Missouri River 340 Race from Kansas City to St Charles
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 »
This article was originally published in my old Paddling with Camera blog on July 24, 2008, i.e., just after the 2008 MR340 Race. The big sandbar was, of course, Hills Island. In early MR340 races I was doing much more photography than nowadays. Perhaps, I need to slow down and have more camera time. I …
The End of My Photography during the 2008 Missouri River 340 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 …
After the 2016 MR340 Race, social media and blogs show many pictures of paddlers hands: swollen, covered with blisters and open wounds. See e.g, Joe Mann or Joanne Hamilton-Vale. Scary, disturbing, impressive? Well, maybe, I don’t paddle hard enough, bur certainly long enough to have some damage to my hands. Usually, I finish MR340 race …
Hand Protection and Maintenance during Long Distance Paddle Race Read More »
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