Industry Marathon runners raise thousands for charity

Barcadia Media Director James Lucas - alongside James Prosser (Front Events), Peter Izard (Investec Bank) and Jeff List (Brightstar) - raised over £20,000 for WellChild, a national charity that provides nursing care for seriously sick children in the UK.

Racing past their £15,000 target, the PJs all managed to complete their run within the five-hour mark and the money they raised will fund over 1,000 hours of nursing care.

Evolution BDM Chris Pedler also raised money for Wellchild, running the Marathon for his second consecutive year.

Other industry runners include Countrywide's Paul Hunt, Brightstar's Nanette Perry who ran for Children with Cancer UK, and Colin Payne from Chapelgate Private Finance who was supporting the Openwork Foundation's Cares 4 Kids.

The PJs would like to thank WellChild for the opportunity to race in their name and everyone who supported them during their gruelling training by donating generously.

Don't forget - you can still support the team and congratulate them by donating here.

James Lucas, Director at Barcadia Media, said:

"We have been overwhelmed by the amount of support we received from the industry and the £20,000 we raised made the pain, blisters and missing toenail worth it.

"We are all fathers ourselves and, while we hope we will never need to use WellChild's services, it is incredibly important that families across the UK have access to crucial support when they need it most.

"None of us are natural athletes but the training paid off and we're all extremely proud of our times - so much so that we're even considering signing up again for next year!"