Julia Aimers (BA Rec Admin, Certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist, High Performance Specialist) is a Certified NCCP Triathlon Coach and Level 2 Technical Road Cycling Coach, Level 2 USA Cycling Coach and Accredited Training Peaks Coach and IRONMAN U Certified Coach. She has completed her NCCP Swim Coaching course. Julia earned the highest designation in fitness assessment, strength training and personal fitness coaching in 1990 as a Clinical Exercise Physiologist with the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology. She has performed hundreds of blood lactate tests and V02 max tests on athletes over the years. Julia’s many years of sport also encouraged her to realize that Yoga is an important part of the mix so she did her 500 hr Yoga Alliance Teacher Training and specializes in teaching Yoga for athletes.
Julia uses Training Peaks coaching software to create structured, customised and group programs which have trained her athletes to achieve their personal bests. Many of her athletes have qualified for Kona and Boston! Being stagnant is certainly not in Julia's vocabulary! You will constantly see her zooming off to get updated at exercise physiology conferences, swimming, cycling and running courses, nutrition for athletes and Training Peaks endurance coaching courses. As a scientist, Julia is always curious about the latest research in the field and enjoys reporting her findings back to her athletes.
Julia was the Athletics Director at the Ottawa Athletic Club for nine years and then launched on her own to start Team Triumph in 1995. As a Gold medalist in the 1979 Pan-American Games in badminton, Julia has always understood the importance of striving to achieve your personal best.
Since 1995, her company has provided a one hundred member plus strong triathlon club, corporate fitness contracts to local Ottawa companies, personal triathlon coaching and personal training. Julia is currently competitive in triathlons and open water swimming events. In 2016 Julia receives an Honourable Mention as Triathlon Ontario's Coach of the Year. Also in 2016 she was awarded the Dave Maskell BUILDER'S AWARD - in recognition of outstanding service to the national capital region's endurance community.
A year ago I could only tread water and had not run since childhood. With the amazing Virtual Olympic course, support, guidance, and tips from of all the folks at Team Triumph I've ended the season with my first Olympic distance triathlon under my belt and am hooked! Really looking forward to the 2025 season and even to the hard work over the winter to prepare. Karen Houle
I wanted to let you know that the Perth triathlon was a great experience, I somehow placed third in my age group! What a supportive group of participants (including Team Triumph athletes), cheering bystanders and volunteers.
Thanks to your swim lessons, I learned the technical basics and gained confidence to get back in the pool after decades. And it was really special doing this with Ann Laidlaw, my bestie for many years. We did a couple of additional swims with Kevin and Team Triumph people, also a great way to continue learning and practicing good technical form.
I will continue with lane swimming and who knows, maybe there's another triathlon in my future!
I love the accountability and the structure of the Virtual 70.3 Half Ironman training program. I don't think I would have gotten this far without the program. The accountability is huge for me!
Deborah Jackman