15: The Post-RAGBRAI Episode Featuring Michaela, Joe and Heaven

 On this post-RAGBRAI episode, we feature first-year Dream Team members Michaela, Joe and Heaven and hear them tell us how they found the confidence and determination to accomplish a big-life goal:  Riding across the state of Iowa to complete their first RAGBRAI.    Fifteen-year-old Michaela tells us that she was terrified when she joined Dream Team.  But she quickly made a lot of friends on the team and then worked incredibly hard to improve every time we got together to train.    And then we’re joined by Joe, who at 13 is the youngest member of the Dream Team.  But Joe brought a lot of cycling experience to the team.  Everyone knows that Joe is fast.  But one of the things that sets him apart is his willingness and enthusiasm to help the team’s less experienced riders.  Finally, we talk with 16-year-old Heaven.  Heaven tells us that she believes that people sometimes doubt her and she talks about how that only helps motivate and propel her to work harder and become one of the strongest members of the team.    Each of these first-year members of the team share the emotions they were feeling as they rode the final mile of RAGBRAI to the Mississippi River.  You are going to enjoy hearing from Michaela, Joe and Heaven on this special, post-RAGBRAI episode.