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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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

Today you are going to hear what it was like to live through a Derecho, and what it has to do with bikes and trees. A derecho is kind of like a hurricane that occurs on land, and lasts much longer than a normal thunderstorm. It was August of 2020 when I learned what a derecho was, because it came through and destroyed my community.
Seeing over half of our tree canopy lost on that day was a terrible loss. How can you replace so many trees? And who can? A fellow cyclist who is also an arborist introduced me to The TREE Fund, and a cool bike connection. Tour des Trees offers both an in-person event as well as virtual, which is what I am doing.
The virtual Tour des Trees Challenge is simple: Register for the Challenge, ride 350 miles, and raise $350 on a fundraising page. Miles are tracked via the Strava app. Registration for this virtual ride is free and there are no penalties for not reaching your riding or fundraising goals.
I just launched my page: https://tour-des-trees-2023.blackbaud-sites.com/fundraising/murphs-fundraising-page Check it out and if you don’t want to do your own challenge, consider supporting the TREE Fund via my fundraising page. They are working towards a goal of $300,000 and I can only imagine what that money can do for the future of trees.
Video of the derecho and me racing home! https://youtu.be/IJU08WQenck 
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Episode 139: Derechos, Bikes and Tour des Trees

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 139: Derechos, Bikes and Tour des Trees

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