I was up early (on a Sunday morning!) to photograph several pairs of kayakers from Marlborough College who were taking part in the Waterside C Series Race. It was bitterly cold and I was pleased I did not have to endure it!
The Waterside is a series of four marathon canoe races held on the Kennet and Avon Canal and finishing at the Newbury Waterside Centre.
The race series is held in the Spring each year in the 8 weeks leading up to Easter. They are held on Sundays at fortnightly intervals starting 8 weeks from Easter and the races are progressively longer in distance.
It is common to use the Waterside Series as a warmup event for the longer, 125 mile Devizes to Westminster International Canoe Marathon, however despite the reputation as a warm-up event, it is considered a gruelling challenge in its own right.
