Missouri River 340 Race from Kansas City to St Charles
2013 MR340 Race in General It was already 8th Annual Missouri American Water MR340 race – 340 miles nonstop on the Missouri River from Kansas City (Kaw Point) to St Charles. 344 boats were registered in 2013 entry roster with 527paddlers. The race registration is traditionally open at midnight of the New Year Eve. Not …
I am just packing for the 2013 Missouri River Race from Kansas City, KS to St Charles, MO. The race start on July 23 and continues till July 26. It will be my 7th MR340 race (I missed the delayed one in 2011) and the 3rd race to be paddled in Sea Wind canoe. I …
Joe Mann (aka Dark Horse Paddler in racing circles) is developing a new website MidwestPaddleRacing.com devoted to Midwest kayak and canoe racing. He asked me about my view of Midwest paddling racing. What is Midwest paddle racing? Midwest … The region consists of 12 states in the north-central and north-eastern United States: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, …
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 …
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The 7th Missouri River 340 (MR340) Race starts on July 31, 2012 with a record number of boats and paddlers – see roster. I paddled the first 5 races missing the last one postponed till October 2011 due to flooding. I used different boats from my fleet:2006 Spencer Xtreme canoe2007 WSBS Thunderbolt Kayak2008 Kruger Sea …
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