On the 10th, the Seibu Lions pitcher group, who are participating in the fall camp held at Shida Stadium in Izu City, Shizuoka, performed stair sprints at an adjacent hotel.

The training consisted of 12 sets of climbing 18 steps per floor up to the 5th floor in two minutes, alternating between stepping on every stair and skipping steps, then descending at a normal speed. The weather over the stadium that morning was rainy. Despite the cold air, the pitchers were pushing themselves to the limit with sweat on their foreheads, exclaiming, 'This hits the legs harder than slopes' and 'This is insane!'