About Coach Peter Pimm
Degrees/Certifications
- B.P.H.E. (Bachelor Physical Health and Education) - University of Toronto
- M.Sc. (Exercise & Respiratory Physiology) - University of Toronto
- National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP): Level 4
Work/Business
1976 - medical researcher at the Gage Research Institute in fields of air pollution, asthma, respiratory & exercise physiology
1981 to present - founder and operator of Services For Runners
Coaching
1975 - began coaching career while working in medical research at the Gage Research
Institute, Toronto
1976 to 1996 - Coach at the University of Toronto Track Club
1982 to 1995 (except 1983) - Coach of the University of Toronto's varsity Cross Country
and Indoor Track (middle distance) teams
1988 - National Team Coach for World Cross Country Championships, Auckland, New
Zealand
1991 - Voted Coach of the Year at the Canadian University Cross Country Champs.
1993 - National Team Coach for the World Indoor Track & Field Championships, Toronto, Ontario
1994 - National Team Coach for Commonwealth Games, Victoria, British Columbia
1995 - National Team Coach for World Indoor Track & Field Championships, Barcelona, Spain
2007 to 2008 - Master Coach and Task 12 Facilitator for the National Coaching Institute Ontario
2006 to Aug. 2010 - Consultant to University of Toronto's track programs & a club coach
2010 to 2013 - Head Coach of the Greater Toronto Track Club
2017 - the 1991 Women's Cross Country team inducted in to the University of Toronto Sports Hall of Fame
Performances of Athletes and Teams (partial list)
1976 - Wayne Yetman wins the Canadian Olympic Trials Marathon in 2:16:32 and is selected to
Canada's Olympic Team
1977 - Jack Friel wins the Police Games Marathon (Toronto)
1978 - Neil Hendry is selected to Commonwealth Games Team in 5,000 meters in 14:07.7
1980 - Derek Fernee - 3rd at the World Masters Championships in 2:19:41 (this time stood for 39 years as the
Canadian Masters record from 1980 to 2019)
1982 - University of Toronto Men's Cross Country Team wins Ontario and Canadian Championship
1985 - Missy McCleary wins the Canadian Junior Cross Country Championship
- Rick Mannen wins the Toronto Marathon in 2:19:53
1987 - Rick Mannen wins Hong Kong Marathon in 2:20:51
- Brendan Matthias wins Canadian Junior Cross Country Championships and is
selected to the National Team for the World Junior Championships
- Paul Osland runs 400m indoors in 48.43
1988 - Brendan Matthias wins Canadian Junior 1500 meter Championship and sets
Canadian Jr. 1500 meter record of 3:39.1
- Paul Osland wins Canadian Indoor Champs 800m in 1:51.32
- Paul Osland is selected to the Olympic Team and runs 1:46.26 for 800 meters
- Michael Birke runs 800 meters in 1:46.9 at age 20 yr.
1990 - Paul Osland and Michael Birke are selected to Canada's Commonwealth Games
Team; both are semi-finalists
1991 - Brendan Matthias is ranked 1st in Canada with 3:39.07 for 1500 meters and wins
the OTFA, OUAA,and CIAU Cross Country Championships
- Varsity Men's and Women's Cross Country teams win the Canadian University Team titles
1992 - Matthias wins 5,000 Olympic Trials and is selected to Canada's Olympic Team - is
ranked 1st in Canada with 13:34.75
- Tim Phelan places 3rd in the 5,000 Olympic Trials
- Michael Birke wins Harry Jerome 800m in 1:47.92
1993 - Matthias wins the Canadian 3,000 meter Championship and sets Canadian 3,000
indoor record of 7:50.90 and places 8th at the World Indoor Championships
1994 - Matthias wins Canadian 10,000 meter Championship and is selected as a member
of the Commonwealth Games
- Ivan Gomez is the overall winner of the Runners' Choice road race series
1995 - Liouda Alexeeff wins Canadian 10,000 meter Championship
- Ivan Gomez wins the Bronze at the Canadian 5,000 meter Championship & represents Guatemala at the
Pan American Games where he places 6th in the 1500 meters in 3:45.98 and 5th in the 5000 meters
in 13:58.73
1996 - Gomez wins the Central American 10,000 meters championships and is the 10,000
meters silver medallist at the Canadian Championships
- Sarah Hunter wins the Canadian International Half Marathon
1997 - Gomez wins the Canadian International Half Marathon
- Sarah Hunter wins the Philadelphia Marathon in 2:41:35
1998 - Sarah Hunter wins the Gatorade Peterborough Half Marathon
- Ivan Gomez wins Buffalo's Shamrock 8 km in 24:38
- Glenda Morris (age:44) wins the Niagara Casino International Marathon (overall woman) in 3:06:31
- Ivan Gomez wins the Buffalo's 103rd Turkey Trot - 24:26
2002 - Carolyn Silvey wins Austin Marathon (Masters category - age:46) in 2:58:19
[NOTE - between 1998 to 2006 Coach Pimm was not Club coaching]
2007 - Trevor Caldwell wins the Ontario Sr. 10,000m.
2008 - Michael Trnkus wins Ontario and National Youth Championships 400m
- Dan Mathie finishes 3rd in Ofsaa Jr. Boys Cross Country
2009 - Michael Trnkus wins Ont. Jr. 400m. Champs and is 2nd at National Jr. Champs and
qualifies for the Pan American Jr. Games in Trinidad where he finishes 6th in the
final in 47.58 and is a Bronze medalist in the 4 x 400m. relay
2010 - Erika Jacobs wins the Ontario Sr. Indoor 800m and 1500m Championships
- Michael Trnkus is selected to the National Team to compete at the World Junior
Track and Field Championships
- Michael Trnkus wins the Ontario Jr. Championship 400m
- Kyle Grieve (age 16 yr.) runs 800m in 1:54.00
- Kyle Grieve wins the TDSSAA Sr. Cross Country Championships, and places 8th at the Sr. Ofsaa
XC Championships
2011 and 2012 - To see additional club athlete performances, click here.
2013 - retired from Club Coaching in order to devote time to Services For Runners
As Athlete
1972 - won Hamilton's Around the Bay Race (when route was 19 miles 168 yards or
30.73 km.) in 1:40:18 ( = 1:37:55 pace for 30 km. )
- 8:25.8 for 3,000 meters - indoors
- 30:15 for 10,000 meters - outdoor track - race report here
1980 - finished 13th at the Marine Corps Marathon (Washington D.C.) in 2:25:22
Coach Pimm on the run...