Säpojoggen
{{Short description|Annual jogging event in Sweden}}
File:Royal Wedding Stockholm 2010 0c176 2013.jpg. Two of the Säpo bodyguards can be seen to the right.]]
Säpojoggen refers to two annual jogging events in Sweden. One of them is arranged in Stockholm and the other one at the Almedalen park in Visby.
The inspiration came from the 2010 wedding of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling, where four bodyguards from Swedish Security Service (Säpo), dressed in suits, could be seen jogging next to the procession with the couple.{{cite news|last1=Epstein|first1=Lars|title=Säpojoggen – en ny klassiker?|url=http://blogg.dn.se/epstein/2011/06/19/sapojoggen-en-ny-klassiker/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042451/http://blogg.dn.se/epstein/2011/06/19/sapojoggen-en-ny-klassiker/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 4, 2016|accessdate=20 June 2014|newspaper=Dagens Nyheter|date=19 June 2011 |language=Swedish}}
Stockholm event
File:Kortegevägen vid bröllopet mellan kronprinsessan Victoria och Daniel Westling.png
The Stockholm event takes place on 19 June, the anniversary of the wedding. Participants are encouraged to wear dark unbuttoned suits and white shirts in the same style as the bodyguards had during the 2010 wedding procession. Female participants are exempt from wearing a tie (the female bodyguard did not wear one during the royal wedding). The run starts at 16.40, and follows the route Storkyrkan—Slottsbacken—Kungsträdgårdsgatan—Hamngatan—Kungsgatan—Strandvägen—Djurgården.{{cite news|last1=Månström|first1=Petra|title=Sugen på Säpo-jogg?|url=http://blog.svd.se/maratonbloggen/2011/06/08/sugen-pa-sapojogg/|accessdate=20 June 2014|newspaper=Svenska Dagbladet|date=8 June 2011 |language=Swedish}} The total length of the track is {{convert|4.65|km}}.{{cite news|last1=Danielsson|first1=Frida|title=Kostymklädda löpare intog stan|url=http://www.svt.se/nyheter/regionalt/abc/kostymkladda-lopare-intar-stan|accessdate=20 June 2014|publisher=SVT regionalt (ABC)|date=20 June 2013 |language=Swedish}} It is not a competitive event; the runners are supposed to keep together in a formation throughout the track and the goal is to keep the same pace and time as the actual bodyguards.
About one hundred participants attended the first event. Some of them wore earphones, sunglasses and water guns. At the second event in 2012, the number of participants was reported to be around 40.{{cite news|title=Andra upplagan av Säpojoggen|url=http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2830&artikel=5159927|accessdate=20 June 2014|publisher=SR P4 Radio Stockholm|date=20 June 2012 |language=Swedish}}
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Almedalen event
File:SÄPO Joggen i Almedalen 2015 (25522876292).jpg
The event in Almedalen is arranged by actual Säpo personnel as a PR event in conjunction with the political activities during the Almedalen Week. It takes place in the morning, and is open for the public to join. It also differs from the Stockholm event in that it is arranged as a competition,{{cite news|last1=Kernen|first1=Caroline|title=Säpo fick ge sig för byggjobbare|url=http://www.helagotland.se/nyheter/artikel.aspx?articleid=7796207|accessdate=20 June 2014|publisher=Hela Gotland|date=6 July 2012 |language=Swedish}} and that there is no dress code; regular training clothes are worn by the attendees. After finishing, members of public are invited to chat and ask questions about the tasks and purposes of Säpo, and how the bodyguards prepare themselves for their missions.{{cite news|last1=Kvarnström|first1=Sara|title=Säpojoggen en succé|url=http://polisen.se/Arkiv/Nyhetsarkiv/Gemensam/Sapojoggen-redan-en-klassiker/|accessdate=20 June 2014|agency=Rikspolisstyrelsen|publisher=Polisen|date=7 July 2011 |language=Swedish}}{{cite web|title=Samtal och personskyddsjogg|url=http://www.almedalsveckan.info/event/user-view/14857?redir=|website=Almedalsveckan|publisher=Region Gotland|accessdate=20 June 2014|language=Swedish|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20140620113046/http://www.almedalsveckan.info/event/user-view/14857?redir=|archivedate=20 June 2014}} The track length is about {{convert|1.5|km}}.{{cite news|last1=Lundberg|first1=Emil|title=Så många skickar Säpo till Almedalen|url=http://www.helagotland.se/nyheter/artikel.aspx?articleid=9907246|accessdate=20 June 2014|publisher=Hela Gotland|date=18 June 2014 |language=Swedish}}
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External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK4pqpody4s Säpojoggen 2013, filmed with a head-mounted camera]
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