Man to run half marathon with Gangnam Style on repeat

A man listening to PSY's Gangnam Style on repeat will be among the runners to take on Brighton Half Marathon.

Ryan Smith said he wanted to test his mental and physical ability by listening to "everyone's favourite song, of 2012".

Meanwhile, brothers Jasper and Simeon Superville will be taking on Sunday's race in a homemade outfit of Toy Story's Slinky Dog.

More than 10,000 people are expected to run the 13.1-mile (21km) seafront course in Brighton and Hove, according to organisers.

Smith said he would not be playing Gangnam Style out loud - instead wearing headphones as he runs.

"If I was carrying a speaker, all the runners around me would give me dirty looks," he told BBC Radio Sussex.

"But maybe it'd get them to run faster."

He is expecting to have to listen to the song more than 30 times in a row.

Jasper and Simeon Superville said their costume for the race was made mainly from beachballs and an aluminium pipe for the slinky.

"We tried running it in a couple of days ago and it's deathly loud," Jasper said.

"Simeon will have to hold it up a bit to quieten it down, otherwise we'll be hunting people down and they'll know exactly what's coming."

Meanwhile, Abe Day-Garman is running in honour of his friend Connor Saunders, who died after being punched in Rottingdean in 2012.

"Every charity is so special and means so much to people for different reasons. But this one is close to all our hearts," he said.

"Even 14 years on it's still so raw."

He added: "Our message is that one punch can kill."

Race director Martin Harrigan said Brighton's running culture was "unique".

"We've got entertainment points - bands, choirs - in virtually every mile of the course. And it's all there to help motivate for when it gets tough," he said.

Actor and award-winning singer-songwriter Olly Alexander is the official race starter, before he participates himself.

Alexander will be joined on the start line by Chris Oliver, from SAS Who Dares Wins, and comedian Zoe Lyons.

Amanda Collier, from Season 4 of The Traitors, is also to attend.

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