Under a rare bit of winter sun, Northland's young runners gave it their all at the Northland secondary schools cross-country at Barge Park on Tuesday.
Northern Advocate photographer Michael Cunningham was there to catch the action.
![Long-time friends cross the line together: Tekaha Phillips from Northland College, 18, (left) and Tupari Cowan, 17, from Okaihau College at Barge Park on Tuesday. Photo / Michael Cunningham](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3RNYAGZOGCIMYQCCLFHT62J7RI.jpg?auth=05333d96128701539ff298ece3be439d9fc39f8c0b8c1438435f73e0eb32a2e7&width=16&height=12&quality=70&smart=true)
![Senior boys' race winner Jared Thomson, 18, has a well-deserved rest. Photo / Michael Cunningham](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/I5HUCKCVP6A6TESMYQB3SVQXDE.jpg?auth=3f2882e2d9113029cd69213480a038f7e25caee11a0137b431cf2870d46cda8d&width=16&height=12&quality=70&smart=true)
![Some of Northland's best runners tear off at the start of the senior girls' race. Photo / Michael Cunningham](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/IEA5MPWI6CPALXN4IIBQS53XGQ.jpg?auth=f9995881ae09310bc83accff86784b5a8fe7ce12d15ef36ce1d5656649cc364d&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
Under a rare bit of winter sun, Northland's young runners gave it their all at the Northland secondary schools cross-country at Barge Park on Tuesday.
Northern Advocate photographer Michael Cunningham was there to catch the action.
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