Achilles Hope & Possibility 4M Presented by TD Bank

NYRR strives to host inclusive, sustainable, and accessible events that enable all individuals to engage. To request reasonable accommodations or for inquiries about accessibility for attending this event, please email accessibility@nyrr.org.

To learn more about NYRR accessibility, please visit the NYRR Disability Inclusion & Accessibility Resource page.

The Member-Only Standby List for the Achilles Hope & Possibility 4M Presented by TD Bank is full. If you already submitted your name to the Member-Only Standby List for this event, you could be selected from the standby list and sent a non-complimentary invitation code up to 48 hours before the event date.

Active NYRR Members can read about the Member-Only Standby List here.

As part of our mission to help and inspire people through running, New York Road Runners offers more than 3,000 complimentary race entries annually through NYRR Race Free. For the 2024 program, we’ve received the allocated 1,000 qualified applications and the application process is now closed to the public. Please visit the NYRR Race Free page to learn more and consider applying for the 2025 program. The application period takes place once a year, and the 2025 timeline will be announced in mid-2024.

• The race will operate under Safety Procedures at NYRR Races guidelines.
• We’ve updated our website to increase inclusivity and representation in our races. Runners can register as woman, man, or non-binary. Visit our FAQ page for more information on how to update your profile.
• If you wish to pay in cash for your race entry, please reach out to our Runner Services team for assistance. Please be sure to include the event name and the email associated with your NYRR account.
• This race is a 9+1 program qualifier.

AWD categories that will receive top finisher awards:

• Handcycle
• Pushrim Wheelchair
• Ambulatory AWD (TBI, a person with an intellectual or developmental disability, etc)
• Lower Limb Loss (ambulatory)
• Mobility Impaired (participates with crutches, upper limb loss or deficiency, etc)
• Visually Impaired
• Duo Teams (read more about Duo Teams Below)

Duo Teams

A Duo Team is comprised of an individual with no physical, intellectual, or visual impairment that impacts the individual’s ability to ambulate or participate in the sport of running (the Pusher) who “pushes” a non-ambulatory individual with a permanent physical impairment (the Pushee) in a customized wheelchair, specific for outdoor road racing. Both team members must meet the following event registration and pairing requirements.

Event Registration Requirements:

• A Duo Team is made up of two people: one Pusher (an individual with no physical, intellectual, or visual impairment that impacts the individual’s ability to ambulate or participate in the sport of running) and one Pushee (non-ambulatory individual with a permanent physical impairment). The duo team may not be accompanied by a guide or support runner or assisted by another individual or participant during the event.
• Both individuals must complete the registration process with the Pusher obtaining an entry via the general registration process. Upon registration/acceptance, we will contact the Pusher and send the Pushee an invitation to registers (entry will be complimentary for this team member).

Duo Team Requirements and Course Safety

• Both team members, Pusher and Pushee, must be 8 years of age or older on the day of the event. Due to safety concerns, there are no exceptions to this rule.
• The Pushee must be non-ambulatory, have a permanent physical impairment and be secured in a customized racing wheelchair.
• One Pusher with no physical, intellectual, or visual impairment that impacts the individual’s ability to ambulate or participate in the sport of running must push the Pushee the entire race distance within the official race time; relay teams or the substitution of another runner for the Pusher will not be permitted.
• The Pusher must always maintain contact and control with the customized racing wheelchair throughout the race; this individual pushing the customized racing wheelchair must have a tether on the chair.
• Only the registered Pusher is permitted to propel the customized racing wheelchair forward; no outside assistance is permitted.
• Only the registered Pushee is permitted to ride in the customized racing wheelchair.
• It is strongly recommended that the Pushee in the customized racing wheelchair always wear a safety helmet during the race.
• Motors, pedals, cranks, or gears are strictly prohibited.
• Duo Teams must move to the side of the road if an official race vehicle needs to pass them.
• Duo Teams must provide a local emergency contact. The local contact must be available to respond if contacted by race organizers to assist the team in the event of an emergency.

Numbers (which include your timing tag) may be picked up at the NYRR RUNCENTER featuring the New Balance Run Hub at 320 West 57th Street (between Eighth and Ninth avenues). Please check back closer to race day for race number pickup details.

Check back closer to race day for course details.

We strongly recommend checking mta.info before you travel. You can also message the MTA on WhatsApp.

Check back closer to race day for bag check information.

Planning to check a bag on race morning? While we will continue to have clear plastic bags available at number pickup, we encourage you to use your own clear reusable plastic bag, no larger than 17" wide x 20" high x 7" deep, with the tag affixed.

NYRR is not responsible for lost, damaged, or stolen bags or items from bags checked at NYRR bag check.

For a full list of Prohibited Items, please click here.

Live, unofficial results will be available in the NYRR Racing App and at liveresults.nyrr.org during the event.

After the conclusion of the event, official results will be posted on results.nyrr.org.

AWD categories that will receive top finisher awards:

• Handcycle
• Pushrim Wheelchair
• Ambulatory AWD (TBI, a person with an intellectual or developmental disability, etc)
• Lower Limb Loss (ambulatory)
• Mobility Impaired (participates with crutches, upper limb loss or deficiency, etc)
• Visually Impaired
• Duo Teams

If NYRR cancels an offering on the direction of local, city, or state authorities, participants will be informed as soon as possible, including communication of participant resolution options. Events will not be rescheduled.

No Refunds: Entry fees are non-refundable and may not be deferred or transferred.