US EditionNearly 600 Racers Begin in Kansas City for World’s Longest Non-Stop River Race
MISSOURI, JUL 8 – The MR340 race, now featuring over 500 paddlers, challenges participants to complete 340 miles non-stop along the Missouri River in under 86 hours, organizers said.
- The 20th annual MR340 river race began Tuesday at Kaw Point Park in Kansas City with 535 racers in 379 boats paddling 340 miles to St. Charles.
- The Missouri River Relief hosts an annual race that began in the summer of 2006 with a small group of paddlers and boats, and each year the event is planned to coincide with the full moon.
- Participants undergo a demanding race that involves an extended overnight paddle, multiple designated stops including a checkpoint located in Jefferson City, and some paddlers choose to bypass certain checkpoints to meet the time requirements.
- Race Director Steve Schnarr emphasized that paddling through the night plays a critical role in the race, greatly influencing whether participants manage to complete it, as racers strive to finish within an 86-hour time limit.
- The race fosters a supportive paddler community and ends officially at 9 p.m. Friday regardless of remaining racers on the river, emphasizing endurance and river stewardship.
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Webster County CitizenMR340 paddlers stop at Cooper's Landing on their way to the finish line in St. Charles
The world's largest nonstop river race had a rest stop near Columbia on Wednesday where paddlers refueled and took a break.
Jefferson City checkpoint kicks off day two of the MR340 race
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri River 340 heads into day two as the Jefferson City Carl R. Noren Access checkpoint opens Wednesday morning for the longest non-stop river race in the world. Hundreds of racers are paddling the river in this annual race across the state that began at 7 a.m. Tuesday in Kansas City. The Carl R. Noren Access in Jefferson City is checkpoint number four along the race route. There were a total of 535 racers that…
Grueling MR340 race begins down the Missouri River today - Missourinet
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 race in 2006,” he told Missourinet. All vessels must be […]
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