“Without them it wouldn’t be possible”

For KMD Challenge Copenhagen and KMD Challenge Aarhus the cooperation with the Danish Home Guard is crucial for the settlement of the race. The Danish Home Guard is simply indispensible for the team behind the races.

When the race is on, all the roads where the athletes run or ride are closed for their safety and this is where the Danish Home Guard helps to guide and stop the traffic.
Though KMD Challenge in Copenhagen and Aarhus is a huge asset for the area around the cities one still has to remember that there is a life besides the event and a lot of people who have to be able to get around during the races.

“In both the planning and the execution of KMD Challenge Copenhagen and KMD Challenge Aarhus we have worked closely with the Danish Home Guard. In this work we have come to know a group of people who are very ambitious and take great pride in the tasks they face. Without them it wouldn’t be possible, it’s as simple as that,” says Peter Madsen, Technical Developer of KMD Challenge Copenhagen and Aarhus.

It’s not only in the execution of the races the Danish Home Guard is a part of the KMD Challenge series. In 2012 the Danish Home Guard will be joining the races as participants in both the KMD 4:18:4 and in the Relay competition.

“It’s a very good opportunity for The Danish Home Guard to be a part of a setup like KMD Challenge, because it gives us the possibility to show that we can more than just guide traffic,” says Rita Runager, who is a part of the communication unit in The Danish Home Guard.

“The plan is that there will be participants in both the KMD 4:18:4 and the relay competition and possibly also in the full iron-distance race – all of them will be chosen in the beginning of 2012.

A large part of the members of The Danish Home Guard already practice sport on a very high level, and it is a welcomed chance for us to show it at the KMD Challenge Copenhagen,“ Rita Runager says.

The Danish Home Guard is an organisation for people, who – on a voluntary basis – want to take part in the defence and the support of the country. 
The Home Guard is present all over the country. With its military organisation, its command structure, and the means of communication the Home Guard can be activated to support the civilian society in many ways, also during peacetime. This support is related to assistance to the police during national disasters, search-and-rescue operations, etc.