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The Sydney chapter of the Achilles Running Club was started in 1996. It is part of a worldwide organisation represented within about 60 countries.

We train on Sunday mornings at 8am. Unless advised otherwise we meet for training outside the Art Gallery of NSW.

03/10/2026

Have you seen athletes with their guides in a race or on our Sunday training sessions and thought? “How do I do that?”

We frequently hold training sessions for new guides at our Sunday morning training sessions. This morning we trained 6 new guides.

And if you are lucky, your training session might fall on our coffee mornings. ☕️

If there is a better way to spend a sunny Sunday morning we don't know about it. ☀️

If you are interested in learning about Achilles or guiding opportunities or the next training date, please contact us at: [email protected]

Don't worry you'll look great in fluoro yellow. 💛

ID: The first two images are of our new guides training and the other images are of our regular athletes and guides catching up over coffee.

28/09/2026

🏅Marathon Medal Monday🏅

We’re still celebrating our incredible athletes and their efforts in the 2026 Sydney Marathon! With Achilles members from across the country and across the globe taking on the Sydney Major, it was an absolute blast.

So much so, we’re just about ready to think about 2027 👀

01/09/2026

Time to celebrate our Sydney Marathon teams 🎉

Here we have our Mini Marathon athletes who took on the 5km on Saturday - the smiles say it all!

Thank you to TCS Sydney Marathon and Pont3 for their support of our athletes and an incredible weekend.

29/08/2026

Last night Achilles Sydney hosted a dinner for our members racing in the Sydney Marathon events this weekend! It was wonderful to welcome our interstate and international visitors, including from the US and Mongolia. Looking forward to a weekend of racing!

[a carousel of images of Achilles athletes at dinner smiling at the camera]

26/08/2026

This year have been visited twice by volunteers who have joined our athletes and guides at our Sunday training sessions at the Domain. We were happy to share info about each of our organisations and runs/walks in the sunshine.

Bank of America's Disability Action Network (DAN) is an employee-led network that champions accessibility, inclusion and equal opportunity for individuals affected by disabilities, including employees, family members, caregivers and allies. DAN provides a platform for professional development, networking, mentoring and education, helping to build greater awareness and understanding of disability-related issues across the organisation

The network also promotes community engagement through partnerships and volunteer opportunities with organisations supporting people with disabilities, reinforcing Bank of America's commitment to inclusion both within the workplace and the broader community.

22/08/2026

Achilles Sydney would like to sincerely thank for their gear support for our athletes. We might see some speedy steps in these shoes in the upcoming . Supported by Brooks, Powered by Achilles.

10/08/2026

There is only one thing better than doing the iconic City2Surf and that is doing it with your running club! 💛

It is one of the biggest events on the Achilles-Sydney racing calendar.

We had teams in every start wave and we had a great time racing with 90,000 of our closest friends.

Achilles members felt great support from the crowd and hope you felt that support back. 😀

We thank Ironman Australia for their generous assistance in getting our 50 members to the start line. 🏆

08/08/2026

Goodluck everyone entering the City2Surf tomorrow from Achilles- Sydney!

We hope you have a great race! See you out there!

Images are from some of our 10K teams from the Runaway Sydney Half Marathon earlier this year.

05/08/2026

Are you doing the City2Surf this weekend?

You might see one of our athletes and their sighted guide/s. We have 17 teams this year!

We wear bright yellow for:

💡 High visibility for race organizers and volunteers,

💫 Alerting runners that our athletes with vision loss need extra space,

⭐️ representing Achilles International althetes and guides all over the world.

As its a very busy race we thought you might like to know:

🟡 Blind/VIP runners use tethers to physically connect to a guide to coordinate pace and movement.

🚧 Verbal cues: Guides constantly communicate ground surfaces, obstacles, hazards, and course changes.

⚠️ You may hear one of our guides call: “Blind runner coming through!” Please give them room (if possible). The athletes and guides are trying to pass safely without being separated.

🌟 Athletes may be tethered to one guide with another guide in the front or have one guide on each side.

💛 We can't wait to race with you this Sunday in this awesome community event.

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02/08/2026

An and collab! 👟👟

Earlier this year Asics made a very generous gift of running shoes to our athletes.

We hope for some speedy/run walks powered by running shoes and energy!! 💫

Thanks so much for helping our athletes to achieve their goals. You might see some of these shoes in action in the upcoming City2Surf

The images show some of our athletes being fitted for shoes in the Domain at our Sunday training.

Address

Art Gallery Road
Sydney, NSW
2000

Opening Hours

8am - 10am

Website

http://www.achillesaustralia.org.au/

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