Coach Peter Pimm BPHE, M.Sc., NCCP Level 4
The Greater Toronto Track Club's Head Coach is Peter Pimm. Since 1975, Peter, an exercise physiologist and a former medical researcher, has coached national team members in track events ranging from 400 metres to the marathon
(see below).
His first Olympic athlete, was Wayne Yetman, who represented Canada in the marathon at the 1976 Olympics; and in 1980, he coached master runner, Derek Fernee, to a 2:19:41 marathon, which remains the Canadian Masters record.
In 1982, Peter turned his attention to the middle distances and began working with varsity and club athletes based at the University of Toronto. During this tenure his athletes won numerous junior and senior provincial and national titles, set Canadian records, and were selected to compete in the World University, Commonwealth Games, World Jr. and Sr. Championships and the Olympic Games.
Peter has also been selected as a National Team Coach for the World Cross Country Championships, the World Indoor Championships, and the Commonwealth Games.
Education
Degrees: BPHE and M.Sc. (Exercise Physiology) - University of Toronto
National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP): Level 4
Business
1981 to present - Peter operates a consulting firm that serves the recreational and sport communities in a variety of ways - see his website at
www.servicesforrunners.com
Coaching
1975 - began coaching career while working in medical research
1976 to 1996 - Coach at the University of Toronto Track Club
1982 to 1995 (except 1983) - Coach of the University of Toronto's Cross Country and Indoor Track teams
1988 - Team Coach for World Cross Country Championships, Auckland, New Zealand
1991 - Voted Coach of the Year at the Canadian University Cross Country Championships
1993 - Team Coach for the World Indoor Track & Field Championships, Toronto, Ontario
1994 - Team Coach for Commonwealth Games, Victoria, British Columbia
1995 - 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
Sept. 2010 to present - Head Coach of the Greater Toronto Track Club
Performances of Club & Varsity 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 (still Canadian record)
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 - 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-
inalists
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 CIAU 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 800 in 1:47.92
1993 - Matthias wins the Canadian 3,000 meter Championship and sets Canadian 3,000 indoor record of 7:50.90
- 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 the 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 in 3:06:31
- Ivan Gomez wins the Buffalo's 103rd Turkey Trot - 24:26
[NOTE - between 1998 to 2006 was not involved with Club coaching]
2007 - Trevor Caldwell wins the Ontario Sr. 10,000m.
2008 - Michael Trnkus wins Ontario and National Youth Championships 400m
- Dan Mathie places 3rd in Ofsaa Jr. Boys Cross Country
2009 - Michael Trnkus wins Ont. Jr. 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 800 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 (age16 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
Athletic (Coach Pimm ran too)
1972 - won Hamilton's Round the Bay Race (19 miles 168 yards) in 1:40:18
- 8:25.8 for 3,000 meters - track (indoors)
- 30:15 for 10,000 meters - track
1980 - placed 13th in 2:25:22 at the Marine Corps Marathon (Washington D.C.)
(see below).
His first Olympic athlete, was Wayne Yetman, who represented Canada in the marathon at the 1976 Olympics; and in 1980, he coached master runner, Derek Fernee, to a 2:19:41 marathon, which remains the Canadian Masters record.
In 1982, Peter turned his attention to the middle distances and began working with varsity and club athletes based at the University of Toronto. During this tenure his athletes won numerous junior and senior provincial and national titles, set Canadian records, and were selected to compete in the World University, Commonwealth Games, World Jr. and Sr. Championships and the Olympic Games.
Peter has also been selected as a National Team Coach for the World Cross Country Championships, the World Indoor Championships, and the Commonwealth Games.
Education
Degrees: BPHE and M.Sc. (Exercise Physiology) - University of Toronto
National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP): Level 4
Business
1981 to present - Peter operates a consulting firm that serves the recreational and sport communities in a variety of ways - see his website at
www.servicesforrunners.com
Coaching
1975 - began coaching career while working in medical research
1976 to 1996 - Coach at the University of Toronto Track Club
1982 to 1995 (except 1983) - Coach of the University of Toronto's Cross Country and Indoor Track teams
1988 - Team Coach for World Cross Country Championships, Auckland, New Zealand
1991 - Voted Coach of the Year at the Canadian University Cross Country Championships
1993 - Team Coach for the World Indoor Track & Field Championships, Toronto, Ontario
1994 - Team Coach for Commonwealth Games, Victoria, British Columbia
1995 - 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
Sept. 2010 to present - Head Coach of the Greater Toronto Track Club
Performances of Club & Varsity 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 (still Canadian record)
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 - 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-
inalists
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 CIAU 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 800 in 1:47.92
1993 - Matthias wins the Canadian 3,000 meter Championship and sets Canadian 3,000 indoor record of 7:50.90
- 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 the 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 in 3:06:31
- Ivan Gomez wins the Buffalo's 103rd Turkey Trot - 24:26
[NOTE - between 1998 to 2006 was not involved with Club coaching]
2007 - Trevor Caldwell wins the Ontario Sr. 10,000m.
2008 - Michael Trnkus wins Ontario and National Youth Championships 400m
- Dan Mathie places 3rd in Ofsaa Jr. Boys Cross Country
2009 - Michael Trnkus wins Ont. Jr. 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 800 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 (age16 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
Athletic (Coach Pimm ran too)
1972 - won Hamilton's Round the Bay Race (19 miles 168 yards) in 1:40:18
- 8:25.8 for 3,000 meters - track (indoors)
- 30:15 for 10,000 meters - track
1980 - placed 13th in 2:25:22 at the Marine Corps Marathon (Washington D.C.)
Coach Pimm used to run
