“Bob was all about teaching,” said Claire Smith, sister of Bob “Grumpy” Conway.

Conway, who passed away in 2010, was a cranberry grower at A.D. Makepeace for over 45 years. There, he not only immersed himself into the business, but into the nature of the surrounding cranberry bogs. Through his photography, he documented countless plant and animal species, and he helped to spread his knowledge of the area by working with state agencies, local land trusts, Audubon groups, and more.

“He said to the growers, you need to teach people what this is all about,” said Smith.

Out of Conway’s suggestion came the Cranberry Educational Foundation, which provides scholarships to regional students, with priority given to those studying in the field of cranberry agriculture, the environment, or natural resources. On Saturday morning, over 100 runners and walkers crossed through some of the same bogs, woods, and roads as Conway for the annual Grumpy’s Cranberry Harvest 5k Run/Walk off of Tihonet Road, from which 100 percent of the proceeds go towards the scholarships.

Women’s winner Molly Mahoney said she’d never run a trail race before before Saturday.

“It was a lot of fun,” said Mahoney, who is from Boston. “This was a really nice course.”

Thomas Pelletier, 11, of Wareham, was the first youth to finish the race, and he said he got into running as a member of a group of students from Wareham Middle School called the Physical Education Student Leaders. That group, which sets out to help students make wise decisions while also being physically active, was started by teacher Nichole Stahmer, who also ran the race.

“We focus on things like not bullying, not choosing to abuse substances . . . you can get a natural high off running,” said Stahmer.

“I have 80-something miles so far,” said Pelletier, who as a part of the leadership group is involved with the associated 100 Mile Club, in which students train for races like the Grumpy’s run.

The winner for the male group was 15-year-old Xabi Santamaria, who is from Spain but currently lives in Sandwich.

“I’m tired,” said Santamaria, but it’s likely Grumpy would never have grown tired of seeing so many youngsters benefitting from his initial vision.

“We think it's absolutely essential to connect with people in the community,” said Peter Beaton, of Beaton cranberries and Chair of Cranberry Educational Foundation. "Business is about people, and business is about community and supporting education and young people who going to college.”

A.D. Makepeace Director of Events and Agritourism Kim Houdlette said that although the rainy weather kept a lot of participants away, over 100 racers participated.

“We are still pleased with the turnout,” said Houdlette, “and we had some great sponsors this year,” including several cranberry growers and friends of cranberry growers.

Chris, a runner who declined to give his last name, said he worked at A.D. Makepeace for more than 10 years with Conway.

“Bob taught me a lot about photography,” he said. “I've come a long way.”

A collection of Conway’s photography was also on display at the post race breakfast at Box Mill Hall, and his love for the area shown brightly through the view from his lens.

“He knew the woods like the back of his hand,” said Smith. “He was out there 24 hours a day. It's amazing the things he saw. We swear he talked to the animals.”