River Rats

"Doing this race is like having a baby. When it's all over, you forget the pain and remember how good it felt to stop. Then you start again and say, 'Why am I doing this again?'" -Cami Ronchetto talks about the Missouri River 340, a kayak race across the Show-Me State at the end of July. She and the amazing Linda LaFontaine won the women's tandem division in 2009 and are competing again this year. Read my Inside Columbia article here (page 61).