Go Bananas: Gorilla Hill Welcomes Memorial Marathon Runners

The Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon is partially known for the celebration at Gorilla Hill.

Sunday, April 28th 2024, 8:59 am

By: News 9, Lisa Monahan, Colby Thelen

OKLAHOMA CITY -

The Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon is partially known for the celebration at Gorilla Hill.

Gorilla Hill is a neighborhood that supplies bananas to runners and has a 25-foot-tall inflatable gorilla.

News 9's Colby Thelen and Lisa Monahan are joining the festivities.

Lisa Monahan

Lisa Monahan is an award-winning journalist, born and raised in Oklahoma City, and thrilled to be working for the news station she grew up watching. She currently anchors at Noon and files special reports for News9.

Colby Thelen

Colby Thelen is an anchor/reporter for News 9. He anchors the 4 a.m. broadcast and reports for 5 and 6. He joined the team in August 2020 after spending two years as a morning reporter for FOX59 and CBS4 News in Indianapolis, IN.