paddling
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MR340 Sets 2027 Dates: July 20 to 23, With Registration Opening Jan. 1
The Missouri American Water MR340, the 340-mile paddling race that crosses Missouri from Kansas City to St. Charles, will run July 20 through 23, 2027, according to the race’s official website. Registration opens Jan. 1,…
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Kawlloween Classic Paddle Race Closes the Season Oct. 18 on the Kansas River
Midwest Paddle Racing will hold its Kawlloween Classic on Sunday, Oct. 18, an 11.4-mile canoe, kayak and stand-up paddleboard race from Eudora to De Soto, Kan. It is the last race of the group’s 2026…
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Yukon River Quest Opens 2027 Registration Nov. 1 for 715-Kilometer Paddle
Registration for the 2027 Yukon River Quest opens Nov. 1, 2026, for a race that runs June 23 to 26, 2027, from Whitehorse to Dawson City in Canada’s Yukon Territory. The race covers 715 kilometers,…
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Kaw Point to St. Charles, mile by mile — Part 9: Klondike to the Finish
Klondike is the last checkpoint the MR340 puts on the water. It sits at river mile 56, and below it the course runs twenty-seven more river miles to the finish at St. Charles, river mile…
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Kaw Point to St. Charles, mile by mile — Part 8: Hermann to Klondike
Below Hermann, the Missouri River gives MR340 racers one long run with nothing required in the middle of it. Hermann is an official checkpoint at river mile 98. The next official checkpoint is Klondike, at…
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Kaw Point to St. Charles, mile by mile — Part 7: Jefferson City to Hermann
Downstream from the Jefferson City checkpoint the Missouri River opens up, and for forty-six river miles it does not close again. Jefferson City sits at river mile 144, with a cutoff of 4 p.m. Thursday.…
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Kaw Point to St. Charles, mile by mile — Part 6: Cooper’s Landing to Jefferson City
Below Cooper’s Landing the course leaves this paper’s stretch of the Missouri River and does not come back. Twenty-six river miles downstream is Jefferson City — the first official checkpoint since Glasgow, eighty-two river miles…