Hope & Possibility� races are coming up! If you are in Pittsburgh on April 11th, we'll see you there!
CHAPTER HAPPENINGS
Achilles Brooklyn will gather at Jack Rabbit Sports, 151 Seventh Ave., Park Slope at 6 pm on Thursday, April 16th for the FIRST of many workouts in Prospect Park.
Achilles DC officially launches on Sunday April 19th with its first workout.
April 20th is Patriots' Day in Massachusetts and the 119th Boston Marathon. Achilles FREEDOM TEAM, U.S. chapter athletes and many guides -- both imports and locals -- are ready to rock the course.
CURR (Columbia University Road Runners) 5K Race for Achilles on April 25th in Riverside Park. Check NYC Runs website for information and to register.
Achilles CT first team event of 2015 is the Cheshire Half Marathon on April 26th. We expect about twenty athletes at the start line this year. We are one of the charity recipients of the event and hope to raise funds as a result of participation.
ACHILLES CHARITY ENTRANT PROGRAM IN 2015
DON'T FORGET our Guaranteed Charity Entrant program for 2015. We have slots available for:
NYC Triathlon
Bank of American Chicago Marathon
TCS NYC Marathon
We have several slots available for each of these programs. For more details, please email Sarah or call her at 973 615 7375.
POTENTIAL NYC MARATHON GUIDES:
if you are applying to guide an Achilles athlete in the NYC Marathon on November 1, 2015. The specific NYC Marathon Guide Application will go up on our website under the volunteer section beginning July 15th through August 14th.
Achilles Chapter Leaders: If you have chapter members participating in the marathon who plan on running with guides from your chapter, please have them submit their guide application between July 1st and July 14th. Eleanor Cox and Gerle Shagdar will send you the specific link for the application to give to your guides on July 1st.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
Our 13th Annual Hope & Possibility� 5-Mile Run is Sunday, June 28th in New York!
DATES FOR OTHER HOPE & POSSIBILITY� RACES
April 11 Pittsburgh PA http://www.achillespghrace.com/
May 9 Nashville TN http://achilles5miler.racesonline.com/race-registration
June 28 New York City http://www.nyrr.org/races-and-events/2015
Date TBD - Auckland & Wellington, New Zealand
http://www.achillesnewzealand.org/annual-events.html
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