Stay ConnectedThe award winning JustGoBike Podcast is all about the culture of biking just for the fun of it, and tales from the RAGBRAI Nation. Your hosts Kathy Murphy (Murphology), and Andrea Parrott (RAGBRAI and ParrotTalk), are joined by a variety of guests each week that delve into the social side of cycling.
Come for the bikes, stay for the fun, leave with a smile.
So…. just go bike!
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Sabra Nagel, executive director of Ride The Rockies, is back to chat about the 2023 ride and what we can look forward to in 2024. She is joined by Anne Lawrie, who runs the Cycling Division for Ventures Endurance. We chat about the ride, the crew, as well as rider survey results and how we can make the next Ride The Rockies even better in the future. https://ridetherockies.com https://soundcloud.com/justgobike/episode-253-an-overview-of-ride-the-rockies-with-director-sabra-nagel www.ragbrai.com www.murphologypodcast.com
On this episode meet Nick and Christian from 99 Counties…they describe themselves as the “new school” farmers trying to bring back the “old school” farms. 99 Counties works directly with small regenerative farmers who care deeply for the soil, plants, and animals they raise. They buy their animals for meat at a premium so they can make a living and tend for more land, and then work with skilled butchers and sausage makers, a lost art and an industry in decline. Nick and Christian talk about their products, farming methods, and the connection to RAGBRAI. Consumers can purchase products for delivery at 99counties.com. www.99counties.com https://ragbrai.com/praise-the-lard/ https://ragbrai.com/thegreatiowafallride/ www.ragbrai.com www.murphologypodcast.com
On the podcast today meet Julia Rose who is on to talk about a fall ride full of fun but also full of history. It is a weekend ride coming up September 15-17, 2023 and it is called the Iowa Underground Railroad Ride. It is a fully supported bike ride with just under 70 miles each day. The majority of Underground Railroad activity in Iowa took place in Fremont and Mills counties, where fugitive slaves traveled from western Missouri. Southeastern Iowa also had many fugitive slaves from northeastern Missouri making their way to the Mississippi River and Illinois. Riders will get to tour the historic Todd House in Tabor and also explore the grounds of the Hitchcock House in Lewis. For ride information as well as history on the Iowa Underground Railroad, the website is iowaundergroundrailroadride.com. www.ragbrai.com www.murphologypodcast.com
Alex and Chester pedaled their unicycles all the way across Iowa during RAGBRAI L!! The boys, aged 16 and 13, self taught themselves to balance and pedal on a unicycle and after a test run cycling on the Katy Trail in Missouri they decided to join the family and ride their unicycles 500 miles from river to river in Iowa! They are on this episode to share their story. Be sure to follow their YouTube page: https://m.youtube.com/@worldofunicycles and also their Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/world_of_unicycles/ www.ragbrai.com www.murphologypodcast.com https://m.youtube.com/@worldofunicycles
Did you know that every year there is a dedicated group of medical professionals who spend all of RAGBRAI with one purpose….to take care of us?! CEO Bob Libby and his team at Care Ambulance are on route all day every day, answering calls to medical situations, serious accidents, and everything in between such as sunburns, saddle sores and dehydration. Bob is on the podcast to tell us about his company, his staff, and some of the stats they experienced on RAGBRAI L. Thanks Bob for all you and your team does for RAGBRAI each year!! http://www.careambulance.us/ www.ragbrai.com www.murphologypodcast.com
Murph caught up with some first time RAGBRAI riders to hear how their first time biking across the state went. Today is the second episode in a series of great interviews with riders from all over the country, each with a unique and interesting short story. On this episode meet Drew from Wisconsin who at age 27 survived a heart attack and made the decision to train and come to Iowa to ride his first RAGBRAI, Kelly and Craig from Kentucky who shared some great stories about their week, Charles from St. Louis who rode solo but made all kinds of new friends, and finally Taylor from Iowa City, who made an incredible comeback after crashing his mountain bike several years ago and breaking his neck. www.ragbrai.com www.murphologypodcast.com
Murph caught up with some first time RAGBRAI riders to hear how their first time biking across the state went. Today is the first episode in a series of great interviews with riders from all over the country, each with a unique and interesting short story. On this episode meet Greg from Minnesota who rode RAGBRAI with his daughter, plus Kit who is a meteorologist from Denver, and also 11 year old Orlando who pedaled every mile, river to river!! www.ragbrai.com www.murphologypodcast.com
Some special RAGBRAI riders join us on this new episode!
Murph and AP live from Tama-Toledo! Happy last day of RAGBRAI 50!
More RAGBRAI riders and families join us from EXPO day for another great episode of Just Go Bike! Tune in to this live coverage of RAGBRAI 50!
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