Two six year old friends are working together to raise funds for The Gorilla Organization.

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Another contender for the perfect Great Gorilla Run character, Gladiator Gorilla, symbolises the battle to save the last gorillas on earth.

Just think of Russell Crowe and his fellow Gladiators valiantly fighting off all that the Roman Emperor can throw at them…

That’s more or less what the wildlife rangers in Central Africa have to deal with on a daily basis.

OK maybe not quite as dramatic but a fight for survival no less. Read more…

A pimp is hardly a character to aspire to but their classic 70’s flared and big collar outfits do go rather nicely over a gorilla suit.

Imagine Huggy Bear, played by Antonio Fargas in the 1970’s American TV show, Starsky and Hutch, although he wasn’t actually a pimp of course, but he sure had the clothes down perfectly.

And Snoop Dog, the self-styled pimp, played the role of Huggy Bear in the 2004 movie remake.

Plenty of research material if you thinking Gorilla Pimp in 2010… Read more…

I’m probably showing my age in bringing up Blackadder the Second?

But I’m fairly sure the series will go down in history as a British comedy classic so I’m going to reference it anyway…

Anyone who’s seen it surely couldn’t forget the “Beer” episode. Read more…

Towering above London at 591 ft, 30 St Mary Axe, or “The Gherkin” (aptly nicknamed due to it unusual shape and appearance), comes in as the 6th tallest building in the UK and is located minutes from the Great Gorilla Run finish line. At this point the gorilla runners have passed all the London sights including the Tower of London, City Hall, HMS Belfast and the Tate Modern. Read more…

The Great Gorilla Run passes Central London’s most famous landmarks including St Pauls, London Bridge, and the London Dungeon. One of the oldest and most infamous is the Tower of London. Read more…

Located near Waterloo on the South Bank of the Thames, a stones-throw from the Great Gorilla Run course and sights such as The Globe Theatre and St Paul’s Cathedral, the Millenium Wheel, AKA The London Eye is one of the most memorable landmarks in the city and a focal point for London’s New Years Eve celebrations since 2005, giving it worldwide notoriety. Read more…

Searching online for a charity run, it’s clear that these are golden days for runners wanting to get fit and do good at the same time.

There’s a huge range of events across the country - midweek or weekend, fun runs, tough guy runs, endurance runs, 5k, 10k, half-marathon, marathon, ultra-marathon - the choice is endless.

So how does the charity runner choose which event to do? Read more…

When it comes to the Great Gorilla Run, Bill Oddie is quite simply a legend! Read more…

100’s of fine-tuned athletes, huge, cheering crowds, London’s best all-costume fun run - the Great Gorilla Run is a big ticket event.

The kind of event at which cheerleaders are of course compulsory. However, Cheerleader Gorillas have been few and far between in recent years. Read more…

Native American Gorilla is a contender for the perfect Great Gorilla Run character.

Firstly, the head-dresses and extravagant embellishments provide the perfect enhancements to the gorilla suit. Read more…

Pirates - you’ve got to love ‘em haven’t you?

Long hair, colourful outfits, loads of bling, plenty of props and maybe even a parrot perched on the shoulder - plenty of material for the aspiring Great Gorilla Runner. Read more…

Come on admit it - you’ve always wanted to run through the streets of London, in the middle of the day, past some the busiest and most popular London attractions, dressed only in a basque, corset or nipple tassles. Read more…

Saving an endangered species is often portrayed a battle - a fight to save a species from extinction.

This is particularly applicable to gorillas, as some of their last refuges are unfortunately located in African war zones such as the eastern Congo. Read more…