Space, time and perception … 340 miles? No, it is rather “only” 339 miles. I’ve paddled the race course from Kaw Point to St Charles 11 times and according to my GPS I’ve never made 340 miles. Of course, the last miles are much longer that the first miles in Kansas City. At least it …
I am reviewing my old blog posts. Here is one originally posted on August 9, 2006 just after the first Missouri River 340 Race from Kansas City to St Charles. It was a very small and simple race then: 15 boats, 100 hour deadline, no checkpoints. It was a nice surprise to see another boat …
10 Finishers Paddled across the State of Missouri in 2006 MR340 Race Read More »
I have just returned to Colorado from the 12th Missouri River 340 race – 340 miles nonstop from Kansas City to St Charles. So, obviously I paddled 340 miles, but my trip included also 2026 miles by car and 283 miles by a train (a shuttle by Amtrak). It is time to update my MR340 …
I believe that Missouri River 340 race has been rescheduled 3 times due to flooding during the the race 11 years history. There was also one slight delay at a start due to a heavy thunderstorm. I managed to attend one rescheduled race. As a self supported paddler I am making hotel reservations at both …
Missouri River 340 or Missouri American Water MR340 is an ultra marathon paddling race from Kansas City to St Charles. 340 miles with 88 hour time deadline. The 8th edition of this race will take place from July 23 to July 26 this year. A variety of boats are participating in this long race including …
31 July, 2012. Kaw Point at the confluence of Missouri and Kaw (Kansas) River. Half hour to the start of solo boats in the 7th Missouri River 340 Race from Kansas City to St Charles. I launched my JKK Supernova kayak at the very point of Kaw Point, looked at cityscape of Kansas City, paddled …
10 Pictures from the Start of 2012 Missouri River 340 Race Read More »
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