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.

2025 Events

2025 Events Coming Soon…

Return Jan 5th 2025

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: 

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.