The field of runners takes off at the start of the Shipyard Old Port Half Marathon on Saturday. The race, which starts and ends on Fore Street, had 2,824 finishers.

The field of runners takes off at the start of the Shipyard Old Port Half Marathon on Saturday. The race, which starts and ends on Fore Street, had 2,824 finishers.

Jesse Orach, of Gorham, won the race by 5 minutes, with a time of 1:10.43, at some point had to wonder, “where is everyone?”

Ian Nurse crossed the finish line second with a time of 1:15:13. His wife, Amanda, finished second in the women's race.

Amanda Nurse finished second in the women's race in a time of 1:20:25. Her husband, Ian, was second in the men's race.

Meg Brockett, left, and Amanda Nurse chat after finishing the first and second, respectively, in the women's race at the Shipyard Old Port Half Marathon on Saturday.

Jesse Orach, of Gorham, easily won the men’s race, finishing nearly five minutes in front of Ian Nurse. Orach finished 1:10:43, while Nurse crossed the finish line in 1:15:13.

Bethany Rockney, of Portland, loosens up prior to the Shipyard Old Port Half Marathon in Saturday in Portland.

Meg Brockett heads to the finish line as the winner of the women's race, finishing in 1:20:06.

After the field took off for the race around Portland, race staff moved the start line arch down the street to the finish line to reinflate for the runners, who stared arriving a little over an hour later.

Runners Kelsey Yevak and Matthew Krattenmaker, from Boston, capture a moment before the race with a selfie.

Ashley Kern, left, and Jennifer Lund found room to stretch before the start of the race on Fore Street.