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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Intro by Pumpkin
RAGBRAI 50 is on the horizon so on the show this week Anne Lawrie and Matt Phippen from RAGBRAI are on to talk about what it takes to put on the weeklong event. Recently Scott Sumpter sat down with Anne and Matt to ask them some tough questions about registration and the value riders get, giving back to Iowa communities, and general logistics. As Anne mentioned, RAGBRAI comes down to two things: rider experience, and the communities RAGBRAI visits. www.RAGBRAI.com www.bikeiowa.com www.murphologypodcast.com
This week meet Jay Indovino. Back in 2009 Jay started a bicycle event called Pedal the Cause in St. Louis. His goal was to raise money for cancer research, and to date, Pedal the Cause has raised millions and millions of dollars. Jay was executive director until 2020 and is on to tell us what it is like to run a top notch, first class event, where 100% of rider donations go directly to cancer research. Jay now consults others on how to run a success event at i5 Enterprises. He also bikes, and a few years back he was part of the Worldwide Technology Team who participated in Race Across America. They biked across the U.S. in 7 days 7 hours! www.RAGBRAI.com www.pedalthecause.com www.i5-enterprises.com www.murphologypodcast.com
This week Mark Wyatt is on to talk about mountain biking in Iowa. Of course there are no mountains in Iowa but there are plenty of elevation changes that provide some pretty interesting and technical single track for those you like to mountain bike. Mark is the executive director for the Iowa Bicycle Coalition, a nonprofit organization working to promote Iowa cycling as safe and enjoyable recreation as well as transportation. They have a cool e-book on mountain biking available for download. https://www.iowabicyclecoalition.org/guides/download-mountain-bicycling-in-iowa/ www.RAGBRAI.com www.IowaBicycleCoalition.org www.murphologypodcast.com
This week is another great ParrotTalk. AP rounds out her series on RAGBRAI 9. On this episode she reads some great articles by both Donald Kaul and John Karras, written back in 1981 about the dreaded Soggy Monday. A miserable day of cold temps, rain and wind that was bad enough to have a commemorative patch made! www.RAGBRAI.com www.murphologypodcast.com
This week we have an important legislative update from Mark Wyatt. Mark is the executive director for the Iowa Bicycle Coalition, a nonprofit organization working to promote Iowa cycling as safe and enjoyable recreation as well as transportation. Mark is on to tell us about the District Leader program. Join us for The Great Iowa Fall Ride this October 8! More info: RAGBRAI.com www.RAGBRAI.com www.IowaBicycleCoalition.org www.murphologypodcast.com
ParrotTalk takes us back to a series of classic (and hilarious) Donald Kaul "Over the Coffee" columns. In which our beloved RAGBRAI co-founder struggles with headwinds, directions, sagging, and taking smart-aleck comments from his friends. It's actually very funny we promise! It just goes to show that we love... and don't love... some of the same things about RAGBRAI some 40 + years later. Join us for The Great Iowa Fall Ride this October 8! More info: RAGBRAI.com www.MurphologyPodcast.com www.RAGBRAI.com
On the show this week is Scott Sumpter. Scott is an avid cyclist who takes adventure to a whole new level. He has raced in all kinds of crazy long distance events where the roads turn to mud and the weather is anything but pleasant. He rides year round on a variety of types of bikes and when he is not biking he is in his adventure van heading to the next biking event. And in his free time he runs a very cool website called BikeIowa.com. He is on today to tell you more about BikeIowa as well as his most recent trip biking the White Rim Trail in Canyonlands National Park. www.ragbrai.com www.bikeiowa.com www.murphologypodcast.com
Are you ready for a murder mystery that involves bicycles? This week Murph and AP take you back to 1919, where we discuss a famous unsolved mystery. The Green Bicycle Case was a British murder investigation and subsequent trial pertaining to the fatal shooting of Bella Wright near the village of Little Stretton, Leicestershire on July 5, 1919. Wright was killed by a single bullet wound to the face. The case takes its name from the fact that on the evening of her death, Wright had been seen cycling in the company of a man, Ronald Light, who was riding a green bicycle. Listen in and decide for yourself if suspect Ronald Light is guilty, or innocent! www.ragbrai.com www.murphologypodcast.com
On this episode meet Erin Trautmann. This summer, Erin, a teacher, biked the entire East Coast Greenway in 47 days! The East Coast Greenway connects 15 states, 450 cities and towns, and has over 3,000 miles of people-powered trails plus low traffic roads. The East Coast Greenway spans from the Canadian border of Maine all the way to Key West, Florida — and it is considered the country’s longest biking and walking route. Erin is going to tell us about her experience as a solo traveler riding the East Coast Greenway. The nonprofit called 'East Coast Greenway Alliance' leads the development of the trail network and to date, about 1,000 miles of it is protected trail with the intention to increase that number. www.ragbrai.com www.greenway.org www.murphologypodcast.com
On the show today is Maggie Livelsberger. Maggie recently placed first in the single speed women’s category in the Gravel Worlds Long Voyage, which is a 300 mile gravel race. Maggie completed this event in just under 26 hours and placed third female overall in this distance! Earlier this year she decided to try out long distance endurance events on a single speed, researched and put together her perfect bike thanks to Knolly Bikes and has enjoyed it so much she is gearing up for a 487 mile race in October, the Arkansas High Country South Loop, which includes over 32,000 feet of climb! “For some, a bike becomes a bit of who we are, and a lens to view the world. After hours together - of a ride, a race, or a journey to somewhere far away, a bike changes to something new, something deeply loved and respected.” - Maggie www.ragbrai.com www.murphologypodcast.com
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