Gorilla Run: A charitable event that sees hundreds of gorilla costumes and a lot of laughter
Staff Writer |
Grab your gorilla costume and run through the streets of the UK’s capital city to bring some much-needed awareness and support to this animal welfare and conservation charity.
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2018 will be the Great Gorilla Run’s 16th season where you can be part of a sponsored run through London.
The Great Gorilla Run is an event that raises funds for mountain gorillas which are on the very edge of extinction with less than 1000 left. Participating in this run and gathering sponsors will help this species thrive again.
The charity uses the donations and funds raised to work side by side with local organizations to help mountain gorillas survive and encourage breeding so that this species can live on.
The specific route for the run is yet to be confirmed but the run will be an 8km loop through the city.
You don’t have to run if you don’t want to, you can walk, skip, jog, jump, or even dance your way across the finish line, where celebrity ambassadors Bill Oddie and Stanley Johnson will be there to congratulate you and issue you with your well-deserved medal.
The route will be a fairly flat one and as it is not a race, any level of runner is welcomed to join.
Typically, the track travels through the very center of the city and past many famous landmarks.
At the end of the event, there will be a party for all to join at the Tank And Paddle bar. Here, the event organizers will issue special awards and thank everyone for another job well done.
Gorilla Run Dates and Registration2018’s Great Gorilla Run will be on Sunday the 23rd of September. To sign up for the run there is a registration fee of £60 which will also include a gorilla costume for you to keep.
The costumes are usually posted to you prior to the event but for international participants, yours will be held for collection on the day of the run. Once you have officially signed up, you will then be able to set up an online sponsorship page. ■