T-Minus 48 Hours

In 48 hours we will begin an adventure and a challenge: paddling 340 miles on the Missouri River in the MR340 race. A few notes:


1.  What can YOU do to help?
This race is more about mental strength than it is about physical strength. We will have our cell phones with us, and will have access to social media. We are asking all friends and family to share words of encouragement with us by texting us or posting on our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/MR340Paddle/)


2. How can you track us?
There are two ways to track us:

          (i) We have a working SpotTracker, yay! You can track us here: SpotTracker - Paddle of the Sexes MR340 The SpotTracker will update our location every 2 1/2 minutes.

          (ii)  The official race tracker is RaceOwl. You can track us here: Race Owl - Paddle of the Sexes MR340 You can search by our boat number (8483), our team name (Paddle of the Sexes), or our names (Danielle Kincaid and Jeffrey Bargielski). The downside of RaceOwl is that you will only be able to see when we check in at the official checkpoints, which can be hours apart from each other.


3. When will we be at [Insert City]?
Bottom line: We don't know. We have intentions to be at certain cities by certain times, but Honeybee is not a car. We cannot put her on cruise control and anticipate being at a location at a set time. Things that may delay us include: barges, fog, storms, resupplying, injury to the boat, or injury to ourselves. Your best bet is to watch SpotTracker or RaceOwl. We will also be updating our Facebook page. However, there are deadlines for certain checkpoints; we most certainly hope to be at these checkpoints by the deadlines. If we don't meet the checkpoint times we will be disqualified and you will see DNF (Did Not Finish) on RaceOwl. The deadlines are below. We begin at Kaw Point in Kansas City (Rivermile 367) and end at Frontier Park in St. Charles (Rivermile 29).

          Kaw Point, mile 367, Tuesday, 8:00 a.m.
          Lexington, mile 317, Tuesday, 5:00 p.m.
          Waverly, mile 294, Tuesday, 9:00 p.m.
          Glasgow, mile 226, Wednesday, 6:00 p.m.
          Noren/Jeff City, mile 144, Thursday, 7:00 p.m.
          Hermann, mile 98, Friday, 10:00 a.m.
          Klondike, mile 56, Friday, 6:00 p.m.
          St. Charles/Frontier Park, mile 29, Friday, 11:59 p.m.


A year ago we agreed to do the MR340 together and now here we are: in less than 48 hours we will begin one of the craziest adventures of our lives!!! We're hoping for fast moving water, comfortable temperatures, and maybe a bit of fun. A shower, pillow, and toilet are going to feel amazing on Friday as we (hopefully!) successfully complete the 2018 MR340.