Coach Pimm will be taking his bike and Jones Counter to Peterborough to measure (for certification) the YMCA of Peterborough's Half Marathon, happening on Sunday February 27, 2011.  

This is the 33rd annual running of this event, which also includes a 5K Run/Walk, and a Kids 1K Fun Run, and is in support of the YMCA's Annual Strong Kids Campaign. This program encourages the healthy growth and development of Peterborough's youth.
 
The course has been designed to provide a challenge to both the serious and casual runner. There will be aid stations along the route, and at the finish providing water and Gatorade. Bag Check and showers will be available at the YMCA.
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Coach Pimm will be sharing the in’s and out’s of race day preparation to runners at the Running Room in downtown Toronto at Commerce Court on Tuesday Nov. 30/10. 

The talk will be to participants in the store's 5 km. Running Clinic.
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SFR's Associates, Laura and Chrsitine, capped off their competitive triathlon seasons in stellar fashion: 

Laura was the first overall female at the National Sprint Triathlon Championships in Kelowna, B.C., Aug. 22/10; and Christine won her age category. Results here. 

Christine then traveled to Hungary to compete at the 2010 Dextro Energy Triathlon - ITU Triathlon World Championship Grand Final in Budapest, where she finished 4th. Results here.

Laura went on to add a couple of more MSC Triathlon Series victories after the Nationals at Wasaga Beach on Sat. Sept.11/10, and at Lakeside on Sat. Sept.18/10. You can listen to an interview with Laura following her Lakeside win here. 

Congratulations Associates!
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Coach Pimm has been contracted to serve as the Start Line Manager for the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon happening on September 26, 2010. 

That means getting upwards of 15,000 participants in the half and full marathons to start on University Avenue in a timely and orderly fashion…..no sweat...gulp :)  

As in other International events of such proportions, a corral system will be utilized to assemble the throngs according to their self-estimated pace times. To accommodate such large numbers, the 600 metres stretch of University Ave. between Adelaide and Dundas, will be closed

BTW, all finishers of the Marathon, Half Marathon and 5 km. events, receive very cool medals (see image). The 2010 medals continue the event’s Collectors' Series, featuring Toronto landmarks runners pass by.  
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Trnkus in action
Well,  the last week has certainly been a blur for Coach Pimm who was a Co-Meet Director for the 4-day Canadian Track and Field Championships, hosted at the University of Toronto’s Varsity Centre track.

The meet also served as the Commonwealth Games Trials happening later this fall in New Delhi, India.

One of Coach Pimm’s junior club athletes, Michael Trnkus, fresh back from competing in the 4 x 400m relay at the World Jr., Championships in Moncton, last week, was the only junior to qualify for the men’s 400m final where he finished 5th. 
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Associates, Laura Pimm and Christine McLean, have been active on the Sprint Triathon scene as of late, and, between them, have posted a number of victories. 

At the Subaru Guelph Lake event, June 19, Laura was first overall woman while Christine placed first in her age category And they did the same thing  at the MSC Triathlon Series in Gravenhurst Ontario on July 18/10. 

Laura was interviewed following her victory and you can hear it here. Way to go Ladies.
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Coach Pimm was recently in Moncton, New Brunswick, for the National Junior Track and Field Champs – July 2 to 4/10. One of his athletes, Michael Trnkus, was competing in the 400m. 

Last year, Michael had been a member of the Pan American Jr. National Team, where he finished 6th in the individual 400, and was a member of the bronze medalist winning 4 x 400m team.

Earlier this year at the April Penn Relays, Michael was involved in a collision that resulted in a slightly injured hamstring and which has been gradually healing since. Despite this setback, he was able to compete in Moncton where he finished 4th and he has been selected to Canada’s National Team competing at the World Jr. Track and Field Championships this week.

BTW, there’s a cool picture of Trnkus and a well known sprinter (to say the least), that pops up when you do a Google Image search for Trnkus. See here.  
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Those of you who live in Toronto, may have recently noticed that the University ofToronto's Varsity Centre 400m. track, located just west of the Royal Ontario Museum has resembled a construction zone, rather than the place where Usain Bolt won a 100m race, almost one year earlier. This is because the top 2 polyurethane layers, which are laid over an asphalt base, are being replaced. 

Today, I happened to pass by the site, and was lucky to see the final stages of this project in progress with the application of the top surface over the 1/2 inch base ....And I thought: hmmmm, I'm betting folks might find this process of interest, and so took a few pictures. Check out the pictures here.
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A new event is coming to Toronto: the Audi Best Buddies Challenge happening at the Shops at Don Mills on Sunday, October 24, 2010. The event will include a 10k run, a 5k Walk/Power Walk and a 1k Shoelace Walk. Coach Pimm has been contracted to design and measure the 10k and 5k routes.
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Coach Pimm has been commissioned to revise the start of the Twenty Valley Niagara Wine Country Run being held Saturday, June 12th, 2010. The half marathon route starts in Beamsville, Ontario, and follows a scenic route to Jordan.

Modeled after the Marathon du Medoc, which has been held in Medoc, France the past 25 years the Twenty Valley Niagara Wine Country Run offers participants the unique experience of sampling wine along the encouraging athletes and wine enthusiasts to come together to enjoy a day full of award winning wine, good friends, and beautiful scenery.
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