There were cheers and tears, and on this Memorial Day Race, only a few were for the winners. Local runners at the South Side Ridge Run found different ways to express their support for the troops, as well as community members and lost loved ones through shirts, flags, hats, and music. The community had the streets lined with flags and one runner, Tim Stanton, decided to take the spirit and run with it-literally. He ran the 10K with one of the flags from the side of the course (don't worry, he put it back right after) to honor the troops serving overseas.

"I saw it sitting there, pulled it up, and said 'you know what, this is for them,'" he said. "It made me run faster."

Stanton's flag was a small handheld one, but one Marine, Corporal PJ McGarth, started a tradition last year of running with a large Marine flag. When he finished the race this year with the giant flag he was greeted with cheers and handshakes from other veterans and parents of Marines.

"This year one of my best friends just re-enlisted so I did it for him," he said. "What better way to memorialize someone than to run for them"

Memorials were done by groups as well. One group of middle-school aged students in the "Hidden Talents" organization wore T-shirts with names in memoriam of people and said prayers before the race for them. It was a form of fund raising for the group which supports positive activities for middle school and high school aged students.

"It keeps you going," said Martha Savory, a 14-year-old in the group who ran the 5K race.

It was the 30th annual run of the neighborhood favorite and gave Beverly area neighbors the chance to mingle outside-many sat on their porch steps or volunteered for the event. There was also a fun run for younger children to start encouraging good health habits.

And that made it the perfect way to remember a beloved community member Robert Hynes, whose memory had some of the strongest non- military support of the race. His daughter-in-law Roberta Hynes, who was one of many community members who wore T-shirts in memory of a lawyer that inspired and helped a lot of South Siders follow in his footsteps.

"He was a true South Sider, so we're running in memory of him," said Roberta Hynes as she teared up. "People just absolutely loved him."

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