McMillanElite :: About Us
McMillanElite, Inc. is a non-profit post-collegiate running team based in Flagstaff, Arizona and under the direction of Coach Greg McMillan. This team offers emerging elite runners an ideal training environment combined with the necessary support to achieve success in long distance running.
Mission & Purpose
The mission of the team is to develop athletes capable of competing successfully at the national and international level in long distance running. History indicates that U.S. distance runners don’t reach their full potential and race their best until several years after the completion of their collegiate eligibility. Therefore, the purpose of this program is to provide a comprehensive, positive and supportive environment that prepares emerging elite long distance runners for their highest performance ability in the coming years. Toward that end, the program provides an optimal training environment as well as the guidance and support necessary to gradually yet progressively develop the skills required for world-class performances in long distance running.
To contact McMillanElite, please email us at support@mcmillanrunning.com
For more information about how to apply, please click here
Coaches and Staff
Greg McMillan, M.S. - Head Coach and Director
Greg McMillan is a runner, exercise scientist and USATF-certified coach who has the unique ability to combine the science of endurance performance with the art of real-world coaching. Greg has a masters degree in Exercise Physiology where his research focused on the determining factors of distance running performance. A student of the sport since he began running in high school, he continues to apply advances in sports science to his training programs.
Greg has coached athletes in the 2008 Olympic Games, the 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympic Trials, the 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2009 World Track and Field Championships, the 2003 Pan American Games and coached the 2002 National Marathon Champion - Jill Gaitenby, 2005 Houston Marathon Champion - Kelly Keane and World Championships Marathoner Paige Higgins.
His influences include Arthur Lydiard, Tim Noakes, Gabriele Rosa, Guy Avery, David Martin, Tom Osler, Joe Vigil, Jerry Lynch, Amby Burfoot, Russ Pate and Ed Burke.
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Tracy McMillan - Athlete and Business Manager
Tracy is the business manager for McMillanElite, handling all travel arrangements and accounting, acting as the team’s liaison with sponsors, heading up our fundraising efforts and providing vital “mother hen” duties for the athletes.
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Trina Painter - Assistant Coach
Trina is the latest addition to the McMillanElite support staff serving the athletes in several key areas. She helps the athletes with workouts (pacing for the women’s team and helping administer workouts for the full team), is the team’s liaison with race directors, assists with fundraising projects and is a mentor to the athletes having already “been there, done that” over her successful two decade running career.
It is rare to have an athlete as successful as Trina part of the support team in a post-collegiate team. She is the former American Record holder at 20K and the 20K National Champion. She was an Olympic Trials finalist in 1988 (3,000m), 1992 (10,000m) and 1996 (10,000m and marathon) and has represented the US in the World Cross Country Championships, the World Half-Marathon Championships, World University Games and Team USA Ekiden.
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Therapy Team
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John Ball, DC, CCSP - Maximum Mobility Chiropractic
John Ball, DC, CCSP -
A second generation chiropractor, Dr. Ball is originally from the birthplace of the chiropractic profession, Davenport, Iowa.
He attended Arizona State University where he was a member of the track and cross country teams before returning to Iowa to pursue his chiropractic degree at Palmer College. With a special interest in athletic and soft tissue injuries, Dr. Ball is the only health care professional in Arizona providing Graston, SASTM, and Active Release Techniques.
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| Philosophy: Greg’s Five Circles of Success |
| The foundation of the McMillanElite team is Greg’s Five Circles of Success philosophy. Like the interlocking five rings of the Olympic Movement and following the Greek ideal of a well-balanced life, each circle of success works in concert with every other circle into order to promote a full, balanced, well-lived life focused on integrity and excellence. Athletes on this team focus on achieving excellence with integrity in each area. |
| Circle 1 |
Athletics: Steady, progressive achievement of ever increasing athletic goals |
| Circle 2 |
Self-improvement- Within the context of personal core values, improvement in physical, mental and emotional goals |
| Circle 3 |
Life goals/skills- Development of post running career job skills and choice of life’s work and ambition |
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Community involvement- Involvement in the local community outside of athletics |
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Sport involvement- Involvement in the sport of distance running to (1) promote the sport and (2) help current and future athletes through programs such as mentorship |
| Information on McMillan Running |
| McMillan Running is a world-wide leader in coaching distance runners. Greg McMillan has coached athletes in every Olympic Marathon Trials since 1996; the 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2009 World Track & Field Championships and the 2003 Pan American Games. His athletes won the 2002 US National Women’s Marathon and the 2005 Houston Marathon. He has a Masters of Science Degree in Exercise Science and is a Level II Certified USA Track & Field Coach. He works tirelessly to help runners of all ages and ability levels and donates his time and resources to deserving running-related programs. More information can be found on his website at www.mcmillanrunning.com. |
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| Information on Flagstaff, Arizona |
| At an altitude of 7,000 feet above sea level, surrounded by national forest and boasting more trails than a runner could ever need, Flagstaff is an ideal place for the development of long distance runners. With easy access to higher elevations and, importantly, lower elevations, Flagstaff provides options for high-high and high-low training. Enjoying a full four seasons but mild year-round weather, runners benefit from altitude exposure but also to the clear air, fresh water and easy living in this mountain town. |
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