1992-2020 Pub2PUb fun run: Photo gallery of Dee Why to Newport event

It was the northern beaches’ popular community fun run that raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for charity each year. See if you can find yourself in the massive retro Pub2Pub picture gallery.

The crowded starting line in August 2017 at the popular annual Pub2Pub fun run which took place between Dee Why and Newport. Picture: Julian Andrews

It started out as an idea by hotel giant Mark Bayfield and his family in 1992 to organise a 13km run between their Dee Why Hotel and the Newport Arms Hotel to raise a few dollars for local community groups.

The Pub2Pub community fun — which evolved into the Beach2Beach race between the surf life saving clubs at Dee Why and Newport Beaches — went on to become one of the biggest charities on the northern beaches that attracted tens of thousands of participants over the decades.

Take a look at the event over the years.

The first Pub2Pub along Pittwater Rd, between the Dee Why Hotel and the Newport Arms, in 1992.

The Pub2Pub crowds at Long Reef in 2007. Picture: Virginia Young

Runners on Long Reef Beach in 2007. Picture: Virginia Young

Runners on Long Reef Beach in 2007. Picture: Virginia Young

Competitors at the start line in 2009. Picture Braden Fastier

Runners on Newport Beach in 2009. Picture: Braden Fastier.

Competitors enjoy perfect conditions in 2009. Picture: Braden Fastier.

Near the end in 2009. Picture: Braden Fastier

‘Peace man’. Picture: Braden Fastier

Only 13kms to go in 2009. Picture” Braden Fastier

Personal trainers Dan Cook and Mike Wetzlar warm-up at the start of run in 2009. Picture: Braden Fastier

A young competitor waits for the start in 2010. Picture: Simon Cocksedge

Caroline English, of Warriewood, and Shelley-Anne Imbrailo, of Mona Vale, ready for action in 2010. Picture: Simon Cocksedge

The Avatars in 2010. Picture: Simon Cocksedge

Pub2Pub runners at Long Reef Beach in 2011. Picture: Simon Cocksedge

Pub2Pub, 5km to go at Mona Vale in 2010.

A wheelchair competitor cools off at the water station on Ocean St, Narrabeen, in 2011. Picture: Simon Cocksedge

“Al Mankini" raising money for Suicide Prevention Australia in 2010. Picture: Simon Cocksedge

Pub2Pub action on Dee Why Beach in 2011. Picture: Simon Cocksedge

iPod action in 2012. Picture: Braden Fastier

Preparations before the 2012 run. Picture: Braden Fastier

The Virgin Active team in 2012. Picture: Braden Fastier

Was he ‘dabbing’ in 2012? Picture: Braden Fastier

Milling at the start in 2012. Picture: Braden Fastier

Fun in the sun in 2012. Picture: Braden Fastier

The starting line in 2012. Picture: Braden Fastier

‘Thumbs Up in 2012. Picture: Braden Fastier

The first wave of runners starts in 2012. Picture: Braden Fastier

The Budgie Smugglers in 2008. Picture: Annika Enderborg

On the sand at Dee Why in 2008. Picture: Annika Enderborg

Waiting for the start in 2008. Picture: Annika Enderborg

At Dee Why Beach in 2008. Picture: Annika Enderborg

Runners at Dee Why in 2008. Picture: Annika Enderborg

Jenni Wickham of Allambie wins women’s first place in 2008. Picture: Joe Murphy

On the go in 2008. Picture: Joe Murphy

Slow going in 2008. Picture: Joe Murphy

This team won the “Newport Arms Weird & Wackiest Dress” in the 2011 event: Gemma Wickham, 13, Maddy Wilson, 13, Chloe Douglas, 13, Sophie Wickham, 11 and Holly Wickham, 8.

On the run in 2014. Picture: Jeremy Piper

A bit spotty in 2014. Picture: Jeremy Piper

Friends in 2014. Picture: Jeremy Piper

Eve Finnegan 8, Lucy Smith 5, Sybilla Conn 6, Georgia Conn 8, Hamish Sheldon 8, Talia Hogan 7, Tia Kennett 7, and Joshua Hammond 8 of Mona Vale Public School in 2015. Picture: Braden Fastier

Raring to go in 2015. Picture: Braden Fastier

Georgia Conn, 8, competed in 2015. Picture: Braden Fastier

Going green in 2015. Picture: Braden Fastier

Staying hydrated in 2015. Picture: Braden Fastier

Stella Maris College students running in 2016. Molly Marr, Chloe Walters, Isabella Gollan, Amelia Kirk, Georgia Phillips, Melanie Bradstreet with Andrea Mezger and Mike Pawley. Picture: Martin Lange

Two Mona Vale gyms who squared up to run in 2016. Members Katie King, Kristen McPherson, Jodi Harvey, Ryan Mountford, Skye Man, Justin Ciabatta, Annie Kelly, Jo Layton and Jacqui Buckley. Picture: Martin Lange

Malcolm Little and Bill Eccles were awarded for running in every event, during the 25th Annual Pub2Pub fun run in 2017. Picture: Julian Andrews

Oke Anderson in 2017. Picture: Julian Andrews

Richard Hardwick from Bilgola, his sister in law, Maria Geracitano from Elizabeth Bay; his son Ethan, 11, and wife Franca taking a selfie with their medals in 2017. Picture: Julian Andrews

Nixon Nelson, 2, from Newport after completing the 6km run in a buggy with his mum Reegan Ellis, a past three-time winner of the women’s 13km run, in 2017. Picture: Julian Andrews

The Sky PT team in 2018.

Competitors celebrate after crossing the finish line in 2018. Picture: Troy Snook

The finish line in 2018. Picture: Troy Snook

Competitors in 2018. Picture: Troy Snook

Grey days in 2018. Picture: Troy Snook

Supporters cheer on runners in 2018. Picture: Troy Snook

Manly Warringah District Cricket Club entered the 2019 fun run.