A selection of some of the best runs, battles and innovations at Highgate over the past 11 years, writes Nathan Davis

Kojo Kyereme, 2013-2023

Finishing 10th in the first edition of Night of the 10,000m PBs might not seem like anything particularly noteworthy but, 10 years on, the Shaftesbury Barnet veteran is the only athlete to have competed at every edition of the event, and even picked up a win in the B race in 2015 at the age of 40.

Jo Pavey, 2014

Aged 40 and beating the European cross-country champion, this was Paveys first race on a track since 2012 and her first since giving birth eight months earlier. Night of the 10,000m PBs was still in its infancy but even by the second edition the big names were already beginning to turn up. Pavey went on to win a hugely memorable 10,000m gold at the European Championships later that summer.

Jonny Mellor, 2015

With a very tight group sticking together throughout the race, there was nothing much to separate the leaders. Mellor only moved into the lead for the first time with four laps to go and started to pull away from the chasing Dewi Griffiths, ultimately winning by nine seconds. No fewer than 14 athletes set PBs in the race, certainly proving that this event delivers fast times.

Beth Potter, 2017

Having not run on the track since the Rio Olympics, as well has contending with the increase in time spent on the bike and in the pool, the now triathlete conceded my legs are a bit fresher than usual. That freshness gave Potter the edge with five laps to go, pulling away from Steph Twell to take the victory that had eluded her on two previous occasions.

Alex Yee, Andy Vernon, Chris Thompson, 2018

The now Olympic triathlon gold medallist Alex Yee won the British title after a tremendous three-way battle all the way to the line, with less than a second separating him, Andy Vernon and Chris Thompson.

With the incorporation of the European Cup 10,000m, this edition saw the largest number of international athletes with German Richard Ringer winning overall but the Brits finishing 5^th, 6^th and 7^th and holding their own comfortably running under 28 minutes.

Steph Twell, 2019

A perfect example of an athlete holding their nerve and then delivering a well-judged kick. Twell spent the majority of the race reeling in 2018 winner Lonah Salpeter and, with four laps to go, moved up on to the Israelis shoulder. It was with 600m to go that Twell moved into the lead and began her long kick for home, taking the European Cup win by over seven seconds.

Yeman Crippa, 2022

In a dominant display that saw him setting a meeting record of 27:16.18, the Italian won by almost 16 seconds from Sam Atkin. It was in the last mile that Crippa began to build a gap from the rest of the field and lapping back markers seemed to do nothing but spur him on.

Junior 800m races, 2023

A new addition to the event, a way of bringing in junior talent and providing a shift in pace from the 25-lap spectacles. The 800m racing in three lanes made for great viewing and it was amazing to see some of the most exciting young athletes at such as high-profile event. The 800m races return this year, with two more age groups competing!

Mizan Alem Adane, 2023

The Ethiopian might not have been a particularly well-known name but she proved herself a force to be reckoned with in the womens championship race, destroying a world-class field by more than minute in what was a true runaway victory. Adane stunned not only the crowd but also her competitors with a time of 29:59.03 only the 12^th woman ever to go under the 30-minute-barrier.

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Paul Chelimo, 2023

The winner of last years mens championship race took the meeting record from Crippa with a blistering 27:12.73. The two-time Olympic 5000m medallist had given it his all in the final minutes of the race, closing in a 58-second last lap but just fell short of the qualifying mark for the World Championships in Budapest. He will be back this year, too!