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Photos - Leg 2 Leg 2 crosses Staines Bridge and follows the river from Staines, through Runnymede, Windsor Great Park, along the Long walk to Windsor, over the Thames to finish along the Thames at Eton. Staines Bridge - The start is on the right, next to the bridge.
It rained on the first day in 2005. So why are these runners hiding under Staines Bridge before the start?
Along the towpath away from Staines Bridge.
Directly across the Thames a half a mile past StainesBridge is "The London Stone", this marks the boundary of the Corporation of London's Jurisdiction along the river. It looks a bit bigger in the sign than it does in real life.
The old start of stage 2 (just past Staines) in 2003.
The towpath towards Egham
At 2 miles, on the hill to the left is the Striking Airforce Memorial.
View from the Tower on the Airforces Memorial. You can make out a plane on the top right of the photo making its final approach to Heathrow.
Walking from the Tea Rooms to the Memorials at Runnymede.
Below this can be seen, the Magna Carta Memorial. Here King John sealed Magna Carta in 1215.
Runners on the Thames Towpath at Runnymede
Up the steep steps at 2.5 miles past the John F Kennedy Memorial.
3.85 miles we enter Windsor Great Park, through Bishopsgate.
Past the Copper Horse, erected in 1831, with George III on top and follow the Long Walk for 2.5 miles to Windsor Castle.
Exit Windsor Great Park, at 7 miles, through Cambridge Gate.
The Wren Town Hall of 1689.
The leg crosses Windsor Bridge and along the Thames at Eton. The famous public school was founded by Henry VI in 1440.
The old start of leg 3 is now a mile from the end of leg 2. This is the start in 1997.
The Towpath before Boveney
Boveney Lock at 9 miles
Direction sign along the towpath at Boveney Lock
Mark Critchlow on the way to setting a stage record in 2003.
The Finish at Boveney Church
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