Paul Craven, Pimco's head of business development, was hoping he would not "do a Paula" at the weekend when he competed in the ING New York marathon. The pressure was on as he set out to beat his own personal record after he completed April's London marathon in under four hours. He was aiming to raise £5,000 for Barnado's and is still accepting donations at the following site: www.justgiving.com/paulcraven.