Over 6,000 Athletes with Disabilities and Able-Bodied Runners Expected to Participate on Sunday, June 28, 2015 in NYC’s Central Park
(New York, NY) – The 13th Annual Achilles International Hope & Possibility® 5-Miler will bring together thousands of athletes with disabilities alongside able-bodied competitors. Finishers of the race receive medals at this exciting event.
Each year, this inclusive race enables everyone—regardless of athletic ability—to celebrate hope and possibility. The five-mile course through New York’s Central Park will bring together people with various disabilities; including blind, visually impaired, and amputee runners. Once again, Achilles International is very proud and honored to welcome its FREEDOM TEAM of wounded veterans to this year’s race. In previous years, surprise celebrity guests at the race have included, Prince Harry of Wales, Jon Stewart, Gloria Gaynor, Heather McCartney, Cindy and Meghan McCain.
In addition, the Achilles Kids Hope & Possibility Fun Run will take place on the same date. The Fun Run is free for children ages 2 – 12 and also includes a free t-shirt, while supplies last. The Kids Dash begins at 10:30 am. Distance, (age-based), ranges from 100 yards to 400 yards.
The race will take place on Sunday, June 28th, 2014, and will start promptly at 9:00 a.m. on Central Park’s West Drive near 67th Street. For more information about the race or to register online, visit www.achillesinternational.org.
ABOUT: The 2015 Hope & Possibility is expected to bring the largest turnout to date. Since its inception in 2003, the Hope & Possibilities Race has brought together thousands of runners both disabled and able-bodied. Hope & Possibility began with the remarkable recovery of avid runner Trisha Meili, author of “I Am the Central Park Jogger, A Story of Hope and Possibility”. Since that time, Achilles has hosted Hope & Possibility races in New York City’s Central Park and in other locations such as Nashville, Pittsburgh, Munich and New Zealand.
