http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20140327-00000148-mai-spo
translated by Brett Larner
Having led Aichi prefecture's Toyokawa High School boys and girls teams to a combined five National High School Ekiden titles, head coach Yasuhiko Mori, 52, held a press conference on Mar. 27 at Toyokawa City Hall to announce that he is retiring both as head coach and from the school at the end of march. He declined to give specific comment on his future plans, but with regard to the corporate leagues and the like he commented, "I want to go to the next level."
In December the Toyokawa girls won a fourth national title at the National High School Ekiden Championships, the most wins ever by a single school. After that, said Mori, "I thought about a lot of different things." In January he told the school, "I'm finished with high school ekidens," informing them of his intent to retire.
Mori became head coach of the Toyokawa girls in 2006, and in his third year th…
translated by Brett Larner
Having led Aichi prefecture's Toyokawa High School boys and girls teams to a combined five National High School Ekiden titles, head coach Yasuhiko Mori, 52, held a press conference on Mar. 27 at Toyokawa City Hall to announce that he is retiring both as head coach and from the school at the end of march. He declined to give specific comment on his future plans, but with regard to the corporate leagues and the like he commented, "I want to go to the next level."
In December the Toyokawa girls won a fourth national title at the National High School Ekiden Championships, the most wins ever by a single school. After that, said Mori, "I thought about a lot of different things." In January he told the school, "I'm finished with high school ekidens," informing them of his intent to retire.
Mori became head coach of the Toyokawa girls in 2006, and in his third year th…