"Ultra Marathon Paddling," presentation by Bryan Hopkins
Channel: kcdigitalvideo
Date: 21/02/2016

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Ultra Marathon Paddling: Tips on preparing for the MR340 and other irrationally long races.
Presentation by Bryan Hopkins, MO. Dept. of Natural Resources and veteran kayak racer.

Big Muddy Speakers Series (Kansas City) hosted by 
Healthy Rivers Partnership (http://www.healthyriverspartnership.com/),
Lakeside Nature Center (http://www.lakesidenaturecenter.org/), and
RiverRelief (http://www.riverrelief.org/) 
at the Westport Coffeehouse Theater (http://www.westportcoffeehouse.com)
- Tuesday, November 24, 2015.

One of the premiere paddling race courses is right in Kansas City's
backyard – the Missouri River. This July will be the 11th Annual
Missouri American Water MR340 – a non-stop ultra-marathon paddle
race across the state of Missouri from Kansas City to St.
Charles. When the first MR340 was run in 2005, there were 16
boats. Last year there where over 400 boats in the race. In 2005
the MR340 was the first race of its kind on the Big Muddy. Since
then, there’s been an explosion of races up and down the Lower
Missouri and the Missouri River paddling community, once a bunch
of isolated groups of people crazy enough to paddle the big
river, has found a way to find each other.

Bryan Hopkins was in that first batch of racers 10 years ago, and
has grown to be a consistent contender in these long flat river
races. He shared tips on rigging your boat for distance racing,
nutritional strategies, training, and fundamentals such as boat
selection and race strategy.

He also discussed the unique challenges of racing the Missouri
River, such as dealing with night travel, wind, heat, insects,
fog, barges, jumping carp, wing dams and staying in the channel. 
He will also discuss insider tips on how to reduce blisters on
your hands, seat comfort, reducing chaffing, pain management and
more.

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Artist:
Brock Davisson
Marietta, OH, United States

Title:
"Eleven Rack Chickin' Pickin' With Rhythm" 

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