Night of the PBs is a 5,000m track night built for one thing: running a fast time. The 2026 edition was on Friday 11 September at Hensley Athletics Track in Eastgardens, in Sydney's south-east, run as a series of evening heats from 6:30pm. Each heat is seeded by goal pace and has pacers to hold it through the 12.5 laps.
When you book, you pick the heat whose pace range matches your target; if it has sold out you can join a waitlist. Gates opened at 5:45pm, and there were prizes and a recovery zone once the racing finished. The fastest heat in 2026 was won in 14:57. It is a small, social alternative to a road 5km or parkrun with limited places, so book early. The 2027 date has not been announced; the organiser posts event news on Instagram (@nightofthepbs).
Ieuan Hopkins won the fastest heat of the 2026 Night of the PBs in 00:14:57 on Friday 11 September 2026 at Hensley Athletics Track, three seconds ahead of Jonah Edwards. Tilly Offord was the first woman in the heat in 00:16:18, 14th. Runners race the 5,000m in seeded heats, so this table is Heat 6 only, not an overall ranking.
| Position | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ieuan HOPKINS | 00:14:57 |
| 2 | Jonah EDWARDS | 00:15:00 |
| 3 | Harrison BAXTER | 00:15:09 |
| 4 | Lachlan HILL | 00:15:14 |
| 5 | Oliver BROWN | 00:15:34 |
| 6 | James NALDRETT | 00:15:50 |
| 7 | Chris DARMADI | 00:16:02 |
| 8 | Cian MCCONVEY | 00:16:06 |
| 9 | Dirk VAN HEST | 00:16:08 |
| 10 | Tom JOHSTONE | 00:16:12 |
| 11 | Rob OGDEN | 00:16:13 |
| 12 | Adam PHILLIPS | 00:16:16 |
| 13 | Rory CAMPBELL | 00:16:17 |
| 14 | Tilly OFFORD | 00:16:18 |
| 15 | Paxton HONG | 00:16:22 |
| 16 | Patrick NICHOLLS | 00:16:23 |
| 17 | Ryan HALLORAN | 00:16:25 |
| 18 | Andy STEWART | 00:16:25 |
| 19 | Jono SCHACHT | 00:16:26 |
| 20 | Amadeus BELLENGER | 00:16:29 |
| 21 | Joe BM | 00:16:29 |
| 22 | Chris SPANNER | 00:16:41 |
| 23 | Ellie SANFORD | 00:16:41 |
| 24 | Enda MC DAID | 00:16:50 |
| 25 | Matt DERRICK | 00:17:05 |
Timing by MultiSport Australia: complete 2026 Night of the PBs results, all heats.
