The Great Gorilla Run started a long time ago - 5 years to be precise. A lot has changed since then.

In 2003, 400 Great Gorilla pioneers, every single one of them dressed in a gorilla suit, ran, jogged or walked through the streets of London to raise money to help save the Mountain gorilla.

Since then:

• Over 3,000 people have run
• Over £1 million has been raised for gorillas
• A World Record has been set for the largest gathering of people in gorilla suits.
• Great Gorilla Run San Francisco in 2007 was a huge success
• We've also built an extraordinary community of gorilla dressers and brought about a massive upturn in the numbers of people turning up at parties dressed from head to toe in fur.

The word on the street is that running in a gorilla suit is very cool. But that's not true - it's actually very, very warm, but there's nothing quite like being a part of our furry pack of runners.