Masato Imai to Retire After Sunday’s National XC Championships

 On Feb. 21 the Toyota Kyushu corporate team announced that its longtime member Masato Imai, 39, known throughout Japan as the original God of the Mountain for his spectacular runs on the Hakone Ekiden’s uphill Fifth Stage in college, will retire from competition. His final race will be Sunday’s National Cross Country Championships in Fukuoka. After retirement Imai will remain with Toyota

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