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Aka Murph (Kathy Murphy) sits down to chat with Mike Boone about his work with Adaptive Sports Iowa and their RAGBRAI team. TJ, Mark, and Brooks hint at the possibility of bike rides to come, and Andrea ParrotTalks about the wild world of water bottles.

Alaska's Iditarod Trail Invitational put Iowa’s Steve Cannon to the ultimate test as he tackled the 350 mile race across the Yukon. Steve, a member of Team Bad Boy, sits down with TJ to reflect on the mental and physical preparation to take on one of the most difficult endurance challenges on the planet.

This week on the JustGoBike Podcast, Kathy AKA Murphology gets the scoop on biking with April Cooper from Bikes To You in Grinnell. You also get a little ParrotTalking when Andrea chimes in on what you should do if you need a host during RAGBRAI.

Hydration is important for all cyclists before, during and after the ride, especially on week-long events like RAGBRAI. Mike Sommers and Vishal Patel of Nuun chat with TJ about the benefits of proper hydration as well as the benefits derived from using Nuun.

Chamois Butt'r has been helping soothe riders' bottoms for 25 years. Steve Mathews and Curt Shelman chat with TJ about the creation and early years of the anti-chafe cream and how the product has become an essential for riders. Mark challenges TJ to ride the 30 Days of Biking in April and ParrotTalk returns to chat about RAGBRAI registration.

Happy Pi Day everyone! Today we have a sweet episode served up for you - Kathy Murphy aka Murph chats with Brandi Miller, a "Shero" from Black Girls Do Bike's Des Moines chapter!

This week Murph sits down with Marty Hoeger of Cedar Rapids. At age 5, Marty's son Jack was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer. Jack has been an inspiration to so many through his fight to beat cancer. Jack, now a teenager, is in remission and the family believes in continuing the fight against cancer. Mark and TJ also chat about the RAGBRAI towns and ParrotTalk returns with Andrea recapping her first outdoor ride of the year. https://www.iknowjackfoundation.com/

We dive right in to the good stuff this week, when TJ chats with Iowa City's City Manager Geoff Fruin about what riders can expect when they cruise into Iowa City.

This week Murph goes back to school to talk bikes with the kids of Miss Redlinger's Kindergarten class, She learns that kids still have fun riding their bikes! Mark and TJ chat about the RAGBRAI towns and legislative happenings and ParrotTalk returns with Andrea's take on bar tape.

After an eye-catching legislative update from Mark, TJ chats with Evan Blakley about RAGBRAI's exciting return to Denison after a (too) long 17 years. Bonus: is TJ a hipster??

Snow is piling up across the Midwest but that doesn't mean you can't be riding your bikes. Murph is educated by John and AJ about winter riding and the fun that follows. Mark and TJ talk about happenings at the Capitol and the developing RAGBRAI route.

TJ and Mark discuss the newly released RAGBRAI route and recap the Iowa Bike Expo. Mark also discusses the bike successes at the State Capitol. Murph follows up with Steve and Mike of Adventure Cycling and Andrea returns with another ParrotTalk.

This week's podcast delves into the world of self-contained cycling, or as some Iowans refer to "bagging". Murph chats with J-Dub about what it takes to bike loaded down. Mark and TJ talk about the events surrounding the Iowa Bike Expo and the RAGBRAI Route Announcement Party.

The week Murph catches up with Bike Rags founder Tony Burnett at their shop in Cedar Rapids. Mark and TJ discuss Donald Kaul's RAGBRAI legacy and pending bike legislation. ParrotTalk squawks about the multitude of fun events coming up.

Thanks for joining us for our 50th Episode!! You all are awesome. For episode L, Kathy Murphy aka Murph chats with Luke Eustice, Director of Wrestling Operations at The University of Iowa, about how he got into cycling and how the heck he rode across Iowa in one day. Later, Andrea hops in with a ParrotTalk on whether or not you should care about how clean your bike is.

We welcome the New Year and all the riding that the year brings us. The JustGoBike team of Mark Wyatt & Kathy Murphy (aka Murph) from the Iowa Bicycle Coalition and TJ Juskiewicz & Andrea Parrott from RAGBRAI gathered to chat about the year that we had and what is on the horizon for the JustGoBike podcast!

The JustGoBike Podcast Team hopes you had a Merry Christmas and wishes you a Happy New Year. The final episode of 2017 features an interview that Murph did with Mateo, a Dutch cyclist who enjoys commuting. Thanks for being loyal listeners!

Former Des Moines area sportscaster and cyclist, Heidi Soliday relives her experiences on the Climate Ride and raising funds for the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation. Andrea is back with more ParrotTalk chatting about the worst challenges on the bike.

Is this the Hallmark Channel or the JustGoBike Podcast? Murph discovers that true love can be found on the bike as she is joined by Dana and Steve Fortier who met on RAGBRAI and later married. Mark and TJ chat about the upcoming Iowa Bike Expo, The Iowa Bike Summit and the RAGBRAI Route Announcement Party coming up next month.

In this episode, Murph quizzes her guests on their favorite places to ride, favorite pie, and more, and Andrea Parrott talks parrots... no wait, actually she grades predictions on this year's cycling trends. It's been one year since the inception of the Just Go Bike Podcast - and what a year it's been! Thanks for listening!