Summary of article in Billed Bladet #25, 2013.
Mary var så stolt - Mary was so proud.
Written by our running reporter Malan Vincent Joensen.
There are two relays in DK in connection with Free from Bullying. One in Aarhus on 8th June and the one Mary attended on the 15th.
Surrounded by a huge crowd and with children almost queueing up to get a medal and some praise from Mary it was a lovely day with 1.600 children running. Among them Christian, who got a medal and a big hug from mother. Mary asked him whether it had been a good experience for him, before she handed out more medals.
Christian also got a hug from the Free From Bullying mascot.
Mary explained afterwards: "I was proud. I thought he passed the finishing line quickly and that was nice to see. He had looked very, very much forward (to the relay). Isabella isn't here this year, but perhaps she'll surprise me and attend next year - as Christian surprised me this year.
He came home one day and told me he had signed up for the Free from Bullying Race. His school, Tranegårdsskolen, has worked with the Free From Bullying programme for quite some time, so I was very positively surprised. He has been allowed to take part with some other classmates today and that's really good.
I just managed to say congratulations and ask if it had been a good experience. I'm sure I'll hear much more when I come home".
After the relay Mary tattoed some of the children at a tent. - Not to worry, just a sticker-tattoo...
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And Roskilde, being eight months pregnant is no excuse for not running the relay. You should have let yourself be transported up to Mary in a wheelborrow. - Mary would hardly have noticed, I'm sure.