This year we'll be running the Bristol 10k as 9ft inflatable animals to raise money for Animal Free Research UK. We'll be choosing from an inflatable cow, pig, sheep, chicken, baby chick, duck or fish!

Animal Free Research UK want to create a world where we can reduce the human suffering caused by so many diseases and conditions, without unnecessarily causing other animals to suffer as a result.

Currently active research projects include researching brain tumours, preventing breast cancer and improving testing of therapies that target leukaemia, and many more.

We'll be raising awareness of and promoting veganism too, and hope that people will consider it as a way to improve their health and reduce their risk associated with having a diet high in cholesterol and fat.

Ben, Laura and Jo are all members of Vegan Runners UK. As an added challenge the battery packs that power the fans inflating the animals only last around 90 minutes!

From Animal Free Research UK: "We are driving ethical, evidence based research to fight, prevent and cure human diseases. And we’re doing it by investing in the most innovative research which focuses on humans without the use of animals. We are creating a future where animals are no longer used in medical research, where scientists focus on new techniques which are human relevant, giving better outcomes for everyone, people and animals alike. With your amazing support, we can advance human health and end the use of animals in medical research, forever."