Pictured above: LSH marathon team (l-r) - John Turner, Geoff Gibson, Ben Oldfield, Jenny Clarke

NATIONAL commercial property consultancy, Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) has smashed its ambitious target of raising £1,500 for charity following an impressive entry in this year's Leicester Marathon.

On 11 October 2009, four surveyors from LSH's Leicester office took part in the Leicester Marathon - raising in excess of £1,800 for LSH's national charity partner, Sparks.

The team ran the race in relays, finishing in just over four hours.

The team is all now recovered from the exertions of the day and is thrilled to see that the promise of sponsorship is still trickling through.

Geoff Gibson, Head of LSH's Leicester office, said: "I am delighted with the level of support we have received in our fundraising efforts and would like to thank everyone who donated money towards what we believe is an extremely a worthwhile cause. I also want to extend my congratulations to the team for their hard work and dedication in successfully completing the marathon."

Keen to point out the true extent of his team's success, Geoff added: "We may have officially completed the race in just over four hours but that doesn't take into account the time spent during the change-over's.  Our actual running time is more like three hours and fifty-eight minutes!"

If you would like to add to the donation total then please either visit the donation webpage www.justgiving.com/LSHleicester or contact Ben Oldfield on 0116 204 5975 boldfield@lsh.co.uk.