The route of the five-kilometer run in Kalundborg was more hilly than Crown Princess Mary had imagined. Crown Princess Mary managed to finish an artwork in Kalundborg on Monday afternoon before lacing up her running shoes and completing a five-kilometer run. This was reported by Sjællandske Nyheder. According to the media, the Princess mounted the last of a total of 7300 pieces in a large painting. It is a so-called pixel painting inspired by Lundbye’s golden age painting, “Gravhøj på Refsnæs”. The painting was created in collaboration with a local kindergarten and after-school care center (SFO). The Crown Princess arrived around 4:30 wearing the blue Royal Run running shirt and sunglasses. Shortly before, she had written on Instagram that she was looking forward to running in Kalundborg. However, the family’s two dogs were disappointed that they couldn’t join, it was said. The Crown Princess, along with the other participants, climbed Møllebakken, which according to TV 2 has an average gradient of 8.6 percent and is the steepest hill in Royal Run’s history. – It was more hilly than I had thought and trained for, according to TV 2, the Crown Princess said as she crossed the finish line.
The entire royal family is in their running shoes on Monday. Crown Prince Frederik began the day by running the One Mile stretch of 1.6 kilometers in Fredericia. By midday, he arrived in Aarhus where he ran five kilometers. Crown Prince Christian ran 1.6 kilometers in Brønderslev after being lowered from a 12-meter tower shortly before. The Prince is currently on his way to the last event of the day – ten kilometers in Copenhagen. He is expected to arrive around 7 p.m. A total of 95,106 participants have signed up for Royal Run in the five host cities of Fredericia, Aarhus, Brønderslev, Kalundborg, and Copenhagen/Frederiksberg.