Two separate teams of canoeists are attempting to break the record for the fastest trip down the Mississippi. That record, which was set in 2003, is 18 days.
The teams are MMZERO and Mississippi Speed Record.
Team MMZERO is currently near Cairo, Illinois, and hopes to finish in five or six days in order to set the new record. You can read all about them and even follow their progress at their website.
Mississippi Speed Record has just begun paddling and is still in Minnesota near the Mississippi headwaters. You can meet their team members and follow their progress here.
