Achilles Long Island 8K
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Achilles Long Island 8K/4K - Jones Beach
The Achilles Long Island 8K/4K takes place on November 15, 2026 at Jones Beach Field 5 in Wantagh, New York. The event offers road course options for runners, walkers, and adaptive athletes.
Distances
- 4K run/walk, out and back with an early turnaround
- 8K run/walk, out and back with a 1 hour 40 minute cutoff
- 16K handcycle and pushrim, two loops of the 8K course
Registration is handled online and fees include a processing charge. Participants who register three weeks before the event will have their name printed on a personalized bib. Bib numbers are required for pickup; last-minute registrants receive their bib number by text shortly after registering.
Amenities include live online, text, and email results, free finish line photos, and same-day finish line video. Event merchandise includes sweatshirts available in standard sizes for a listed price.
Awards are presented across multiple categories. For the 4K and 8K there are overall male, female, and X categories and age group winners by decade from 19 and under through 90 plus. Separate awards recognize top ambulatory AWD, lower limb loss (ambulatory), mobility impaired, visually impaired, and handcycle plus push rim competitors. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
