Photos: Going Bananas at the Thirteenth Annual Gorilla Run

Hundreds of runners went ape at the thirteenth annual Gorilla Run on October 22. This year, the event benefiting the Mountain Gorilla Conservation Fund moved from downtown Denver to Westminster, where the 5K fun run/walk wound up at the Westin Westminster for a vine-swinging Silverback After Party. Monkey see, monkey...

By Westword Staff

October 26, 2016

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Hundreds of runners went ape at the thirteenth annual Gorilla Run on October 22. This year, the event benefiting the Mountain Gorilla Conservation Fund moved from downtown Denver to Westminster, where the 5K fun run/walk wound up at the Westin Westminster for a vine-swinging Silverback After Party. Monkey see, monkey do. Watch the place go bananas in these photos by Scott Lentz:

Now see the complete Gorilla Run slideshow by Scott Lentz.

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