Stuart McMillan
A chat with GB Javelin sensation – Goldie Sayers
Three-time Olympian, World & European Championship finalist, and UK Champion for the past ten years - Goldie Sayers is a stand out performer in the Javelin, and one of the most experienced competitors in the world. 2012 promised to be a golden year for Sayers. However, minutes after a phenomenal British Record breaking throw of 66.17m at the London Grand...
An interview with Dustin Imdieke
A rising star in the coaching profession - Dustin Imdieke is Assistant Sprint-Hurdles and Jumps coach at Altis, working trackside in assisting lead coaches Dan Pfaff, Stuart McMillan, and Andreas Behm. In addition to coaching at Altis, Dustin has also coached at Paradise Valley Community College since 2008, serving as the Head Coach since 2013. During this time athletes working...
A Q&A with Apprentice Coach Neil Baroody
Since it's 2013 inception, the Altis Apprentice Coach Program has continued to grow in popularity and acclaim - with next week seeing us welcome our fifth cohort of Apprentice Coaches onsite. In the mean time, we take a look back at the March Program in a Q&A with Apprentice Coach Neil Baroody, in which we discover what it was about...
First Week in Paradise…
Following on from Coach Andy Brittan's reflections on the Welsh Throws Camp at Altis, Coach Matt Elias - Welsh Event Group Lead for Sprints & Hurdles - blogs about his first week onsite at Altis. "Well, first week in Paradise Valley; the home of Altis to be precise. First impressions can often be deceiving, but not here!!! The set up...
Winter Update
As the days get longer and the mercury rises in Arizona, we took the time to sit down and look back on what has been a phenomenal winter & start to 2014 for Altis – one which has seen our athletes bring home 3 Olympic Medals, 1 World Indoor Championship Medal, post 6 National Records and set 9 Personal Records....
Reflections on a year at Altis – Dr Nick Porterfield
Altis is renowned for the expertise of its medical staff and therapists: Chiropractor and Manual Therapy specialist Dr Nick Porterfield is no exception. Nick has played an integral role in the preparation of athletes at Altis in the past year. In this article Dr Porterfield reflects on time he has spent at the Center so far, and offers an insightful...
6 take-homes from the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi by Stuart McMillan
After an incredibly successful medal haul at the Winter Olympic games, Altis Performance Director Stuart McMillan sat down to reflect on the games and outlined 6 take-homes from Sochi. Get out of the way When you work with athletes like Kaillie Humphries, Elana Meyers, and Lauryn Williams - I just try get out of the way, and try not to...
Gold and Silver in Sochi for Altis Athletes
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia - Yesterday saw astounding success for Altis athletes in the women’s bobsled at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, with Gold and Silver being claimed by athletes who have trained at Altis in Phoenix, under the guidance of Performance Director & Sprints Coach – Stuart McMillan. Canadian gold medal winners Kaille Humphries, and compatriot Heather Moyse, made history...
Weekend round up from Sochi
Noelle Pikus-Pace wrapped her career in a silver lining after finishing second in the women’s skeleton Olympic competition for the USA at the Sanki Sliding Center. Fellow American & Altis athlete Katie Uhlaender was a mere 0.04 seconds from the medals in fourth. “It is so surreal,” Pikus-Pace said. “This is everything I could have imagined and more, just to...
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