka: It was also active when waiting for the night at BAMBI100.

Yoshi: Support people can wear it all the time at fall races and spring races. I think it's really good for aiding and volunteering too.

Haruka: I think it can also be used when getting ready at the aid.

Nishi: Then, that's all for today...

Haruka: Please let me announce the event too! We have a booth in Kyoto, right.

Nishi:KYOTO HIKER'S GEAR PARTY 2026 is it. It's at Shimogamo Shrine on Saturday, October 31.

Haruka: OMM JAPAN 2026 TAKASHIMA also has a booth, right. It's two weeks in a row. We'll also bring the Heatwave Titanium Hoody.

Hagi: It's the first time in Kansai.

Yoshi: Let's do our best aiming for completion.

Nishi: So, that's it for this month. See you again next month. Goodbye.

Yoshi: Goodbye.

Haruka/Hagi: Goodbye.


This month, we introduced the long sleeve T-shirt and new color of padded outer that will be needed in the coming season. Even though I was running sleeveless until just now, it's already long sleeves. The season changes suddenly, and I might lose the time to wear short sleeves.

Speaking of fall, it's OMM (Original Moutain Marathon). It is held in late autumn when the climate conditions become severe as a race that tests "mountain comprehensive ability" and "teamwork".

The other day, I went to practice map reading as a measure for OMM. When I held a map and compass for the first time in a year, I didn't know the scale and even forgot how to hold the compass. While asking for advice from a map reading master, I went around the permanent course. I check the direction and position, elevation, and check the distance by pacing while looking at the actual terrain.

Even though it's a mountain I always visit, I was invited to a narrow trail I had never passed, and when I went forward with anxiety, I arrived at a place I knew. It was the moment when a familiar mountain looked like a new mountain, saying, "There was such a path". If you know a new path, a new map is made in your head.

I tend to rely on convenient apps, but I was taught that there is a world guided only by inconvenient tools.

Let's fully enjoy the autumn mountains of now. Then, see you next month.


Text/Composition / Ken Hagiwara