TWO keen runners from Worcester, Bosch Group, have beaten their target of raising £5,050 for St Richard’s Hospice by running 50 miles at the gruelling Malvern Ultra.

Worcester’s managing director Carl Arntzen and customer services director Shaun Mansbridge took on the 53-mile endurance run after a rigorous training regime over the past few months and managed to completed in under 11 hours.

The Worcester duo decided to take on the challenge as part of the company’s 50th anniversary celebrations this year, with the goal of raising £5,050; a total which was beaten before the race began, with money continuing to come in. All of the funds will be donated to St Richard’s Hospice.

Mr Arntzen said: “The 50th anniversary is such an important milestone for us at Worcester and we want to involve everyone in the celebrations this year. Coupling Worcester’s 50th with the Malvern Ultra 53-mile run gave Shaun and I the opportunity to raise money for worthwhile charities in the local area and we are incredibly proud of our achievement.

“A huge thank you to all our family, friends and work colleagues who came out to help us get to the finishing line.”