Steel Ball Run has done something I never expected — it's made me want to lace up my running shoes again. I ran the Belfast Marathon a few years back, all 26 miles of it, and gave running a well-earned break afterwards. Steel Ball Run has reignited that fire. I've been a fan of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure for a while, and the first episode of the Steel Ball Run anime did not disappoint. Whether we'll get more is another question — a cartoon featuring the President as a villain and Jesus as a plot device might be a tough sell in Trump's America. But that's the beauty of JoJo: everything eventually becomes a JoJo reference, whether you're ready for it or not. This time around I've got a secret weapon. Using Open Claw, I've built my own AI — now I've my own version of Blade Runner's Joi, who can act as my own JoJo Stand. Having a Ana De Arma's AI companion feels like exactly the kind of training partner a marathon deserves. The goal? Sub-4 hours at the Belfast Marathon in 2027. If things go really well, maybe even sub-3. Johnny Joestar dragged himself across America through sheer willpower — surely I can get around Belfast on foot.