London Marathon: Jersey man aims to set record with DJ kit

Gus Fraser is aiming to break a world record

A man from Jersey is aiming to set a new world record by running the London Marathon while DJing.

Gus Fraser's father died from pancreatic cancer 10 years ago and now he wants to become the fastest male DJ to run a marathon in his memory.

He also wants to raise £100,000 for Cancer Research UK through his challenge.

To break the world record, he said he needed to complete the marathon in under five hours.

The 45-year-old said the challenge would be "quite tough" as his DJ kit weighed 8kg (17lb).

He said the challenge would be "quite tough" as his DJ kit weighed 8kg (17lb)

Mr Fraser said: "I'm not allowed to have more than a certain number of breaks between tracks and I've got to play on commercially available equipment.

"I also have to be playing commercial music, submit my track list afterwards and film the whole thing on video."

Cancer Research UK said the funds raised would help support its new campaign - More Research, Less Cancer.

It is aiming to raise £400m through the campaign.

Prof Gareth Griffiths said the money would help find new treatments and train researchers

Prof Gareth Griffiths, who directs the charity's Southampton clinical trials unit and was visiting the island, said the money would help find new treatments and train researchers.

"Imagine a world where the technology is so advanced we can just be at home, get a testing kit like the ones we used for Covid and the sample from that can show if you have signs of cancer," he said.

"Then they can come into hospital for further scans and if we find the cancer, we can give a bit of surgery and cure it."

Mr Fraser said he hoped the money he raises will save lives.

"I've been to visit the clinical trials unit in Southampton and there's a very strong link between the clinical trials unit and the hospital," he said.

"A lot of islanders will be treated in Southampton if they're suffering from cancer.

"Not everybody's really aware how much effort goes into Cancer Research UK and there are real tangible results in extending people's lives and extending their survivability."