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Bossier City to Morgan City kayak race- 410 miles
Posted on 9/25/15 at 2:13 pm
Posted on 9/25/15 at 2:13 pm
Tomorrow morning at 9:00am the race starts. Links to track the racers can be found below. For those of you that live along the waterways, I thought you may want to track the progress of the participants. I'm headed to California tonightso I'm not participating in this one.
The first 275 miles to Port Barre are non stop and then the racers join in with the Tour du Teche racers in a stage race format to Berwick, La
Info and links
LINK to main race web site
LINK to track all racers for first 275 miles. This page may not be maintaijed after they reach Port Barre so I'm including a few individual tracking pages below.
David's track page
Denise's spot tracker
brad's spot tracker
General info
THURSDAY, 24 SEPTEMBER 2015
The inaugural Tour de la Riviere Rouge and the 410 de Louisiane, ultra-marathon races for canoes and kayaks, will literally start with a bang this Saturday, September 26.
An elite group of long-distance paddlers will start from under the Shreveport-Barksdale Bridge at Shrevepor-Bossier City at 9am. And about the same time, down in Alexandria, they're going to be blowing up the 79 year-old O.K. Allen Bridge, shutting down that section of the Red River from 24 to 36 hours. The bridge was originally supposed to be destroyed on September 19, but the contractor had a problem assembling the materials, so it was postponed until this Saturday.
No problem.
The racers will motor-portage around the demolition site, taking out at the Fort Buhlow Recreation Site on the left bank and putting back in at Amphitheater Park in downtown Alexandria on the right bank.
The portage is about six miles, similar to the required portage from Krotz Springs, on the Atchafalaya River, to Bayou Courtableau and the final stretch to Port Barre.
The first 275 miles to Port Barre are non stop and then the racers join in with the Tour du Teche racers in a stage race format to Berwick, La
Info and links
LINK to main race web site
LINK to track all racers for first 275 miles. This page may not be maintaijed after they reach Port Barre so I'm including a few individual tracking pages below.
David's track page
Denise's spot tracker
brad's spot tracker
General info
THURSDAY, 24 SEPTEMBER 2015
The inaugural Tour de la Riviere Rouge and the 410 de Louisiane, ultra-marathon races for canoes and kayaks, will literally start with a bang this Saturday, September 26.
An elite group of long-distance paddlers will start from under the Shreveport-Barksdale Bridge at Shrevepor-Bossier City at 9am. And about the same time, down in Alexandria, they're going to be blowing up the 79 year-old O.K. Allen Bridge, shutting down that section of the Red River from 24 to 36 hours. The bridge was originally supposed to be destroyed on September 19, but the contractor had a problem assembling the materials, so it was postponed until this Saturday.
No problem.
The racers will motor-portage around the demolition site, taking out at the Fort Buhlow Recreation Site on the left bank and putting back in at Amphitheater Park in downtown Alexandria on the right bank.
The portage is about six miles, similar to the required portage from Krotz Springs, on the Atchafalaya River, to Bayou Courtableau and the final stretch to Port Barre.
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Posted on 9/25/15 at 2:21 pm to tigers win2
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Bossier City to Morgan City kayak race- 410 miles
Added to list of things I will never do.
Good for them though.
Posted on 9/25/15 at 2:35 pm to tigers win2
shite, my buddies went from Cash Point to downtown Shreveport thinking it would be a quick yak trip. Hours later they worn out. 
This post was edited on 9/25/15 at 2:35 pm
Posted on 9/25/15 at 3:21 pm to tigers win2
There are too many pirates on that river. I shant be participating
Posted on 9/26/15 at 10:56 am to 4X4DEMON
Race is underway. They will spend the next 5-7 days on the water.
Pic from race tracker of progress
Pic from race tracker of progress
Posted on 9/26/15 at 7:52 pm to tigers win2
Do the solo guys go without sleep for the entire race or can they tag team out at checkpoints?
Posted on 9/26/15 at 11:22 pm to I B Freeman
No tag team wether solo or group. Only those that start can participate. It's all about managing caloric intake versus energy expended given the outook of the conditions. Sleep when you have to or when nature (lightning) makes you.
Edit: it's all about the conditions. A sun burn, a blister on your hand or simply getting river water on your hydration system mouth piece can take you out of the race.
Edit: it's all about the conditions. A sun burn, a blister on your hand or simply getting river water on your hydration system mouth piece can take you out of the race.
This post was edited on 9/26/15 at 11:27 pm
Posted on 9/27/15 at 10:52 am to tigers win2
That sounds really hard! Is anyone documenting this on video?
Posted on 9/27/15 at 11:45 am to tigers win2
man, this is an interesting concept... 
Posted on 9/30/15 at 12:37 pm to tigers win2
First male solo paddler arrived in Port Barre about 20 minutes ago. Started Saturday morning at 9am and just finished 275 miles. If you want to see his track, look in OP for "David tracker"
Now they join in with Tour du teche participants.
A picture of bayou Teche this morning near franklin. The entire bayou if filled with floating vegitation. Hopefully it clears out by Sunday when racers get there. That stuff is horrible to paddle through/over. I got stuck in some at 3am the first year of the teche race. Took an hour to go 30 yards and thought I was going to snap my paddle. Looks very snakey too while you're trapped in it.
Now they join in with Tour du teche participants.
A picture of bayou Teche this morning near franklin. The entire bayou if filled with floating vegitation. Hopefully it clears out by Sunday when racers get there. That stuff is horrible to paddle through/over. I got stuck in some at 3am the first year of the teche race. Took an hour to go 30 yards and thought I was going to snap my paddle. Looks very snakey too while you're trapped in it.
This post was edited on 9/30/15 at 12:42 pm
Posted on 9/30/15 at 2:21 pm to tigers win2
this is really cool! keep the OB up to date
Posted on 9/30/15 at 2:36 pm to tigers win2
My cousin is in this race. He made it to Port Barre this morning.
Posted on 9/30/15 at 3:43 pm to tigers win2
Need to get a few guys with mud motors to chop them lillies and possibly make it easier for the yakers.
Posted on 9/30/15 at 6:16 pm to CHEDBALLZ
good idea. up voted for ingenuity
Posted on 9/30/15 at 9:04 pm to tigers win2
That bayou isn't going to clear out. Good luck to those guys!
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