The world’s longest non-stop river race is back! The grueling 340-mile MR340 down the Missouri River hits the water Tuesday in Kansas City. Steve Schnarr is director of the race, which began 19 years ago. “Twenty paddlers in 15 boats that started for the first...
The leaders of the pack paddled into St. Charles Wednesday evening, less than 40 hours after they started their 340 mile journey down the Missouri River from Kansas City. A two-man team from Texas, known as Riverfitness finished as the overall winner of the MR340,...
You won’t catch Jefferson City resident Joe Wilson out on the Missouri River in a boat with a paddle. He told me any boat he gets into will have a motor on the end of it. That doesn’t cut short his admiration for the near 300 individuals and teams who...
The defending Tandem Team champions, Melanie and Alan from Georgia, had a lead of close to one hour, but as they neared the Jefferson City checkpoint, they learned their lead was down to just over 15 minutes. Sun, wind, cramps and upset stomachs are par for the...
Joe Matter has two sons taking part in the Missouri River 340 Kayak Race that started Tuesday in Kansas City and is winding its way down the Missouri River. The final destination is St. Charles. One of Joe’s sons was in a group of six that pulled into Jefferson...
