Melbourne Future Events

Set your next goal from one of the events below. Achilles Melbourne provides sponsorship for athletes with a disability who are regular attendees of Achilles Melbourne training or associated events. Please contact our Treasurers at melb.finance@achillesaustralia.org.au for more information about race entry sponsorship for people with a disability.

Entering events: Athletes with disability

1. Enter the event. If you need assistance reach out to Achilles Melbourne or the Treasurer for assistance.

2. If it’s one of: Run 4 Kids, Run Melbourne or Melbourne marathon watch in the newsletter for coordinator details and the Achilles registration form.

3. If it’s not a major Achilles event; call out for guides on the members forum and WhatsApp and contact Achilles Melbourne for a call out in the newsletter. We need race details like date, time, location, distance and your likely pace or finish time.

4. If you’d like to use one of your three sponsored race entries contact the Treasurer.

5. Once you have found a guide, contact race organisers to request guide entry. Here’s a template for contacting a race organiser. Need assistance? email us.

6. Confirm details with your guide close to event.

7. Enjoy your event!

Guides

1. If you’re interested in guiding at: Run 4 Kids, Run Melbourne or Melbourne Marathon watch in the newsletter for coordinator details and the Achilles registration form. Complete the registration form.

2. You do not need to register for the event as we can source complimentary guide entries for those participating. Not all guide entries receive a full race swag (medals, t-shirt etc.) or an official time. If this is important to you, please register yourself. Not sure what to do? Talk to us first.

3. If there’s an event you’re doing or would like to do and you’re happy to guide, post on Members forum and WhatsApp or email us to do a shout out in the newsletter.

2026 Events

15 February 2026 – Carman’s Fun Run

21 February 2026 – Vineyards Twighlight

1 March – Tokyo marathon

15 March 2026 – Mt Eliza Fun Run, Kilt Run, Edithvale All Fired Up Fun Run

22 March 2026 – Otways trails

28 & 29 March 2026 – Inverloch Running Festival

29 March 2026 – Run for the Kids (Coordinator: Ness and Amanda.)

5 April 2026 – Easter Sunday Training Cancelled

11 April 2026 – Trail Bus (tentative)

12 April 2026 – Geelong half marathon

20 April 2026 – Boston

26 April 2026 – Training relocation (Run the Tan)

26 April 2026 – Ballarat marathon

26 April 2026 – London Marathon

3 May 2026 – Mornington Running Festival

10 May 2026 – Training relocation (Mother’s Day Classic)

16/17 May 2026 – Great Ocean Road Marathon

30 May 2026 – Placeholder for Achilles 10th birthday celebration dinner

28 June 2026 – Trail Bus (tentative)

19 July – Run Melbourne (Coordinator: Max C; RSVPs for 1st May 26)

15 & 16 August 2026 – Shepparton Running Festival

30 August 2026 – Sydney

12 September 2026 – Trail Bus (tentative)

13 September 2026 – Maribyrnong River Run

?? September 2026 – Puffing Billy Great Train race

20 September 2026 – Geelong Running Festival

20 September 2026 – Run Prix

27 September 2026 – Berlin Marathon

4 October 2026 – Training relocation (Olivia Newton John walk)

11 October 2026 – Melbourne Marathon (Coordinator: Simon and Andy)

11 October 2026 – Chicago Marathon

31 October & 1 November 2026 – Lakes Entrance Running Festival

1 November – New York Marathon

3 November – Trail Bus (tentative)

8 November – Metung River run

15 November – Sweat to steam

5 December 2026 – IDPwD parkrun takeover

13 December 2026 – Kevin Murfitt Tan Handicap

20 and 27 December 2026 – Training cancelled

2027

3 January 2027 – Achilles returns

Bush

Hiking/trail running/bushwalking is an activity that is now a regular feature at Achilles Melbourne. Achilles Melbourne will be hitting the trails regularly throughout the year in partnership with Trail Bus tours. The Trail Bus provides tailored and curated trail run/hike opportunities. The Trail Bus run regular accessible tours for our members with vision impairment. 

Hike difficulty varies from easy to difficult terrain and long/short distances. Distances are adjusted according to the terrain difficulty. Outings are usually from early morning until late afternoon on a weekend. 

Past trips have included Bendigo, Bunyip state park, Kilcunda, Lysterfield lake and Bushranger’s Bay in the Mornington Peninsula. 

We highly recommend that members have a good level of fitness before embarking on a hike/trail run with us. 

To find out what the next tour is, join our mailing list to find out details in our newsletter, or contact us at melbourne@achillesaustralia.org.au 

Tan Handicap

Each year, at the last training session for the year, Achilles Melbourne holds a handicap race spanning one lap around the Tan. Top 3 results for each year are: 

2025 (Kevin Murfitt Memorial Tan Handicap)
1st – Dale A & Colin H/Bronson C
2nd – Abbey D &
3rd – Peter S &

2025 (guide race)
1st – Nathan P
2nd – Colin H
3rd – Jacinta W

2024 (Kevin Murfitt Memorial Tan Handicap)
1st – Simon W & Karen B/Rhi R
2nd – Dale A & Nat B/Simon B
3rd – Admasu A Colin H/Nathan P

2024 (guide race)
1st – Bronson C
2nd – Rhi R
​3rd – Colin H

2023 (VIP race)
1st – Jack T & Kate RS/Emily H
2nd – Max M & Chris W/Jason D
3rd – Dale A & Marg H/Leila R/Jacinta W

2023 (Guide race)
1st – Max C
2nd – Caroline B
​3rd – Emily H

2022
1st – Peggy S & Dorothy/Kate R/Chloe
2nd – Peter S & Colin/Nat
3rd – Mick C & Michael/Phil/Shardae

2021
1st – Jenny B & Joe G/Tim R
2nd – Francois J & Bronson C/Lowell
3rd – Peter E & Simon B/Shardae/Kate R

2020
1st – Claudia S & Pam C/Lowell W
2nd – Peggy S & Susanna V
3rd – Maddy S & Emily H

2019
1st – Peggy S & Jacinta W/Sonia R
2nd – Brooke C & Mai P/Keiko M
3rd – Andrew C & Sarah N/

2018
1st – William K & Hazel S/Josie M
2nd – Brooke C & Monica W/Jacinta W
3rd – Kevin M & Tanya M/Cayla O

Full results from previous years can be found here.