To the Mountain Gorillas

Who knew Mountain Gorillas were so inspiring?

For its fifth year, Denver was the host city for the annual Gorilla Run (I think around a 5K) on Saturday. Yes, you heard me: Gorilla Run.

Over 700 people registered this year to raise money for the Gorillas; about the same number of people ran on Saturday as there are real Mountain Gorillas surviving in the world. There was a costume contest as well-as if wearing a Gorilla suit wasn't enough. There were Prom Gorillas, Teenage Mutant Ninja Gorillas, playboy Gorillas, and countless other costumes. It was sweet. And at times a little scary to be surrounded by so many Gorillas.

My friend Jordan mentioned going to this event, and how could I possibly say no? He was supposed to go support some of his co-workers, but mostly we just walked around taking pictures of the crazies here in Denver. There was quite a turnout; to my surprise, there were people from a total of 25 states represented in the race! Even our Mayor Hickenlooper showed up (It might be because he owns the Wynkoop Brewery where the event took place. Which made it even funnier because everyone who registered got free beer. Drunk Gorillas=hilarious). It was the biggest turnout ever (there are also Gorilla Runs held in London each year) so I felt even more special being part of such a monumental day.

In conclusion, it was spectacular.

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