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Achilles Long Island's Monthly Newsletter
April 2026 Edition
Happy April Birthdays

happy birthday
(If we missed your birthday, please let us know!)

upcoming events
April 2026

Saturday, April 4 - Aspire 10K

Thursday April 9 - workout at Sayville

Saturday, April 11 - workout at Cedar Creek park

Thursday April 16 - workout at Sayville

Saturday, April 18 - workout at Cedar Creek Park

Sunday, April 19 - Mini Mighty Man

Thursday April 23 - workout at Sayville

Saturday, April 25 - workout at Cedar Creek Park

Sunday, April 26 - Jigsaw 4 mile for Autism

Thursday April 30 - workout at Sayville

May 2026

May 1, 2, 3 - Long Island Marathon Night

Thursday May 7 - workout at Sayville

Saturday, May 9 - workout at Cedar Creek park at 730!

Sunday, May 10 - Mothers Day Duathlon

Thursday May 14 - workout at Sayville

Saturday, May 17 - workout at Eisenhower followed by Sina Bifida Walk

Sunday May 18 - Howie Levy 5K

Thursday May 21 - workout at Sayville

Saturday May 23 - no practice, Memorial Day!

Sunday May 24 - Forest Park 4 Mile

Thursday May 28 - workout at Sayville

Saturday May 30 - workout at Cedar Creek


diner iconMonthly Team Breakfast
January's breaksfast will be on Saturday, January third and February's will be on Saturday, February 14th following our workout at Cedar Creek Park.
East Bay Diner, 3360 Merrick Road, Seaford. One block east of the entrance to Cedar Creek Park. Can't make the workout? Join us anyway for breakfast at 9:15.

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Tandem Training Camps
Tandem training sessions will be held on April 18th & 25th following our regular workouts. Anyone interested in riding REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR HELMET! Let's get trained up so we can hit the spring biking season at full speed.
Weekly Workouts
Come join us, bring a friend
Saturday Mornings - Cedar Creek Park starting at 8am
Cedar Creek Park
3340 Merrick Road
Seaford, NY 11783
Meet by Matt the Cyclist statue which is directly across from parking field 4

Thursday Evenings - Rotary Park
33 Candee Avenue
Sayville, NY 11782

If you are a new athlete or guide, feel free to just show up to any workout and/or scheduled event - you will be paired with an experienced Achilles member. Just look for the bright yellow shirts.
All are welcomed!

No Picture? It didn't happen!

March in Action!
Achilles group shot at Cedar Creek
Carmela and Guide running at Cedar Creek togetherAthlete and Guide taking a selfie during a run
Cheril and Melchoin running together at Cedar CreekAndrew and Eric running together at Cedar Creek
Achilles group shot at Bethpage
Carmela and Ivy running at BethpageBradley and Cormac running down the scenic Bethpage park
NYC Half Marathon
Donna and Debby with friends at the start of the raceDonna, Will and Debby take a selfie
Group with two wheelchair members with caption so proudErin and a friend at the finish line
Kings Park 15K
Achilles group photo before the raceBradley enjoying some snacks after the race
Ivy, Carmela and two Guides after the raceBradley and Chris take a selfie during the race
Heckscher State Park Race
Achilles group shot at Heckscher
Bradley and Chris before the raceChris and Guide before the race
Kyle and Lauren displaying their awardsStefani and Xavier smiling after the race
FRQNCY PerformanceA huge THANK YOU to our friends at FRQNCY Performance and our own personal coach and Achilles guide Frank Arcuri (Happy Birthday Hammer) for hosting a great workout. We look forward to joining you again!
Achilles group shot at the gym
athlete and guide use sledsErin lifting weights
Kyle and Roosevelt on the stationary bikesErin using the row machine
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