Harry Linford and Ady McKenzie were in great form to take line honours in the annual ACC Whangarei Half Marathon on Sunday.
Completing the 21.1km in 1.17.22, Linford was a little bit under the weather but still managed to finish ahead of other podium finishers Louis Young (Warkworth) and Chris Mills (Whangarei).
The race for second was a tight one with Young pulling away right at the end to finish eight seconds clear of Mills in 1.21.51.
In the women's race McKenzie cruised through in 1.27.33 with Auckland runner Marisa Ruhter second in 1.29.30. Whangarei's Caris Teo picked up third in 1.34.30.
The 9km attracted a field of nearly 500 runners and walkers. It was another hotly contested section with Luke Clements and Ruth Hutchinson taking line honours in their respective categories.