On my way to the office this morning, which involves me walking from Daisy’s school, through the railway station and down through the main shopping street in Aarhus, I spotted a man walking towards me in quite distinctive running gear.

Orange and green camouflage, with a beanie hat and jazzy trainers.

As he drew towards me, the bearded runner gave me a friendly smile.

Friendly smiles are nothing unusual here but he looked strangely familiar.

Within a split second I realised.

I turned around and said, ‘Excuse me, are you the mayor?'

He laughed and shook hands, confirming that he was indeed the mayor.

I’d seen him give a talk at Daisy’s school when the Princess did the opening ceremony.

We chatted briefly and then he wished me well and was on his way.

Not your normal fatty mayor with a gold chain around his neck.