Upcoming Sydney Events
2024 Training and Events
Training in 2024
On most Sundays, we meet hail, rain or shine on Hospital Road, at the rear of the Sydney Eye Hospital at 8.00am.
There are some Sundays on which we will not meet on Hospital Road owing to other activities taking place in the Domain or because Achilles training has been cancelled to allow full Achilles participation in an event. We will advise members of any alternative arrangements in advance.
Also: The Macquarie Street East Precinct Project will, at some stage in 2024, affect our access to Hospital Road. We have a contingency plan and will announce this when necessary.
In addition to our regular training sessions, we regularly register teams in Sydney (and beyond) community events.
Achilles Sydney Events Calendar 2024
(Note: Some of the listed events are subject to change. We will incorporate such changes when they are known.)
We will monitor the running calendars in order to identify other opportunities for our members.
9th – 10th March - Orange Running Festival - 42.2K, 21.1K, 10K, 5K
7th April - Run2Cure Domain - 21.1K, 10K, 5K, 3K - The Domain
5th May - Hoka Half and 10K - 21.1K, 10K - 10K has a 0630 Start.
12th May - Mother’s Day Classic - 10K and 5K - CBD and Western Sydney.
28th July - Sydney Harbour 10k/5k - 10K, 5K - Circular Quay, Pyrmont.
11th August - City2Surf - 14K
15th September - Sydney Marathon Running Festival - 42.2K - Supporting events to be announced.
13th October - 3 Bridges Run - 42.2K, 21.1K, 9K, 5K - Start and Finish at Parramatta.
20th October - BBB 10K - Wentworth Point
November - TBD - Assessing options
Introduction of Trail runs.
A number of our members with a disability have expressed an eagerness to attempt trail runs or other off-road events. We are planning to make use of the trail-running experience of many of our guides by introducing trail-running opportunities for our members. In addition, the helpful team at ANSW Masters have invited us to consider participating in their cross-country events.
We will be in touch on each of these opportunities throughout 2024.
parkrun: Weekly Free 5km Timed Runs
Achilles encourages members to support the parkrun 5K events that are held throughout Sydney every weekend. If you wish to find a guide [or be a guide] at any of these events, Achilles is happy to help.
Note: Every parkrun is superbly managed, friendly and accessible. However, some are more difficult than others. The degree of difficulty can be altered by characteristics such as hills, broken ground, posts and course congestion. We encourage guides to be familiar with the proposed course in order that any hazards or difficulties are well understood beforehand.
Sydney-area parkruns are currently being held at the following locations. [Click on the names to navigate to the individual websites.]
Campbelltown, Casula Parklands, Centennial, Chipping Norton, Cooks River, Cronulla, Curl Curl, Dolls Point, EastRichmond, Galston, Greenway, Kamay, Lawson, Menai, Mosman, Nepean River, North Sydney, Panania, Parramatta, Penrith Lakes, Rhodes, Rooty Hill, Rouse Hill, St Peters, The Ponds, Whalan Reserve, Wildflower, Werrington Lakes Reserve, Wentworth Common, Willoughby.
Training in 2024
On most Sundays, we meet hail, rain or shine on Hospital Road, at the rear of the Sydney Eye Hospital at 8.00am.
There are some Sundays on which we will not meet on Hospital Road owing to other activities taking place in the Domain or because Achilles training has been cancelled to allow full Achilles participation in an event. We will advise members of any alternative arrangements in advance.
Also: The Macquarie Street East Precinct Project will, at some stage in 2024, affect our access to Hospital Road. We have a contingency plan and will announce this when necessary.
In addition to our regular training sessions, we regularly register teams in Sydney (and beyond) community events.
Achilles Sydney Events Calendar 2024
(Note: Some of the listed events are subject to change. We will incorporate such changes when they are known.)
We will monitor the running calendars in order to identify other opportunities for our members.
9th – 10th March - Orange Running Festival - 42.2K, 21.1K, 10K, 5K
7th April - Run2Cure Domain - 21.1K, 10K, 5K, 3K - The Domain
5th May - Hoka Half and 10K - 21.1K, 10K - 10K has a 0630 Start.
12th May - Mother’s Day Classic - 10K and 5K - CBD and Western Sydney.
28th July - Sydney Harbour 10k/5k - 10K, 5K - Circular Quay, Pyrmont.
11th August - City2Surf - 14K
15th September - Sydney Marathon Running Festival - 42.2K - Supporting events to be announced.
13th October - 3 Bridges Run - 42.2K, 21.1K, 9K, 5K - Start and Finish at Parramatta.
20th October - BBB 10K - Wentworth Point
November - TBD - Assessing options
Introduction of Trail runs.
A number of our members with a disability have expressed an eagerness to attempt trail runs or other off-road events. We are planning to make use of the trail-running experience of many of our guides by introducing trail-running opportunities for our members. In addition, the helpful team at ANSW Masters have invited us to consider participating in their cross-country events.
We will be in touch on each of these opportunities throughout 2024.
parkrun: Weekly Free 5km Timed Runs
Achilles encourages members to support the parkrun 5K events that are held throughout Sydney every weekend. If you wish to find a guide [or be a guide] at any of these events, Achilles is happy to help.
Note: Every parkrun is superbly managed, friendly and accessible. However, some are more difficult than others. The degree of difficulty can be altered by characteristics such as hills, broken ground, posts and course congestion. We encourage guides to be familiar with the proposed course in order that any hazards or difficulties are well understood beforehand.
Sydney-area parkruns are currently being held at the following locations. [Click on the names to navigate to the individual websites.]
Campbelltown, Casula Parklands, Centennial, Chipping Norton, Cooks River, Cronulla, Curl Curl, Dolls Point, EastRichmond, Galston, Greenway, Kamay, Lawson, Menai, Mosman, Nepean River, North Sydney, Panania, Parramatta, Penrith Lakes, Rhodes, Rooty Hill, Rouse Hill, St Peters, The Ponds, Whalan Reserve, Wildflower, Werrington Lakes Reserve, Wentworth Common, Willoughby.
