Achilles Hope & Possibility 4M Presented by TD Bank

• We’ve updated our website with a new change to increase inclusivity and representation in our races. Runners can now register as female, male, 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 email help@nyrr.org for assistance. Please include the event name and the email associated with your NYRR account.
• You can also register for the Virtual Achilles Hope & Possibility® 5K Powered by Strava and count your in-person race result toward the virtual race by recording your run with a GPS device. All finishers will earn a digital badge for their Strava profile.

Numbers (which include your timing tag) may be picked up at the NYRR RUNCENTER at 320 West 57th Street (between Eighth and Ninth avenues) on the following dates:  

• Monday, July 5, 3:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
• Tuesday, July 6, 3:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
• Wednesday, July 7, 3:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
• Thursday, July 8, 3:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
• Friday, July 9, 3:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.

Please note: Race number (bib) pickup is by appointment; please register in advance. Social distancing and face coverings will be required during pickup. The RUNCENTER's bathrooms and lockers will not be available. The New Balance Run Hub will also remain temporarily closed.

Show your race confirmation email or your NYRR account to pick up your race materials. Please pick up during the week to avoid lines on race day. Proxy bib pickup is available for this race, so a friend or family member can pick up for you. The person will need your confirmation email (printed or digitally). This policy is in effect only for our weekly races.

All participants will receive a New Balance Short Sleeve Tech Tee at number pickup.

If you are unable to pick up your bib before race day, please sign up for race morning bib pickup, and please plan to arrive at the start area in Central Park 60 minutes prior to your assigned start time. Your assigned start time can be found in your race details email, which you will receive during race week.

Bag check will be located near the start and finish area. Please check back closer to race day for exact location. The bag check area is for runners only.

Runners who wish to check a bag can enter the bag check area starting 30 minutes prior to their wave start. If runners have a reusable clear bag no larger than 17" wide x 20" high x 7" deep, those will be accepted on race day. Otherwise, we will have clear bags onsite for runners to use. All bag check tags should be affixed to runner bags before dropping it off with NYRR staff. Runners should claim their bag immediately after finishing their race and exiting the finish area.

There will be portable toilets located near the start and finish areas. Attendants will be on-site from the portable toilet provider to sanitize the units. There will also be hand sanitizer dispensers near the start and finish areas for all runners to use.

Starting with this race, NYRR will return to the format of mass start lines for runners. Runners will be expected to arrive 15 minutes prior to their assigned corral/wave. Corral/wave assignments will be communicated in runners' confirmation emails, which will be sent out during race week.

Runners will be pre-assigned to a specific start time, with race starts taking place every 15 minutes between 7:15 a.m. and 8:00 a.m.

To access the pre-start area, runners are encouraged to enter Central Park at the East 72nd Street entrance and proceed south down East Drive to the entrance to the pre-start staging area near East 68th Street.

Unlike previous NYRR races, the course will be open—without delineation (traffic cones and barricades) or volunteer course marshals—so please remember to share the roadway with other park patrons. There will be no lead vehicles or cyclists to clear the way, so runners should pay attention to their surroundings and stay in the left-hand, recreation lane.

There will be fluid stations on course with bottled water, and but no restrooms on the course. Runners are encouraged to bring their own water bottles, and hydration belts will be permitted. Any hydration pack worn over the shoulder will not be permitted.

View the course map.

The race will start on East Drive at East 68th Street and run north toward the 102nd Street Cross Drive.

At the 102nd Street Cross Drive, runners will turn left onto the Cross Drive, and then take another left at the end of the road, onto West Drive proceeding south.

Runners will finish on West Drive near West 69th Street.

After crossing the finish line, all runners will receive pre-bagged recovery amenities, which will include TD Bank-branded cooling towels, General Motors-branded portable fans, Poland Spring® Brand 100% Natural Spring Water, and Snyder’s of Hanover Pretzels.

We ask that runners exit the park immediately after receiving their amenities, continuing south towards Columbus Circle or the West 67th Street exit onto Central Park West.

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.

There will be no overall or age-group awards for this event. This race is not eligible for national or age-group records.

If NYRR cancels an offering due to an increase of local COVID-19 cases or 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.

Please stay up-to-date on the latest news and guidelines from the CDC, WHO, and your local and national authorities. If you have any questions or concerns, you can contact us at help@nyrr.org.