Meet 3 runners taking part in tomorrow's Great Bristol Run, including one aiming to set a world record

The Great Bristol Run is set to take place across May 10 and 11.

Billed ‘Super Saturday’, the Junior & Mini Run will put a spotlight on younger runners on May 10.

While the 10k, 10k VI Challenge, Half-marathon and Elite Wheelchair race will be taking place on May 11.

Ahead of the event, BristolWorld had the chance to talk with some of the charities and runners, including a runner who is aiming to break a World Guinness Record for the fastest male to complete a half marathon dressed as a 3D aircraft.

Scroll through or check out the video above to learn more about the experience from the runners taking part at the Great Bristol Run.

Gary MacAlister - Wiltshire and Bath Air Ambulance

Gary is running the half marathon to raise money for Wiltshire and Bath Air Ambulance. He will also be aiming to break the World Guinness Record for the fastest male to complete a half marathon dressed as a 3D aircraft - currently 2 hours and 8 minutes - dressed as a Wiltshire and Bath Air Ambulance.

Gary explained: “I live really close to the air base for the Air Ambulance. I'm always seeing it flying overhead, so I know just how much of a vital service it is.

“I know friends as well who've been affected and have really needed the support of the Air Ambulance. So if I can do anything to give some fundraising back to them, it'd be brilliant.

“We'd done a few charity bits with the Air Ambulance before. So we were looking at unique ways to do a bit more fundraising. And then over, as all good ideas do, Christmas drinks, we kind of just brainstormed and ended up with the idea of doing this.

“And then the more we looked into it, the more we thought, actually, we can do this. It's a proper challenge that we can achieve.

“So, yeah, it snowballed from Christmas drinks to what is now, we've raised about £3,000 and we're going to be running a half marathon on Sunday.”

To support Gary’s fundraiser, click here.

Heather Hall - The Grand Appeal

Heather will be running to raise money for The Grand Appeal.

The charity supported her and her family after her little boy Morris got rushed to Bristol Children’s Hospital from Swindon at just three days old after suffering a gastric perforation.

The Grand Appeal supported them by providing accommodation, food, tickets to locations and attractions in Bristol help bring back some normality.

When asked about the experience and training for the race, Heather said: “So I've only started running about last August actually, so I'm not a runner, I'm not built like a runner, definitely not a natural runner.

“I've been pushing myself, just reminding myself that it's a good cause and I've actually started to enjoy it now which I never thought I would but I've been getting some long runs in, going out in my lunch breaks, my husband's a runner anyway so he always loves to go out getting the sunshine but yeah it's been hard for me but I'm really excited for Sunday, really excited to do something really good and give back.

“Bristol was quite a difficult place for me to come to for a while, especially with all the kind of bad memories and all the stuff that had happened. But it's lovely to be able to kind of reclaim that positivity.

“Being able to recover some of those good memories, do fun things and have that full circle moment of doing something amazing in Bristol and doing something amazing for The Grand Appeal is just all I could ask for.

“They offer so much support. They can't do it without donations from people and gifting wills and all these other things that are just incredible for people to be able to do.

“So I just want there to be more awareness that charities like this exist and offer, which can change people's lives. They changed our life.

“We may have only been in Swindon and Bristol's not too far away, but just not having to worry about anything when you're at the worst point of your life is just life changing.”

To support Heather’s fundraiser, click here.

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Jenny Baker-Wyer

In October 2015, Jenny had a liver transplant.

She will be running the 10k to honour 10 years post-transplant, and the “10 bonus years”.

When asked about how she been training for the event, Jenny answered: “I decided to take up running last year and then shortly after training this little man turned up and I got pregnant,” she said gesturing to her son Elliot. “So training took a little bit of a backseat and I started up again last month.

“And it's been as and when I can work it around having a small person. Which has been a bit of a challenge, but I've done as much as I can, as fit as I can be, to run the 10k on Sunday. “

Anna-Claire Tenfold and Gillian - Step Together

Anna-Claire and Gillian both work for Step Together Volunteering, a small Bristol-based charity which works with people who face multiple disadvantage and supports them with one-to-one coaching and help them take up community volunteering placements so they can build confidence and find a good pathway forward.

Some four people be running the half-marathon and seven the 10k on behalf of the charity.

Anna-Claire said: “We've had some people who've worked really, really hard at the fundraising.

“And some individuals have raised over £200 each, so that's really good for us.

“And everyone is running because they're passionate about the cause.”

Gillian added: “We're really proud of our runners because some of them have never really run before. So they chose to run because they wanted to support us. We're really, really grateful for the support.”

To donate to Step Together, click here.