THE Twin Cities' favourite nine kilometre fun run from one pub to another has run its last race.
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The community-led Pub2Pub Albury Run, which raised more than $46,000 for the Albury-Wodonga community since 2016, will no longer be apart of the annual Border calendar.
The organising committee has decided after four events over the past five years to no longer run the fun run which alternated routes from Brady's Railway Hotel to Springdale Heights Tavern each year.
Each year the money raised went to a Border charity.
Organiser Brooke Bosse thanked the Border community for its support over the past five years but said there was no longer a tie between the two pubs after Brady's was sold last year.
"It used to be owned by a local family but since it has sold there is no longer that relationship there," she said.
"And it takes time away from running the family business being Springdale Heights Tavern.
"I want to thank all entrants and the local community for their support. Our sponsors, in particular Brady's and the Tavern, Daro Office Supplies, Albury Conveyancing, Exflo and Border Markets and many more.
"There is a full calendar of local events that raise money for our community, so hopefully people get behind them.
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"We are proud of what we achieved and how we were able to help PCYC Albury in the first few years and then the Albury Wondonga Prostate Cancer Support Group which team with the cancer centre."
The 2020 event was called off due to coronavirus restrictions and no date had been set for a 2021 event due to the ongoing pandemic.
The final staging in 2019 which ran from Brady's Railway Hotel to the Springdale Heights Tavern raised $11,000 which went to the Albury-Wodonga Prostate Cancer Support Group.
They then matched that amount and made a $22,000 donation to the Albury Wodonga Cancer Centre and the Border Medical Oncology to help Border cancer patients have access to more clinical trials.
The Albury Wodonga Regional Cancer Centre Trust Fund thanked Ms Bosse and the organising committee for their fundraising efforts.
"Thank you Brooke and team for your incredible fundraising to support local prostate cancer research and equipment. Your contribution to our community has been absolutely amazing," a statement said.
Meanwhile the annual City2City Run Walk was meant to be held on Sunday, but due to COVID-19 it has been a month-long virtual event.
Many walkers and runners are still planning to do the course on Sunday.
