A FITNESS fanatic raised more than £550 to Derian House Children's Hospice by running in this year's London Marathon.

Blackburn Road Runners member Sandra Snape, 36, of Mellor Brook completed the 26-mile race in just under three-and-a-half hours.

Sporty Sandra, who works for Europrint, Preston New Road, Blackburn, has been running for the past six years and already has the London and New York marathons under her belt.

She also raised more than £1500 last year after running a marathon in Snowdonia, Wales -- money which also went to Derian House.