It was a carnival affair on Saturday night as thousands of runners along with spectators turned up to support the first ever night road race in Jamaica, as Digicel created history with the staging of the Digicel Foundation 5k Night/Walk.

Kirk Brown and Juliet Dinnel were crowned overall male and female champions. Brown continued his impressive run this season, covering the course in 15 minutes 06 seconds, to get the better of Shawn Pitter in a close affair, with both touched the finishing line simultaneously with Brown out-leaning his rival at the line. Damian Bent was third, some distance behind in 15 minutes 47 seconds.

The event started at the Digicel headquarters and proceeded along some of the major roads downtown, including Port Royal Street, Harbour Street, King Street, South Parade, West Parade, North Parade, East Parade, Church Street, Duke Street, Ocean Boulevard. Dinnel stopped the clock at 21 minutes flat, with Danielle Jones finishing second in 21:11 and Karlene Blagrove coming third in 21 minutes 21 seconds.

The theme of Saturday night's event, 'Take Back the Night' in Downtown Kingston saw its objective achieved, as it was well supported especially by Corporate Jamaica

After the event, there was an entertainment package, which went late into the night. The package included former Digicel Rising Stars, Cameal Davis, Dalton Harris, Tash and Latty J along with recent winner Sharona Jonas and finalist Falon Phillips.