Today is all about the Wabash Trace Nature Trail. This unpaved crushed limestone rail trail stretches 63 miles through scenic southwest Iowa countryside, starting in Council Bluffs, Iowa and passes through some great communities including Mineola, Silver City, Malvern, Imogene, Shenandoah, Coin and Blanchard. Such a great way to generate tourism for small communities. The website is wabashtrace.org and a yearlong pass is only $20. Daily passes are $2. Most of the trail is lined with a tree canopy and this rail trail included over 70 bridges! On the podcast this week you will hear from a couple of the founders of this privately owned trail, who remain very active in keeping it maintained, and you will also hear from one of the participants in the recent Birds and Bees supported ride I did with the charter service called Pork Belly Ventures. 
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www.wabashtrace.org
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Episode 78: Exploring the Wabash Trace Nature Trail

Coach David Ertl, certified level 1 cycling coach through USA Cycling is on today. Coach Ertl has been coaching for over 20 years! Each year he provides RAGBRAI riders with a training plan as well as tips to make your ride more enjoyable. And all of it is free! A few tips from Coach Ertl worth highlighting:
Hills: don’t avoid them when training!
Water: drink more than you think you need
Food: don’t stuff yourself!
Find the Training Log at https://ragbrai.com/ragbrai-training-lets-get-ready-to-ride-in-2022/
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Episode 193: Coach Ertl's 2022 Training Plan for a Successful RAGBRAI

This week meet the guys from ReadyRiders.bike. Mike and Steve recently packed up their bikes and rode the entire Great American Rail Trail. It took them 90 days to pedal over 4,000 miles of mixed terrain surfaces, passing through 14 states as they made their way from Washington DC to Washington state. They are on to tell us about their experiences biking across the country with everything they needed packed on their bikes. Speaking of Rails to Trails, I interviewed Kevin Belanger, a trail planner for Rails to Trails back in episode 89. Kevin’s focus was on the Great American Rail-Trail which is an effort to connect a multi-use trail across the country and so far they are over half done with 2,000 miles completed. This is a non profit organization and you can check out their website at railstotrails.org. Also, you should check out The Ready Riders blog at readyriders.bike.
If you are listening to this episode in November or December of 2022, you can participate in the Murphology 200 Mile Winter Challenge if you need some inspiration to stay active once cold weather moves in. Here is the link: https://murphologypodcast.com/200-mile-winter-challenge, or just head over to the Murphology Podcast website and click the link in the menu tab.  
https://readyriders.wordpress.com/
www.railstotrails.org/
www.railstotrails.org/greatamericanrailtrail/
https://soundcloud.com/murphology-podcast/episode-89-the-great-american-rail-trail-project-with-trail-planner-kevin-belanger
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Episode 126: The Ready Riders Complete the Great American Rail-Trail

AP is on with a ParrotTalk and on this episode she invited Murph to join her for a recap of PreRide, with a focus on tips to help you navigate the RAGBRAI LI route. Her topics include last minute training, hydration, bike safety, and of course riding the hills of Iowa!! If you haven't yet, be sure to listen to our daily episodes Murph & AP recorded each day during the RAGBRAI Route Inspection Ride.
Day 0 of the RAGBRAI Route Inspection Ride 2024: https://soundcloud.com/justgobike/ragbrai-route-inspection-ride-2024-day-0
Coach Ertl’s Episode on Training: https://soundcloud.com/justgobike/episode-295-coach-ertl-training-tips-for-ragbrai
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Day Pass Registration:
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Episode 308: ParrotTalk: Riding Tips Learned on PreRide

Murphology AKA Murph is back on the Podcast to chat with Joanie Green Mousel about her dad, former RAGBRAI Director and co-founder of the Dream Team, Jim "Greenie" Green. If you know Joanie or Greenie you already know this is a fun conversation, if you don't, you're in for a treat! Want to hear more Murphology? Visit https://murphologypodcast.com/

Episode 139: "Growing up Green" Murphology chats with Joanie Green Mousel

The podcast about biking experiences from bicyclists who have pedaled to amazing places within the United States. Each week we will get to know new people and explore great destinations to ride your bike. As you listen to the great adventures cyclists share you may wonder, why haven’t I done that yet?

Episode 126: The Ready Riders Complete the Great American Rail-Trail

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