Episode 37 of SONG-A-WEEK - Michael Cassady and Paul Rust celebrate the upcoming “Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa” the only way they know how - with their new song “RAGBRAI”!
🚴🏽🚴🏻🚴🏽🚴🏻🚴🏿🚴🏼🚴🏽🚴🏻“RAGBRAI”
Written and sung by Michael Cassady and Paul Rust
Piano and trumpets by Michael Cassady
Drums by Tony Thaxton
Guitar and bass by Emeen Zarookian

Show produced by Tony Thaxton
Song produced by Emeen Zarookian

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"RAGBRAI" by Don't Stop Or We'll Die

Murph has completed her cross-country cycling adventure with Team Biking to Remember, raising over $32,000 for the Alzheimer's Association. AP and Murph talk about the final stretch through Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida as Murph and her team pedal to the ocean.
Follow her journey on Instagram and Facebook, search for Team Biking to Remember!
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www.ragbrai.com
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Episode 205: Murph Completes Her Bicycle Ride Across America

The lost files have been recovered! Here is a delayed recap of Day 6 on the 2022 RAGBRAI Route Inspection Ride. We rode our bikes about 63 miles from Charles City, through Ionia, Lawler, Wacoma, Hawkeye and into West Union. Join AP and ride director Matt Phippen for their recap of the day.
www.RAGBRAI.com
www. murphologypodcast.com

PreRide RAGBRAI Route Inspection Ride 2022 Day 6

On this episode meet 1984 Silver Medalist in the Summer Olympics, Nelson Vails. AKA Nelly and the Cheetah. Nelly is the 1st African American to medal in cycling. He has also been  2005 inducted into the Lehigh Valley Velodrome Cycling Hall of Fame as well as the US Bicycle Hall of Fame. He was back in Iowa for another RAGBRAI and we were lucky to get to spend some time with Nelly throughout the week. Check out his RAGBRAI recap video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4_byhDJtPk 
He agreed to come on the podcast to talk about his life…past, present and future, and also to provide a few fun tips for recreational riders.
www.ragbrai.com 
www.murphologypodcast.com
www.nelsonvails.com
Nelson Vails YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwxueCpnU16WlpqeEkJ3W-g

Episode 214: Meet Olympian Medalist Nelson Vails, Retired Road and Track Cyclist

This week meet Jeff Van Genderen, executive director for the Dream Team. He has been a mentor with the Dream Team since 2017 and shares with us plans for the 50th RAGBRAI. The Dream Team is a 5 month mentorship program for youth in the Des Moines area. The goal is to learn life skills, and so much more, one pedal stroke at a time. This is a completely volunteer based organization and this time of year they are getting ready to launch with a new team of both volunteer mentors along with the next generation of youth cyclists. Find out more about Jeff, and the team at www.dreamteamdesmoines.org.   
Registration for RAGBRAI L is open!! If you would like to bicycle across Iowa the last week of July, you can secure your spot by registering online at https://venturesendurance.enmotive.com/events/register/ragbrai-l.
www.ragbrai.com
www.dreamteamdesmoines.org 
www.murphologypodcast.com

Episode 237: The Dream Team Executive Director Jeff Van Genderen

RAGBRAI director Matt Phippen is on this episode to provide a recap of the 2023 RAGBRAI Route Inspection Ride. A small team of cyclists joined Matt in early June to pedal the same route that riders will ride during RAGBRAI. Matt talks with Murph about road conditions, how he is preparing the towns and also addresses a few hot topics like the mandatory 2 miles of gravel, and the status of the Guiness World Record attempt. Matt’s early advice: train for the hills, plan to get up early each day this year, and stay stocked up on water and nutrition as you ride across Iowa! 
www.ragbrai.com
www.murphologypodcast.com
VIP Experience packages for RAGBRAI L concerts are available if you want to upgrade your concert experience! 
https://ragbrai.com/concertseries/

Episode 258: RAGBRAI Director Matt Phippen Recaps the Route Inspection Ride

This week AP and Murph sit down with ride director Matt Phippen to talk about RAGBRAI LI and the 2024 route, along with his process on how to get the route from paper to reality. Matt dives into mileage, elevation and a bit about each of the 8 overnight towns on the RAGBRAI route. The overnight towns for RAGBRAI LI are: Glenwood, Red Oak, Atlantic, Winterset, Knoxville, Ottumwa, Mt Pleasant and Burlington. Registration is open now!!
Have a topic for a future episode? Message us at justgobikepodcast@gmail.com.
www.ragbrai.com
www.murphologypodcast.com
RAGBRAI LI Registration is open! 
https://ragbrai.com/ragbrai-li-registration/

Episode 289: Matt Phippen and an Overview of the 2024 RAGBRAI LI Route

Coffee drinkers, this episode is for you!! Murph caught up with just a handful of the coffee shops that you will find as you pedal across the state during RAGBRAI LI. Coffee shops included in this episode are:
Petite Cafe, Winterset https://www.facebook.com/petitecafeia
Tiger Lily Cafe, St. Charles https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555590788627
Central Park Coffee Co, Mt. Pleasant https://www.facebook.com/cpcoffeeco
Jilly’s Coffee & Cakes, Mediapolis https://www.facebook.com/jillyscoffee
Beancounter Coffeehouse, Burlington https://www.facebook.com/beancountercoffeehouse
Also included in this episode is Paul C to talk about his experience biking sober and being part of the Alcoholics Anonymous community. RAGBRAI will be posting the location of AA meetings that take place each day during RAGBRAI.
www.aa.org
Digital routes for RAGBRAI LI: https://ragbrai.com/maps/
Have a topic for a future episode? Message us at justgobikepodcast@gmail.com.
www.ragbrai.com

Episode 311: The Coffee Shops of RAGBRAI LI

On this ParrotTalk episode, both AP and Murph go over interesting survey results from a survey that went out late last fall. Listeners gave us the scoop on demographics, favorite episodes and topic suggestions.
Registration for RAGBRAI LII is open! www.ragbrai.com
Watch, or listen on our Just Go Bike YouTube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/@JustGoBikePodcast
Have a topic for a future episode? Message us at justgobikepodcast@gmail.com

Episode 336: ParrotTalk: Just Go Bike Podcast Survey Results

RAGBRAI holds a virtual town hall each month where riders can hear what is going on behind the scenes and also ask questions about RAGBRAI LII, our upcoming bike ride across the state. AP compiled some of those questions for this week’s ParrotTalk episode.
Top 10 Tips: https://ragbrai.com/top-10-tips-march-2025/
March Town Hall: https://ragbrai.com/ragbrai-march-townhall/
February Town Hall: https://ragbrai.com/ragbrai-february-townhall/
January Town Hall:  https://youtu.be/REDKPjtNOn4?si=D8l-Eev__j3vBGlWPortable Power Bank to charge your devices: https://a.co/d/15bpEPX 
Registration for RAGBRAI LII is open! www.ragbrai.com
Watch, or listen on our Just Go Bike YouTube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/@JustGoBikePodcast
Have a topic for a future episode? Message us at justgobikepodcast@gmail.com.

Episode 344: ParrotTalk: March RAGBRAI Town Hall Rider Q & A

Here is a recap of Day 05 of the 2025 Route Inspection  – Our day started in Iowa Falls, from there we visited Ackley, Aplington, Parkersburg, New Hartford and then into Cedar Falls for the night. 
Be sure to tune in to the JustGoBike Podcast for daily reports on each day's ride! Co-hosts AP and Murph will fill you in on the ups and downs of the route, news and highlights from the RAGBRAI LII communities, interviews with fellow Route Inspectors, and more!
Registration for RAGBRAI LII:  www.ragbrai.com
Watch, or listen on our Just Go Bike YouTube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/@JustGoBikePodcast
Have a topic for a future episode? 
Message us at justgobikepodcast@gmail.com.

2025 RAGBRAI Route Inspection Ride Day 5

The 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!

Theme song by Ryan Stier
Logo by Suzanne Milosevich
Intro by Pumpkin

2025 RAGBRAI Route Inspection Ride Day 5

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