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 am …
The End of My Photography during the 2008 Missouri River 340 Race Read More »
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 …
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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 »
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