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What does ‘off season’ fitness mean to you? Do you have a winter routine that is different from your summer routine? AP and Murph are on this episode to share how they focus on fitness during the winter months. They provide tips on how to cross train, thoughts on indoor trainers, and ideas on how to keep your mental focus sharp as you ramp up for next spring! Cycling Coach Ertl’s tips on training:...

Luke Hoffman is on this episode to talk about bikes and advocacy. Recently named the Executive Director at the Iowa Bicycle Coalition, Luke, who has been an avid cyclist in Iowa for many years, shares with Murph and AP the importance of building public partnerships and empowering cyclists with the ability to make a direct impact on the public safety of our roadways for cyclists. In an announcement...

Murph caught up with some first time RAGBRAI riders to hear how their first time biking across the state went. Today is the fourth and final 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 Jeff from St. Louis who finished his first RAGBRAI and shares his experience riding across Iowa, noticing just...

Part 3 of our Rider Recap series. Murph caught up with some first time RAGBRAI riders to hear how their first time biking across the state went. Today is the third 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 Eric from Marion who shares his experience riding in the big crowds of RAGBRAI L, and wh...

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.c...

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 bu...

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 sla...

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 YouTub...

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 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 fir...

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...

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!

More interviews from awesome RAGBRAI riders from EXPO Day, tune in!

On todays episode Murph and AP interview many different RAGBRAI riders and get an inside scoop on their adventures!

Murph and AP checking in on the road after day 3 of RAGBRAI, tune in! Stop by and see us in each over night town at the Just Go Bike booth!

Sitting down today with Ride the Rockies director Sabra Nagel, an Iowa native working as a SAG driver this week.

Murph and AP are podcasting live everyday at the expo podcast booth come say hi! Today's episode is with Beth Howard an author of the book The World Needs More Pie and is working on a documentary throughout RAGBRAI about pie, find out more at theworldneedsmorepie.com

This episode is all about the 2023 RAGBRAI overnight in Des Moines. Murph interviewed a community member from each of the overnight towns and asked them what they have planned for us, and this is all about Des Moines. Whether this is your very first RAGBRAI or you are a RAGBRAI veteran, this year will be full of all things Iowa. The people of Iowa are really what make RAGBRAI a one of a kind event...

This episode is all about the 2023 RAGBRAI route. Murph interviewed a community member from each of the overnight towns and asked them what they have planned for us. Whether this is your very first RAGBRAI or you are a RAGBRAI veteran, this year will be full of all things Iowa. The people of Iowa are really what make RAGBRAI a one of a kind event. You probably already know, but you will soon be pa...

Have you tried a Tailwind yet? It’s a Golden Ale celebrating all things RAGBRAI and it is from Big Grove, the official Brewery of RAGBRAI!! On this episode Murph talks with some of the breweries you will see along the 2023 route. Iowa breweries are rich with history and have passion for their craft that shows in the products they produce! On this episode we feature Big Grove as well as GeZellig, M...

Marley Blonsky will be riding her first RAGBRAI in 2023!! If you don’t know Marley yet, she is a big time adventure cyclist who does all kinds of crazy cool bicycle adventures, she's an influencer, and she advocates for people of all sizes, genders, races, ages, income levels and abilities to be included and welcomed in the bike community. A few years back Marley and Kailey were filmed while on a...

Calling all RAGBRAI Newbies! The JustGoBike Podcast presents a special series called RAGBRAI 101, for RAGBRAI first timers and veterans alike. RAGBRAI 101 answers riders biggest questions from what to pack, how to train, and how to survive the great bicycle ride across Iowa! Hosted by Kathy Murphy, from the Murphology Podcast, the series provides episodes based on listener questions. If you have a...

Jason Carolan is on this episode to tell us about his experience riding Ride The Rockies. Jason and his company Flexential have been longtime supporters of Ride The Rockies and Jason has been riding it for well over a decade. Ride The Rockies is a week-long bicycle tour in Colorado that has been around since the mid 80’s. It is loosely modeled after RAGBRAI and this year the ride was supposed to b...