Des Proctor

Coach/Mentor/Executive Teacher. Enjoy coaching endurance athletes and helping them achieve their goals. Coach of numerous great people *Views are my own*

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A good day for Leanne in her first marathon to place 8th overall at Nagoya. Now time for a rest then to plan the next challenge. @ASICSaustralia

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Monday speed!

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Training circuit for the group this morning. A venue that we have trained on for 16 years. Athletics season is around the corner but hills are done in some capacity all year round.

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No matter where you are and where you train you might have the chance to compete against the best in the world. All you have to do is believe. @stevemagness @AustralianAths #ltad @DavidEpstein

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Long season ahead of the group. A variety of paces for the session. A few will at @NSWAthletics 3k in a few weeks . The young one @mitchdyerlive will wait to open his season a little bit later. Lets see whats next! @athl

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@TrackAthletesAU Fastest women's debut is Leanne Pompeani 2:24:53 Nagoya 2025.

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@fast8trackclub Fantastic season and results Justin!

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With a small group in #canberra having 4 on that list.

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100 Australians running Cross Country in NCAA Div 1 ... wow!

https://t.co/N65kiPiwJ7

Results attached for some NCAA XC events in September (apologies for omissions)

If we're missing any Div 1 athletes, or if you know of others competing in other NCAA Divisions let us know

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I posted this article 5 weeks ago. What a year 2026 has been for #canberra athletes. Leanne 15th at World XC in Tallahassee and Kieran @WAU20Champs 8th place in U20 1500m and of course @blingmatthews place 2nd at the World Cycling Champs.
https://t.co/kOj441napM

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When in Japan you do your track sessions on the roof @JRNHeadlines @AustralianAths @OregonTF 2027 will be interesting.

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🌈 Michael Matthews at the World Championships

Elite Road Race 🥈🥈🥉🥉
U23 Road Race 🥇
Mixed Relay TTT 🥇🥇🥉
Team Time Trial 🥇🥈🥉

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20 years ago just a student of mine who played basketball for the team I coached. Encouraged him to go to a talent id session and another world podium finish. Well done @blingmatthews
https://t.co/SwcpuylJTq

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Haha the #joshkerr post of the 1k time trial is insane with him running 2:12 and Kieran here runs 2:24 and Kieran runs 3:42.25 for 1500m 3 weeks later at just 17. about 109 metres separate them.

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Winter in #canberra but @WAU20Champs coming up soon. 1k TT for the u20 Aussie 1500m champion.

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Winter in #canberra but @WAU20Champs coming up soon. 1k TT for the u20 Aussie 1500m champion.

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Coaching is rewarding, challenging and everything in between. Providing athletes with opportunities for growth and development is always the goal. Audrey came to me at 14 and now in her 1st semester running for Minnesota. A long way from #canberra

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Well this photo was taken in June 2025 when Zoe won the #leonoramile since that time she has placed 6th in the Aus 1500m Champs, run 9:01 for 3k, 4:09 for 1500m and today runs a new 10k pb in windy Melbourne in 33:29 for 2nd. At 17 she was a 4:37, 10:14 1500/3k #keepthemrunning

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@CoachWitz Dont forget you can also recruit Australians :)

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@fast8trackclub What a great partnership for both athlete and coach and much to be proud of. Well done to both of you @pbol800 Let's see what's next!

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@letsrundotcom Myers....because he lives down the street and he is incredibly talented.

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These four very different journeys have shaped much of my thinking about talent identification and long-term athlete development @Scienceofsport @stevemagness #reallifeexamples

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Talent Identification Isn't Talent Prediction
https://t.co/kOj441napM

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Talent Identification Isn't Talent Prediction
https://t.co/kOj441napM