Dear Margaret,

As 2025 approaches, I want to reflect on the momentum we have built this year in our efforts to reduce barriers to participation in the sport of running. In 2024:

• We hosted approximately 2,065 workouts in parks across the U.S.
• We launched new workout locations in Austin, TX, Baltimore, MD, Staten Island, NY and Adelaide, Australia.
• We expanded adaptive cycling offerings in Washington, D.C. and Houston, TX.
• We celebrated the 20th Anniversary of the Achilles Freedom Team. Military veterans with disabilities have crossed more than 3,327 Achilles Marathon Tour start lines covering 75,472 miles.

In January, we mourned the loss of Achilles International founder Richard (“Dick”) Traum. Dick was the first individual to complete a marathon on a prosthetic leg at a time when sports were not as welcoming or accessible to the disability community.

His personal achievement of crossing one finish line ignited possibility and new start lines in others. That moment of hope inspired a movement for others. Over 40 years later, we are still running, walking and rolling every day, every week, in parks around the world. Today, I invite you to help Achilles spark someone else’s next start line and awaken a new sense of hope inside of them.

Wishing you and your loved ones a Happy Holidays and New Year,



Sincerely,

Emily Glasser, President and CEO

P.S. If you have already made a tax deductible gift to the 50K Match Challenge, we sincerely thank you. If you have not yet, there is still time. Give before midnight on December 31 and have double the impact.