I run the 2010 Missouri River Race fully self supported including a shuttle. I finished the race as planned below 60 hours and, following day, I took Amtrak (Missouri River Runner) from St Louis to Kansas City. I could still see some canoes paddling downstream of Hermann. The entire shuttle operation went pretty smoothly. Here is a time line of my race and shuttle.
Sunday, August 22, 23:00
Arriving to Hilton Garden Inn at Kansas City after 10+ hour drive from Fort Collins, Colorado. I am always trying different routes to Kansas City. This time I drove through Nebraska.
Monday, August 23, 16:00
Leaving my empty Sea Wind canoe at Kaw Point.
Tuesday, August 24, 6:00
Loading my boat at a very tip of the Kaw Point
Tuesday, August 24, 6:40
Driving back to the hotel, leaving my car in a parking lot in front of it, walking to the Kaw Point,
Tuesday, August 24, 7:30
Launching the boat, shooting the race start.
… paddling, paddling, paddling …
Wednesday, August 25, 03:33 – 05:10
Glasgow
… paddling, paddling, paddling …
Thursday, August 26, 01:39 – 06:14
Hermann
… and, more paddling …
Thursday, August 26, 15:59
Finishing at St Charles, leaving the boat at a finish line, walking to the Country Inn, sleeping and resting
Friday, August 27, 7:15
Taking a cab to Amtrak station in St Louis: ~40 minute drive (can be longer depending on traffic), $60.
Friday, August 27, 8:30
Amtrak, Missouri River Runner to Kansas City, $30.
Friday, August 27, 14:10
Arriving to Kansas City, a cab to Hilton Garden Inn, $12, driving to St Charles
Friday, August 27, 17:30
Arriving back to St Charles, packing my boat and gear, attending dinner and award ceremony with a camera.
Do you have any other idea for self shuttle during the MR340 race? For this year I wanted to attend the award ceremony. Anything including bike would be cool. I am not sure what is the status of bike trail connections between Katy Trail and Kansas City.
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Assume that your two rest stops were Glasgow and Hermann. Did you need to secure the boat at the finish? Did you cab to St. Louis because there wasn’t a stop near the Country Inn?
Congrats on a great finish.
Glasgow and Herman were my rest/sleeping stops. I was stopping at other checkpoints just to buy water and food and tried not to stay there longer than 10 minutes.
There is no problem with leaving a boat at the race finish till the end of the race, i.e., Friday night.
St Louis Amtrak station is the closest one to St Charles (~20 miles, mostly freeway driving). There is another Amtrak station (first stop after St Louis in Kansas City direction). It may be a comparable distance from St Charles.
Just a thought, you could take the amtrak at Kirkwood, or save some money and take the Metrolink from Stl Louis Airport to the Amtrack station. This year let me know and I will drive you back to the Start Point so you dont have to walk from the hotel. Was in “Hello Moose” last year.