The Walk & Run Toward the Cure steps off from Temple Beth El – Springfield and follows a 2-mile and 5-mile scenic route through Springfield’s Forest Park and surrounding neighborhoods.
7:30am ~ Runner Registration Open
8:30am ~ 8K Run Starts
9:00am ~ Walker Registration Opens
9:45am ~ Survivor Photo
10:30am ~ Walk Steps Off
Start your fundraising today, by registering as an individual or joining a team, and help us spread hope to survivors located right here in Western Massachusetts.
Oct 18, 2026
Distance — 8K
Type — Running
08:30
$0.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Springfield.
Learn more about the host city, Springfield.
Springfield is the most populous city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, and its county seat. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers: the western Westfield River, the eastern Chicopee River, and the eastern Mill River. At the 2020 census, the city's population was 155,929, making it the third most populous city in Massachusetts and the fourth most populous city in New England, after Boston, Worcester, and Providence. The Springfield metropolitan area, one of two metropolitan areas in Massachusetts, had a population of 699,162 in 2020.
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