Runners compete in the Maine Coast Marathon on Sunday. Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer

Runners leave the starting line in Kennebunk for the Maine Coast Marathon on Sunday. 1,000 runners competed in the marathon on Sunday and 1,500 competed in a half marathon held on Saturday. Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer

Race winner Robert Ashby of Brunswick runs along Beach Avenue in Kennebunk near mile seven of the Maine Coast Marathon, which started at Kennebunk High School in Kennebunk and ended at the University of New England in Biddeford on Sunday. Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer

Caroline Depew grabs a cup of water while passing by a water station near Mother's Beach in Kennebunk during the Maine Coast Marathon on Sunday. Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer

Robert Ashby of Brunswick crosses the finish line at the University of New England in Biddeford in the Maine Coast Marathon with a time of 2 hours, 43 minutes, 28.3 seconds on Sunday. Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer

Kristen Ramey of Peterborough, N.H., crosses the finish line of the Maine Coast Marathon at the University of New England in Biddeford on Sunday. Ramey was the first female finisher with a time of 3 hours, 7 minutes, 39.4 seconds. Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer

A woman runs with a dog along Beach Avenue in Kennebunk while a runner competing in the Maine Coast Marathon passes by on Sunday. Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer

Runners enter into a tunnel near the finish line at the University of New England in Biddeford while competing in the Maine Coast Marathon on Sunday. Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer

Runners wait for the start of the Maine Coast Marathon in Kennebunk near a 3-hour, 30 -minute pacing sign on Sunday. Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer