What a day! We're now leading our race by a minute after finishing 25 minutes ahead of schedule, so the pressure is on for tomorrow.
It was a fairly unremarkable paddle after the start until the front of our boat broke off at a portage. Thanks to large amounts of tape and a very skillful repair by Clive, however, it was swiftly re-attached and we were able to continue without much delay. Excitement grew as we approached Reading and we were starting to look forward to the Thames and some flow to aid our progress. After a quick compulsory portage at Dreadnought Reach, we pushed on for Marlow, passing the half-way point to Westminster along the way. We arrived at Marlow in a state close to total exhaustion, got changed, bypassing the showers (which were cold and only seemed to work one at a time!), and headed off home to recuperate in preparation for the longest day of the race tomorrow.
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