It’s the of September and my racing season is not over yet. Missouri River flooding complicated my schedule, but also allowed me to paddle some new or unplanned races. So far, I paddled three long river races this year, all on a stand up paddleboard. South Dakota Kayak Challenge May 24. 72 miles from Yankton, …
Registration for the 2019 Missouri River 340 race is coming. Just 3 weeks or so. Perhaps, it’s a good time to review my previous race runs. Maybe, I will figure out why I am doing this … I have been with this race from the very beginning in 2006. I always paddled solo finishing the …
My first 13 years with Missouri River 340 race in 0013 boat Read More »
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 am sorting and revising my old blog posts. This one is about the first Gritty Fitty race and was originally posted in July 2007. It was the only time when I paddled the Kansas (Kaw) River. Of course, I don’t count a short section of the river at Kaw Point where the Missouri River …
1st Kansas River “Gritty Fitty” Race – GPS Tracks and Pictures 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 »
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