Author: Shivaji Mitra (page 4)

On January 11th, the inaugural Australian Para Triathlon Championships were held at Penrith’s International Regatta Centre. Although there no official Achilles teams in action, a number of Achilles members competed with considerable success. Jonathan Goerlach and his pilot Frazer Dowling won the Australian Championship…

Vision Australia and Blind Sports NSW worked together to hold the “Sport, Recreation and Leisure Day” at the Vision Australia headquarters at Enfield on September 26th. The event was held to encourage Vision Australia clients, families, friends and suppliers to…

Achilles receives generous support from the organisers of Australia’s running events and we are pleased to give something back when we can.  One of the key individuals in organising the Challenge, April Palmerlee, is a great supporter of Achilles. We…

The Blackmores Sydney Running Festival, which took place on 20th September, has become an iconic event in the Australian running calendar. The organisers generously let our guides run free-of-charge and this year Achilles entered 3 teams in the 9km Blackmores…

From 1839 to 1869 a prison on Cockatoo Island had held convicts who had reoffended in their new Australian home. In those early years, a few desperate people had tried to swim from Cockatoo Island to Balmain. One of the few…

Every December, the Variety Club seeks to raise $250,000 for disadvantaged children by holding Santa Runs in many cities in Australia. The Variety Club clearly wants all who register to have fun. Its website says: “The Variety Santa Fun Run…

Not just runners our members are often keen to try new things. In March Andrew took part in his first ocean swim – the 1km swim at Balmoral. Keep reading to find out how Andrew got on… What made you decide…

On Sunday 10 July 2016, four teams from Achilles Sydney awoke bright and early to take part in the Sydney Harbour 5km & 10km event hosted by Real Insurance and Pont3 Events.The teams were: Team Ben P guided by Ellis…