Launch at Kaw Point
Six teammates began the 340-mile course with a shared boat, shared preparation, and a commitment to move as one crew.
MR340 2026 / Mission Record
The race attempt
ended early.
We entered the Missouri River with six teammates and a clear objective. A serious heat-related medical emergency changed the conditions of the mission. Five teammates continued into the night before increasing physical strain made withdrawal the responsible decision.
Mission status
Race attempt concluded at Miami
Distance recorded
104.91 miles
Elapsed race time
15:07:25
Course completed
30.9 percent
01 / THE RECORD
What happened
An honest account.
This page is not a finish-line story. It is the permanent record of an attempt that changed, the decisions that followed, and the responsibility to learn from them.
Beyond the Teams began the 2026 MR340 at Kaw Point with a six-man crew. Approximately twelve hours into the race, one teammate experienced a serious heat-related medical emergency and had to leave the course to receive care.
The remaining five continued into the night. As the cumulative physical strain increased, the team reached Miami and assessed the conditions in front of them. Continuing was no longer the responsible choice. The race attempt concluded after 104.91 miles.
The objective had been to finish 340 miles together. We did not accomplish that objective. What followed was equally clear: protect the team, account for the decision honestly, and use the review to strengthen every mission that comes next.
Choosing safety over pride did not lower the standard. It applied the standard to the conditions the team was actually facing.
02 / THE ARTIFACT
The route completed
Kaw Point to Miami.
Historical route and checkpoint figures are based on the final RaceOwl split record. Post-withdrawal tracker movement has been excluded.
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Distance recorded
104.91MI
Final RaceOwl checkpoint total
Elapsed race time
15:07:25
Start to arrival at Miami
Estimated moving time
14:35
Sum of recorded split times
Overall pace
6.9MPH
Distance divided by elapsed time
Moving average
7.2MPH
Distance divided by split time
Checkpoints reached
9
Riverfront Park through Miami
View the official checkpoint record
| Checkpoint | Arrival | Total distance | Elapsed | Split distance | Split speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverfront Park | 8:27 AM | 4.51 mi | 01:27:47 | 4.51 mi | 3.08 mph |
| LaBenite | 9:33 AM | 14.98 mi | 02:33:39 | 10.47 mi | 9.54 mph |
| Cooley Lake | 10:48 AM | 26.47 mi | 03:48:25 | 11.48 mi | 9.22 mph |
| Ft Osage | 11:14 AM | 30.45 mi | 04:14:05 | 3.98 mi | 9.31 mph |
| Napoleon | 12:13 PM | 39.00 mi | 05:13:57 | 8.55 mi | 8.58 mph |
| Lexington | 1:40 PM | 51.27 mi | 06:40:44 | 12.26 mi | 8.48 mph |
| Waverly | 4:50 PM | 74.23 mi | 09:50:02 | 22.96 mi | 8.49 mph |
| Hills Island | 7:48 PM | 86.38 mi | 12:48:31 | 12.15 mi | 4.22 mph |
| Miami | 10:07 PM | 104.91 mi | 15:07:25 | 18.53 mi | 8.01 mph |
03 / THE SEQUENCE
Mission timeline
The conditions changed.
The timeline is presented as a factual sequence rather than a highlight reel. Additional context will be added after the post-mission review.
Medical emergency
A serious heat-related emergency required one teammate to leave the race and receive care. The mission conditions changed immediately.
Five continue
The remaining crew continued downstream while monitoring the mounting physical strain and the team's ability to operate safely.
Attempt concludes at Miami
After 104.91 miles, the team withdrew. Care and recovery took priority over completing the remaining course.
04 / THE DECISION
Why the team stopped
Responsibility over pride.
Endurance matters. So does judgment. When the risk to the team outgrew the value of continuing, withdrawal became the correct operational decision.
Protect the team
No objective is more important than the people responsible for carrying it out.
Read the conditions
Plans must respond to reality. Continuing only because stopping is difficult is not discipline.
Own the outcome
The attempt ended short of its objective. The record should say that plainly.
Improve the next mission
The review matters only if its lessons change preparation, safeguards, and execution.
05 / THE REVIEW
What comes next
Lessons require work.
The post-mission review is still underway. These sections are structured now so the findings can be added without changing the purpose of the archive.
Training and readiness
How preparation translated to race conditions, where assumptions held, and where the plan needs to become more specific.
Review in progressMedical and heat protocols
What the team observed, how the response unfolded, and which safeguards should be strengthened before the next endurance mission.
Review in progressCrew systems and decisions
Communication, pacing, logistics, and the decision thresholds that shaped the final hours of the attempt.
Review in progress
06 / THE TEAM
Voyageur division / Team 5326
Six entered together.
The archive keeps the focus on the crew as a whole. Individual reflections, interviews, and first-person accounts can be added after each teammate has had the time and space to participate.
Team 01Mike Charbonnet
Team 02Dwight Settle
Team 03Conrad Kress
Team 04Roger Jay Tansley
Team 05Marc Brakebill
Team 06Jack Cover
The full account / Coming soon
A documentary record.
Footage, interviews, and post-mission reflections are being assembled into a fuller account of the attempt. The film will make room for the difficult moments, the decisions behind them, and the lessons that cannot be captured by a race result.
In development
The work continues beyond this race.
Beyond the Teams will carry the lessons of the MR340 into future missions and continue raising support for organizations serving veterans, first responders, and frontline communities.