Boisterous crowd on hand in Waltherplatz... but not everyone was excited to be there.
Sergiy Lebid (l) put on his pre-race gameface, but Abebe Dinkesa was the overwhelming winner
Isabella Ochichi ended her year on a high note with a convincing win, while John Cheruiyot Korir finished second.
Your assistant editor (l) working hard on New Year's Eve (thanks to Lorenzo Sampoalo for photo); two-time European junior cross country champion Barnabas Bene from Hungary enjoys his dessert
Nobody left their dessert. Susan Chepkemei (l) and Hungarian star Aniko Kalovics.
Abebe Dinkesa enjoyed his as well while Isabella Ochichi took a break to model her new earrings.