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05/02/2023 04:18PM
Vernon Kruger once held the record and I heard him speak shortly after he set it. I approached him after his speech to talk about his favorite parts of the river, but quickly realized that paddling that fast and through the night didn't leave a lot of time for him to enjoy himself.
I will paddle eternal, Kevlar and carbon.
05/02/2023 04:35PM
missmolly: "Vernon Kruger once held the record and I heard him speak shortly after he set it. I approached him after his speech to talk about his favorite parts of the river, but quickly realized that paddling that fast and through the night didn't leave a lot of time for him to enjoy himself. "
With Valerie paddling bow!
05/02/2023 08:52PM
fadersup: "missmolly: "Vernon Kruger once held the record and I heard him speak shortly after he set it. I approached him after his speech to talk about his favorite parts of the river, but quickly realized that paddling that fast and through the night didn't leave a lot of time for him to enjoy himself. "
With Valerie paddling bow!
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That is an awesome pic!!!
"The future ain't what it used to be" Yogi Berra
05/05/2023 04:09PM
Thanks for posting Frenchy19. Their plan is to launch this Sunday +/-. Scott Miller has put together a strong, well experienced adventure racing team. River conditions will be starting out favorable but much can happen in 2300 miles.
They put together a nice prerace video of the 4 talking about the trip. Let's you get to know who they are a little bit before they launch. It's on their facebook site.
Good luck to Scott, Jud, Paul, and Wally.
The Team
They put together a nice prerace video of the 4 talking about the trip. Let's you get to know who they are a little bit before they launch. It's on their facebook site.
Good luck to Scott, Jud, Paul, and Wally.
The Team
05/11/2023 07:55AM
They launched yesterday at 6 am and are now a little over a day into it. Wow! The physical and mental challenge they have in front of them.
Here is the link to their InReach satellite tracking map.
Mississippi Speed Record team tracking
Here is the link to their InReach satellite tracking map.
Mississippi Speed Record team tracking
05/15/2023 03:36PM
Update- Team Mississippi Speed Record is doing great so far! They're into Iowa and are about 14 hours ahead of record pace. That is a huge accomplishment this early into the route. Lots of updates on their Facebook site for those interested in watching and cheering them on.
05/16/2023 09:51AM
BeaV: "Update- Team Mississippi Speed Record is doing great so far! They're into Iowa and are about 14 hours ahead of record pace. That is a huge accomplishment this early into the route. Lots of updates on their Facebook site for those interested in watching and cheering them on."
Are they just warming up for the Kruger Challenge? Driving to Grand Rapids and seeing the river levels up here I can see why this would be the year. Unbelievable the current and water levels. The current they are in now must be sketchy... I hope they are safe the whole way...
Nctry
05/23/2023 11:16AM
It is always fun to keep an eye on these teams, particularly around waters I'm familiar with. I'm still waiting for one of the teams to take the Grey Cloud Channel short cut near my home in Cottage Grove, MN. It was reopened a few years ago after being blocked up for a long time. It can get a little shallow in a couple spots, but with the higher waters this spring I doubt the team would have had any trouble. In a race, every mile matters! Best of luck to the team as they close in on their goal.
05/23/2023 02:30PM
JimmyJustice: "Eagle98
Looks like they took the longer route. "
Yeah, that's what I noticed too. I wonder if there are any rules that prevent them from using side channels? By my rough estimate, the Grey Cloud Channel shortens the distance by about 1.5-2 miles, so it isn't a ton in the grand scheme of the river...but it is definitely shorter. Of course, the current is undoubtedly a lot stronger in the main channel too, so maybe they make up in speed what they lose in distance by staying in the main channel?
05/26/2023 07:48AM
SouthernExposure: "At what specific point do they consider the end of the Mississippi River? At Venice, LA? or further?"
Further than that. Not familiar with the river but according to RaceOwl site that is tracking their progress, the race finish is at "Head of Passes". The team has roughly 90 miles to go.
06/15/2023 11:24AM
eagle98mn: "It is always fun to keep an eye on these teams, particularly around waters I'm familiar with. I'm still waiting for one of the teams to take the Grey Cloud Channel short cut near my home in Cottage Grove, MN. It was reopened a few years ago after being blocked up for a long time. It can get a little shallow in a couple spots, but with the higher waters this spring I doubt the team would have had any trouble. In a race, every mile matters! Best of luck to the team as they close in on their goal.
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Ha! I wish we would have gotten that intel before the trip. :-) We did try to take a lot of cuts that we knew about. We did not know them all though.
-Wally
06/15/2023 11:26AM
There will be a documentary coming out about our trip. The production company, Wilderness Mindset (wildernessmindset.com) followed us along during the trip. They were amazing!!! You can sign up on their website for a newsletter to get informed as to when the documentary will come out. It should be really neat...there are so many stories to tell about the trip.
Here is a trailer to keep you on the edge of your seat until the documentary comes out.
https://youtu.be/mrKdtp0Xy2c
Again, thank you so much to everyone for following along and caring about our adventure.
Cheers!!!
Wally Werderich
Here is a trailer to keep you on the edge of your seat until the documentary comes out.
https://youtu.be/mrKdtp0Xy2c
Again, thank you so much to everyone for following along and caring about our adventure.
Cheers!!!
Wally Werderich
06/15/2023 01:27PM
walldozer: "eagle98mn: "It is always fun to keep an eye on these teams, particularly around waters I'm familiar with. I'm still waiting for one of the teams to take the Grey Cloud Channel short cut near my home in Cottage Grove, MN. It was reopened a few years ago after being blocked up for a long time. It can get a little shallow in a couple spots, but with the higher waters this spring I doubt the team would have had any trouble. In a race, every mile matters! Best of luck to the team as they close in on their goal.
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Ha! I wish we would have gotten that intel before the trip. :-) We did try to take a lot of cuts that we knew about. We did not know them all though.
-Wally"
Cool! It is neat to know that it is an option at least. Like I said, it does get shallow under normal conditions, so a team would probably want to scout it in advance to be familiar with the channel. The intel is buried here on BWCA.com for whoever is next to challenge the river. Congrats on the record! :)
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