1 mile done, 124 to go

The annual Devizes to Westminster canoe race is a regular Good Friday fixture.

Nowadays the "Junior" race (done in three stages in three days) starts on Friday and the "Senior" race (125 miles non-stop!) starts on Saturday.

The route follows the Kennet & Avon canal, River Kennet and River Thames and includes over 70 portages, where the competitors have to carry their canoes around locks and weirs.