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Media & Newspaper Articles

 


BR's FOX News Live Interview - 11/3/07
Helping Soles For Souls and the
Kansas City Rescue Mission!

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KCTV5 Soles For Souls Interview - 11/10/07

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Baring Their Soles:

Pain Doesn't Defeat Unshod Marathoners

By JOSEPH PEREIRA - December 27, 2006

 

 

Barefoot in the Park - March 25, 2007
Barefoot Rick Shed His Shoes in 2003; Since Then He Has Run 26 Marathons and More Than 8,000 Miles ...
More!

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 Watch Barefoot Rick's
KMBC ABC9 TV Interview
aired on 5/4/05!
6 p.m. Interview
10 p.m. Interview

 

 Watch Barefoot Rick's
Boston Marathon
WDAF FOX4 TV Interview
aired on 4/27/05!
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Listen to Barefoot Rick's ESPN Radio 97.3
Interview aired on 9/1/07

 

 

Watch Barefoot Rick's
Olathe Marathon Interview 
"Profiles & Previews"

aired May 2006!

     

2006 Chicago LaSalle Bank Marathon
- October 22, 2006
Reducing injuries, equipment cost
RICK ROEBER | it's not the shoes

- October 26, 2006
THEY FINISHED!

 

View Barefoot Rick's Stride Analysis!
Courtesy Stride Mechanics LLC

 


Watch Barefoot Rick's Heart of America Marathon
Interview Featuring the Soles For Souls Donation Drive


Watch Barefoot Rick's
Soles For Souls Interview
September 7, 2007

 

 

Chronological List of Media & Newspaper Articles


106th Boston Marathon - April 15, 2002
Lee's Summit Journal

108th Boston Marathon - April 19, 2004

Kansas City Star
Lee's Summit Journal

Heart of America Marathon - September 6, 2004
Columbia Missourian Newspaper Article - September 6
Columbia Missourian Newspaper Article - September 7

Mountain Home Marathon For Kenya - November 20, 2004
Baxter Bulletin - Pre-race
Baxter Bulletin - Post-race

Dallas White Rock Marathon - December 12, 2004

            Dallas Morning News


KXAS NBC 5 Interview

Ft. Worth Cowtown Marathon - February 26, 2005

Ft. Worth Star-Telgram Article
Slideshow - (Courtesy of Ft. Worth Star-Telgram)

Sedalia Half-marathon - March 26, 2005
Sedalia Democrat Article - Print Version with Pics
Online PDF Version
Online Article

Oceans of Mercy 5K - April 2, 2005
Shawnee Dispatch News Article - Online Version
Shawnee Dispatch News Article - PDF

Event Pic on KansasCity.Com
or
PDF

109th Boston Marathon - April 18, 2005
Lee's Summit Journal
Kansas City Star
 


WDAF FOX 4 Boston Marathon Interview - April 27, 2005
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KMBC ABC9 Interview - May 4, 2005
6 p.m. Interview
10 p.m. Interview

Lee's Summit Tribune Newspaper Article - August 10, 2005
Shoeless Rick is Lee's Summit's 'Barefoot Runner'

Press Magazine - November 29, 2005
Batteries Not Included: The rise of the cyber-athlete
by Erin Feher and Mike Wille , staff writers

Dallas Morning News - Ft. Worth Cowtown Marathon - February 26, 2006

Barefoot Runner Has Fun In The Rain
(Page 3 of 6 of the PDF File)

St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Spirit of St. Louis Marathon - April 9, 2006

Marathoner Hits His Stride in Bare Feet

Average Joe Sports Show - ESPN 1480 KLMS, Lincoln NE - May 5, 2006
Dick Beardsley, Barefoot Rick
Nancy Sutton & Barefoot Ken Bob

Olathe Marathon Interview - "Profiles & Previews" - May 10, 2006
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Weekly Examiner Interview - July 2, 2006
Barefoot Rick Sets New Weekly Barefoot Mileage Personal Best

Deseret Morning News Marathon Article - July 21, 2006
Shoes Not Needed In Marathon

Columbia Tribune Article - September 5, 2006
Marathoner bares his soles
Roeber runs HOA race sans shoes.

2006 Chicago LaSalle Bank Marathon
- October 22, 2006
Reducing injuries, equipment cost
RICK ROEBER | it's not the shoes

- October 26, 2006
THEY FINISHED!


Baring Their Soles: Pain Doesn't Defeat Unshod Marathoners

By JOSEPH PEREIRA - December 27, 2006


Baring Their Soles: Pain Doesn't Defeat Unshod Marathoners

By JOSEPH PEREIRA - December 27, 2006


So you ran a marathon. Now try doing it barefoot
(Baring Their Soles: Pain Doesn't Defeat Unshod Marathoners)

By JOSEPH PEREIRA - December 27, 2006


"These Days" San Diego Public Radio Program with Tom Fudge
"Advantages Seen to Running Barefoot" - Feb 07, 2007
With Barefoot" Ken Bob Saxton and Yoshi Yoshino
PLUS a Special Call-in Segment Featuring Barefoot Rick


Barefoot in the Park
Barefoot Rick Shed His Shoes in 2003; Since Then He Has Run 26 Marathons and More Than 8,000 Miles

Mid-America Running Association Master Pieces Magazine
Featuring Barefoot Rick - April/May 2007 Edition

Footloose and fit
Aishti Magazine April/May 2007



Estes Park Trail Gazette Newspaper
Barefoot runner feels the freedom of the road
Kansas City man will run Fall River Road - July 20, 2007

Finisher Pic at the Alpine Visitor Center - Estes Park Trail Gazette - July 25, 2007


"Weekend Warrior" Sports Show Featuring Barefoot Rick
ESPN 97.3 Kansas City - September 1, 2007


Columbia Missourian Article - September 3, 2007
Heart of America Marathon draws small but dedicated crowd
By KRISTINA SHERRY


Columbia Missourian Article - September 4, 2007
Rick Roeber runs another barefoot marathon
By KENNETH JAMISON


Watch Barefoot Rick's
Soles For Souls Interview
September 7, 2007


Watch Barefoot Rick's Heart of America Marathon
Interview Featuring the Soles For Souls Donation Drive


Barefoot Rick's Omaha Marathon Radio Interview - 9/22/07


WOWTV Interview of Barefoot Julian and Barefoot Rick

 


BR's FOX News Live Interview - 11/3/07
Helping Soles For Souls and the
Kansas City Rescue Mission!


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KCTV5 Soles For Souls Interview - 11/10/07

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Barefoot Rick's KXAS-5 2008 Soles For Souls Kick-off Interview for Free Wheelchair Mission

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Barefoot Rick's Dallas Morning News Article - December 10, 2007

 

4th Annual Polar Barefoot Run - New Years Day 2008
Local News Coverage for Free Wheelchair Mission!

   
FOX 4 WDAF Kansas City

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KMBC ABC 9 TV Kansas City

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Barefoot Rick's Soles For Souls Free Wheelchair Mission Interview - 3/25/08
- Olathe Marathon -

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St Louis Marathon - April 6, 2008
Tens Of Thousands Jam Downtown For Marathon


KSDK-5 Video with Barefoot Rick and the Free Wheelchair Mission!


Go! Endurance events run in ideal conditions

 

 

Miscellaneous

Barefoot Rick's Stride Analysis
Courtesy of Stride Mechanics LLC

Run for the Summit 5K Ad "Footage" - June 2004

Barefoot Jerry Griffin Featured in the Columbus Dispatch - June 27, 2005

The Bare Mechanics of Running by Jim Gerard
(Courtesy of ACE FitnessMatters Magazine - September/October 2005)

 

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