Missouri River 340
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The Missouri River 340, or MR340, is a 340 mile kayak
Kayak
A kayak is a small, relatively narrow, human-powered boat primarily designed to be manually propelled by means of a double blade paddle.The traditional kayak has a covered deck and one or more cockpits, each seating one paddler...

 and canoe
Canoe
A canoe or Canadian canoe is a small narrow boat, typically human-powered, though it may also be powered by sails or small electric or gas motors. Canoes are usually pointed at both bow and stern and are normally open on top, but can be decked over A canoe (North American English) or Canadian...

 race from Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...

 to St. Charles, Missouri that follows the Missouri River
Missouri River
The Missouri River flows through the central United States, and is a tributary of the Mississippi River. It is the longest river in North America and drains the third largest area, though only the thirteenth largest by discharge. The Missouri's watershed encompasses most of the American Great...

. It is the longest continuous canoe marathon in North America
North America
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, and possibly the world.

Checkpoints

Start: Kaw Point
Kaw Point
Kaw Point is the name given to the point where the Kansas River terminates at the Missouri River in the West Bottoms area of Kansas City, Kansas. Kaw Point is also where the Missouri ceases its southerly course and turns to flow generally east through the State of Missouri to the Mississippi River...

, Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...

  • CP1: Lexington, Missouri
    Lexington, Missouri
    Lexington is a city in Lafayette County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,453 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lafayette County. Located in western Missouri, Lexington lies about 40 miles east of Kansas City and is part of the Greater Kansas City Metropolitan Area...

  • CP2: Waverly, Missouri
    Waverly, Missouri
    Waverly is a city in Lafayette County, Missouri, United States. The population was 806 at the 2000 census.It is the location of Baltimore Bend Winery, one of the many excellent small wineries established in the state since the 1960s...

  • CP3: Miami, Missouri
    Miami, Missouri
    Miami is a city in Saline County, Missouri, United States. The population was 160 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Miami is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000,...

  • CP4: Glasgow, Missouri
    Glasgow, Missouri
    Glasgow is a city in Chariton and Howard counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 1,263 at the 2000 census.The Howard County portion of Glasgow is part of the Columbia, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

  • CP5: Cooper's Landing, Columbia, Missouri
    Columbia, Missouri
    Columbia is the fifth-largest city in Missouri, and the largest city in Mid-Missouri. With a population of 108,500 as of the 2010 Census, it is the principal municipality of the Columbia Metropolitan Area, a region of 164,283 residents. The city serves as the county seat of Boone County and as the...

  • CP6: Jefferson City, Missouri
    Jefferson City, Missouri
    Jefferson City is the capital of the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Cole County. Located in Callaway and Cole counties, it is the principal city of the Jefferson City metropolitan area, which encompasses the entirety of both counties. As of the 2010 census, the population was 43,079...

  • CP7: Hermann, Missouri
    Hermann, Missouri
    Hermann is a city designated in 1842 as the county seat of Gasconade County, Missouri, United States. It is near the center of the Missouri Rhineland and south of the Missouri River. The population was 2,674 at the 2000 census....

  • CP8: Washington, Missouri
    Washington, Missouri
    Washington is a city on the Missouri River in Franklin County, Missouri, United States. The population was 13,243 at the 2000 census. It is the corn cob pipe capital of the world, with Missouri Meerschaum located in Washington.-Geography:...


End: St. Charles, Missouri

Winners

  • 2010: West Hansen & David Kelley (tandem)
  • 2009: David Anderson & Will Anderson (tandem)
  • 2008: Anderson, Glock, Hansen, Kelley, Rendon, Steppe (team)
  • 2007: West Hansen & Michael Steppe (tandem)
  • 2006: West Hansen

Women's Solo

  • 1 Robyn Benincasa (2010) 43:06
  • 2 Katie Pfefferkorn (2010) 46:42 (Mary Jo Pfefferkorn, Ground Crew)
  • 3 Katie Pfefferkorn (2008) 50:00 (Mary Jo Pfefferkorn, Ground Crew)
  • 4 Kristi Albright (2010) 50:40
  • 5 Karen Exon (2010) 51:57
  • 6 Erin Magee (2007) 55:33
  • 7 Melanie Hof (2009) 55:58
  • 8 Erin Magee (2008) 57:11
  • 9 Natalie Courson (2009) 57:41
  • 10 Kathy Kenley (2010) 57:51

Men's Solo

  • 1 Carter Johnson (2008) 37:46 (Peter Johnson and Lela Johnson-Vela, MD, Ground Crew)
  • 2 Santo Albright (2010) 38:44
  • 3 Joe Mann (2010) 43:06
  • 4 Jeff Wueste (2008) 43:33
  • 5 Santo Albright (2009) 44:54
  • 6 J Glenn Phaup (2010) 45:01
  • 7 Dave Anderson (2007) 46:21
  • 8 Marty Sullivan (2010) 47:17
  • 9 Jason Locke (2009) 47:30
  • 10 Colin Doggett (2010) 47:47 (Valerie Doggett and Alexis Doggett, Ground Crew)

Women's Tandem

  • 1 Loreen Matson and Teresa Dewitt (2010) 49:17
  • 2 Carol Heddinghaus and Abigail Tuttle (2010) 49:24
  • 3 Di McHenry & Natalie Courson (2007) 61:09 (JoJo Newbold and Jan Bruns Ground Crew)
  • 4 Cami Ronchetto and Linda LaFontaine (2009) 61:50
  • 5 Carol Heddinghaus and Abigail Tuttle (2009) 65:02
  • 6 TJ Adkins & Chris Jump (2008) 78:00
  • 7 Hannah Grow and Marissa Weber (2009) 78:48
  • 8 Mackenzie and Marissa Manring (2010) 81:42
  • 9 Edie Jackson & Christina Glauner (2006) 100:32

Men's Tandem

  • 1 West Hansen and David Kelly (2010) 36:48
  • 2 Wally Werderich and Nick Josefik (2010) 37:02
  • 3 Kevin Schwartz and Matt Green (2010) 38:48
  • 4 Phil Reed and Mitch Anderson (2010) 38:49 (Denise Reed, Ground Crew)
  • 5 Dave and Will Anderson (2009) 38:59 (Bill Anderson and Jessica Anderson, Ground Crew)
  • 6 Bryan Hopkins and Joe Mann (2009) 42:22
  • 7 Phil Bowden & Lee Deviney (2008) 42:32
  • 8 James Kaufman & Ryan Slebos (2008) 42:35
  • 9 Wally Werderich and Nick Josefik (2009) 43:24
  • 10 West Hansen & Richard Steppe (2007) 44:27

Mixed Tandem

  • 1 Chuck and Di McHenry (2010) 41:26 (Charles Bruns crew captain and Raymond Brugger)
  • 2 Katie Pfefferkorn and West Hansen (2009) 44:32 (Bill Noble, Dan Grubbs, Mary Jo Pfefferkorn, Isabella and Ann Hansen, Ground Crew)
  • 3 Chuck and Di McHenry (2009) 47:26
  • 4 Diane Diebold and Daryl Simon (2010) 47:37
  • 5 Hilary Kelly and Ron Ladzinski (2009) 51:50
  • 6 Dan Wright and Christy Yount (2010) 58:13
  • 7 Mark and Brigitte Scott (2010) 59:14 (Breese Holden, Ground Crew)
  • 8 Rick and Lauren Haggard (2009) 61:36
  • 9 Sonya Tomes and Matt Keeven (2009) 62:18 (Eddie and Kathy Keeven-Ground Crew)
  • 10 Tom Clark and Angie Maggard (2010) 64:26

Men's Team Division (3-6 paddlers)

  • 1 West Hansen, Richard Steppe, David Anderson, David Kelly, Jeff Glock, Mike Rendon (2008) 36:19 (Bill Noble, John Glock and Bill Anderson, Ground Crew)
  • 2 John Bugge, Andres Cabb (2008) 39:50
  • 3 Jeff, Kevin and David Moore (2010) 45:53
  • 4 Green, Schwartz, Wilson, Cowley (2009) 46:42
  • 5 Jeff Jager, Matt Laughlin and Dan Deutermann (2010) 56:29
  • 6 Ralph Hernandez, Bill Jones and Rudy Bears (2010) 59:11
  • 7 Ronk, Stoffells, Meyer, Beck, Brumley, Young (2009) 60:11
  • 8 Gordon, Gordon, Geisinger (2009) 60:58
  • 9 Jeb, Rashad, Paul and Danny Brugman 61:51
  • 10 Jeff Koenings, Mike Devine and Patrick Dreiling 62:35

Mixed Team Division (3-6 paddlers, at least 50% female)

  • 1 Dan Grubbs, Christina Glauner, Di McHenry, Zahaim Abdullah (2008) 51:24

Dragon Boat/Voyageur Class

  • Christina Glauner, Lisa Grossman, Eric Farris, Jonathan Redfern, Joseph Ringling, Black Coffee, Doug Jennings, Scott Swafford, Ken Tilford, Will Murphy, Jeff Barrow, Ryan Mason, Rick Wise, Sean Butler, Mark Handley, Krista Patterson, Kelly Sumner, Barry Brown, Joseph Heger, Michael Maples (2010) 38:05 (Maria Crusius, Bob Collins, Maurita Collins, Dianne Maurer, Kelly Barth, Lisa Swafford and Eric McClelland, Groundcrew)

Most Finishes

  • (5) Katie Pfefferkorn (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)
  • (5) Di McHenry (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)
  • (5) Marek Uliasz (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)
  • (5) West Hansen (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)
  • (5) Chuck McHenry (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)

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