What does it feel like to kayak as quickly as you can for 125 miles while having to exit the water and carry your boat (portage) around a lock up to 77 times – through the night? I quizzed Alex Lane, GB kayaker, to find out how she fared in the annual Devizes to Westminster race – an endurance event so challenging it’s known as the canoeist’s ‘Everest’ – which she won with teammate, Dan Seaford.

Alex also shares insights into her training, fuelling and future marathon kayak plans.