This past weekend Challenge Denmark offered both a long course and a half distance event not far from Legoland, and we now have an image gallery from this sold out inaugural event.

Sunny skies greeted the athletes in the morning, but it did not stay that way all day.

Dirk Bockel and Markus Fachbach at the start of the half distance race.

The waters looked very calm.

Unless of course tons of arms are mashing through the water.

Vanessa Pereira did the long course race on this red Hotta.

Dirk Bockel in the heat of the action of the half distance event.

Henrik Hyldelund leads a string of athletes across the Danish countryside.

Mary Beth Ellis collected an unfortunate penalty that cost her 4 minutes, but we will get into this in a separate feature.

Michelle Vesterby on the way to the 2015 Challenge Denmark title.

The course was scenic but had some challenging sectors, and the rain did not help here.

Dirk Wijnalda raced the long course race and triggered the speed sensor here on the way to second place.

Chris Fischer wore bib number 1 in the long course race and he took the win in 8:23:29

High fives for the 2015 Challenge Denmark Half winner Dirk Bockel.

Thomas Strange clearly happy about the runner-up spot in the Half.

The champagne spraying men's podium at the 2015 Challenge Denmark Half.

The podium in the women's Half in Denmark.

Meanwhile many athletes were still out on course.

We told you that the venue looks very scenic.

Being chased by Lego figurines.

All images © Jesper Gronnemark / Challenge Denmark