A volunteer directs race leader and eventuall individual overall winner Anne Wilkinson of Falmouth to the beach on Sunday, Aug. 15, during the swim portion of the third Tri for a Cure Maine women’s triathlon at Southern Maine Community College in South Portland.Participants mass for the start while spectators line the hilltop above at the third Tri for a Cure Maine women’s triathlon on Aug. 15 at Southern Maine Community College in South Portland. The event attracted 900 participants and raised more than $900,000 for the Maine Cancer Foundation.

Cumberland state Rep. Meredith Strang Burgess, a cancer survivor, pumps up a wave of swimmers waiting their turn to hit the water in the Tri for a Cure.

Bernadette Shaw of Scarborough grabs a drink of water after the swimming portion of the Tri for a Cure on Aug. 15.With South Portland’s Spring Point Light in the background, Morgan Swinburne of Scarborough competes in the running portion of the Tri for a Cure on Aug. 15.Scarborough’s Lynda Johnson shows her energy during the running portion of the Tri for a Cure on Aug. 15 at Southern Maine Community College in South Portland.

April Tracy of South Portland receives encouragement from a spectator during the Tri for a Cure on Aug. 15 at Southern Maine Community College.