Kayak and Canoe Racing on the Missouri River
… a list of 2010 kayak and canoe races on the Missouri River and some of its immediate tributaries
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One Year of Kayak and Canoe Racing Magazine
Dan Grubbs just released the 6th Issue (January/February 2010) of Canoe and Kayak Racing Magazine. So, it has been already one year. Congratulations!
There is a lot on paddling and virtual racing using ergometers in this winter issue the including incoming US Indoor Kayak Championships in Oklahoma City.
I don’t really have a room of kayak ergometer in my house, so I would have to use it outside … I prefer to drive to the South Platte River for some cold water paddling. Fortunately, the river is still flowing while everything else in northern Colorado is frozen.
You will also find an interview with an outrigger canoe champion, Karel Tresnak, Jr, and more on the ICF women’s canoe program. Rob Bean, my local paddling partner, talks about Passion in the Paddle – how to turn your race into more meaningful experience by using it to raise funds for charity.
Previous issues:
March/April 2009, May/June 2009, July/August 2009, September/October 2009, November/December 2010
2010 Missouri River 340 Race
340 nonstop miles from Kansas City to St Charles, 88 hour or less, July 27th – 30th, 2009 at full moon – the 5th Missouri River 340 Race.
On-line registration was traditionally opened at midnight January 1. 100 slots available in the men solo class were filled in a day or so. 340 boats will be accepted this year. There is still plenty of room in other classes and a waiting list of male soloists. Dragon Boat/Voyageur Class can accommodate a lot of paddlers. See 2010 Roster.
I have been paddling MR340 and writing about this race for the last fours years. Below you can find a list of my posts, picture galleries and articles by guest authors.
Related posts from Missouri River 340 Races
3 Years of the Missouri River 340 Race series:
Bryan Hopkins, West Hansen, Christina Glauner, Chuck and Di McHenry, Katie Pfefferkorn
My Experience in Three Famous Ultra Marathon Paddling Races
2009 MR-340
My 2009 Missouri River Race as Recovered from a GPS Track
7 Tips for Solo Land Crew in MR340 Race by Connie
Missouri River 340 Race Records
2009 Missouri River 340 Race – Before Start
Do I Need GPS for the Missouri River 340 Race?
Starting Winter Paddling and Racing Season on the South Platte River
Yesterday, I finally started my winter paddling season on the South Platte River.
3 Movies from Ocean Racing in Australia
If I don’t have an opportunity to paddle I try to compensate by watching some racing videos. Open water racing is always exotic for me living in Colorado.
Rambo is an outrigger canoe racer and innovative video maker from Australia. It is worth to surf through his blog Rambo’s Locker – a lot of great video clips and technical stuff. He also runs a forum for users of Go Pro Hero cameras.
Below I selected three recent movies from his production – open water racing in Australia. You can watch them in a full screen mode, just move away a little bit from your computer monitor.
If you still need more ocean paddling on your screen visit Ocean Paddler TV.
Now, I am ready for a paddling workout. Perhaps, I should also put my Pentax Optio W30 into work and shoot some video.
Related posts:
Zsolt Szadovszki and Carter Johnson Side by Side on Surfski
Training with Huki SX-1 Surfski and a Hungarian Kajner Wing Paddle on Video
1000 m Sprint in Huki SX-1 Surfski – Video Clip from Training for Texas Water Safari
2009 Missouri River 340 Race in Outrigger Canoe with GPS Track
It was my 4th Missouri River 340 Race. I always paddled that race solo: 2006 – 78:32 in Spencer X-treme canoe, 2007 – 68:00 in WSBS Thunderbolt-X kayak, 2008 – 62:17 in Sea Wind canoe (self supported). This year I decided to paddle Surfrigger, my outrigger canoe.