Volunteers cheer for runners as they near the finish line at the Race for the Cure on Back Cove in Portland on Sunday. Photos by Jill Brady/Staff Photographer

Walkers of all ages take off at the start of the Race for the Cure on Back Cove in Portland on Sunday.

Jasmine Vincent of New Gloucester dances to the tunes at Payson Park while waiting for the first finisher at the Race for the Cure on Back Cove in Portland on Sunday.

Denise Mitchell of Saco, a breast cancer survivor, is handed a pink carnation as she finishes the Race for the Cure on Back Cove in Portland on Sunday.

Zach Boyce of Portland is the first finisher of the Race for the Cure on Back Cove in Portland on Sunday.

Pink carnations are handed out for each cancer survivor at the finish line at the Race for the Cure on Back Cove in Portland on Sunday.