I am sorting my old blog posts and moving some of them into a new format. This one was originally posted almost 10 years ago on October 11, 2007. It is good to read time to time a motivational article. Dawn Stewart (WaterTribe’s SandyBottom) in her recent blog post Dreams/Goals/Challenges talks about setting her own …
7 Good Reasons for Taking Up a Paddling Challenge 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 …
I just dug out the 11 year old post summarizing my paddling activities in 2006… Paddlewise, it was probably the richest year in my 45 years of paddling: the first Watertribe Ultimate Florida Challenge and the first Missouri River 340 race. Arguably, the 2002 year when I started long distance paddle racing with Texas Water …
12 Pictures and Reflections from 2006 Paddling and Racing Read More »
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 »
11th Missouri River 340 is over. I was paddling self supported in Kruger’s Sea Wind canoe, boat #0013. It was a pretty tough race for me, mostly because of heat. There was also lower water than last year, some usual headwinds, and one thunderstorm. I tried to apply my turtle strategy – long paddling runs …
Hot and Long 2016 Missouri River 340 – Race Report Read More »
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