2018 Dam Run

For the 13th year in a row, the Springfield Dam Run will provide area residents with a great day of running, walking, and inspiration! This year’s race is on Sunday, May 6. 

(Video by Elliot Thompson)

Dam Run donates $750 for fitness scholarships

The Edgar May Health and Recreation Center and the Springfield Dam Run have come together to champion active lifestyles and help make sure that recreation can be accessible to all.

Grant helps seniors attend free ‘chair yoga’ classes

Fourteen senior citizens took part in a new, free program in Springfield that offers Kripalu yoga with a certified instructor.

Schaefer completes transnational run for mental health awareness

Jeremy Schaefer of Springfield set a goal to run across the country. On Wednesday, he accomplished that goal.

Conquering the Beast

Springfield physical therapist Nick San Martino has written a book "Conquering the Beast: Thirty Years with the Boston Marathon", a memoir/training guide.

Edgar May center received $900K from fund

The Edgar May Health and Recreation Center has received more than $900,000 in the past nine years from the $3 million civic improvement fund set up with money from the state after Springfield voted to host the state prison.

Rec Center members endorse sale

Members of the Edgar May Health and Recreation Center have given their blessing to a proposed sale of the nonprofit center to the parent organization.

Donation to May Center means Phase 2 can get under way

A recent donation of $910,000 to the Edgar May Health and Recreation Center gave the facility the financial boost it needed to begin phase two of completing the construction of the center.

Center renamed for May

The Springfield recreation center was formally dedicated to and renamed on Sunday. Friends of Edgar May donated close to $1 million toward the next phase of the Edgar May Health and Recreation Center.

Training for a healthy life

Variety, motivation and humor are some of the elements that make Bill Cole's boot camp class at Fitness Solutions successful.

Bill Cole opens boot camp

A former team sergeant in the Army Special Forces, Bill Cole has recently opened his own boot camp class at Fitness Solutions in Springfield, Vt.