There are many ways to fail at the MR340. Each year, hundreds of boats launch into this competition along the Missouri River between Kansas City and St. Charles—the world’s longest nonstop paddling ...

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I wake up and go straight out for a cold-water swim-the best way to start the day on a trip. It's a crisp morning with late-August chill and mist rising. Still toasty from the sleeping bag, I plunge ...

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