Patient runs through December during chemotherapy

Sam Wilkes said he completed Marcothon with the help of other runners in Jersey

A Jersey colon cancer patient ran every day through December while going through chemotherapy treatment.

Sam Wilkes was diagnosed with the illness last year but said he wanted to continue doing the annual Marcothon challenge in December, which he has been doing for more than 10 years.

More than 10,000 people worldwide have signed up to the challenge, which involves running a minimum of three miles (4.8km) or 25 minutes per day, whichever comes first.

The 41-year-old also helps organise the group of islanders that attempt the challenge in Jersey and said having their support was "a real benefit" to him.

Some of the Jersey runners who completed the Marcothon challenge came together for the final run

It was the fourth time Mr Wilkes was able to fully complete the challenge.

He said there were a "number of side-effects which makes it a little bit more difficult, a bit more challenging" and it was bad "especially during cycles of chemotherapy".

He said: "The main thing was the cold because the neuropathy which comes with the treatment causes pain in my face, hands and feet. So, when it's cold and windy, that is tough."

This year, a group of 20 joined Mr Wilkes on the challenge and 18 people fully completed it.

Sam had to wrap up well to protect himself from the cold during many of the runs because of his chemotherapy treatment