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Soles For
Souls
News Spot #1 (40 Seconds)
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Kansas City Marathon Interview - 10/18/08
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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
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Dallas
Morning News
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KXAS
NBC 5 Interview
Ft. Worth Cowtown Marathon - February 26, 2005
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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
Event Pic on KansasCity.Com 109th Boston Marathon - April 18,
2005
Lee's Summit Tribune Newspaper Article - August 10, 2005 Press Magazine - November 29, 2005 Dallas Morning News - Ft. Worth Cowtown Marathon - February
26, 2006 St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Spirit of St. Louis Marathon - April
9, 2006 Average Joe Sports Show - ESPN 1480 KLMS, Lincoln NE - May 5,
2006 Olathe Marathon Interview - "Profiles & Previews" - May 10,
2006 Weekly Examiner Interview - July 2, 2006 Deseret Morning News Marathon Article - July 21, 2006 Columbia Tribune Article - September 5, 2006 2006 Chicago LaSalle Bank Marathon
Footloose and fit
Finisher Pic at the Alpine Visitor Center - Estes Park Trail Gazette - July 25,
2007
Shawnee
Dispatch News Article - Online Version
Shawnee Dispatch News Article - PDF
or
PDF
Lee's Summit
Journal
Kansas City Star
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WDAF FOX 4 Boston Marathon Interview - April 27, 2005
Lower
Resolution
Higher Resolution

KMBC ABC9 Interview - May 4, 2005
6
p.m. Interview
10 p.m. Interview
Shoeless
Rick is Lee's Summit's 'Barefoot Runner'
Batteries
Not Included: The rise of the cyber-athlete
by Erin Feher and Mike Wille , staff writers
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Barefoot Runner Has Fun In The Rain
(Page 3 of 6 of the PDF File)
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Marathoner Hits His Stride in Bare Feet
Dick
Beardsley, Barefoot Rick
Nancy Sutton & Barefoot Ken Bob
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Barefoot Rick Sets New Weekly Barefoot Mileage Personal Best
Shoes Not Needed In Marathon
Marathoner bares his soles
Roeber runs HOA race sans shoes.
- 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
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
"Weekend Warrior" Sports Show Featuring Barefoot Rick
ESPN 97.3 Kansas City - September 1, 2007
Heart of America Marathon draws small but dedicated crowd
By KRISTINA SHERRY

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


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!
(Click Here for GodTube Link!)
KCTV5 Soles For Souls Interview - 11/10/07
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Courtesy GodTube

Barefoot Rick's KXAS-5 2008 Soles For Souls Kick-off Interview for
Free Wheelchair Mission
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or Here for Windows Media Format
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!
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or
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Barefoot Rick's Soles For Souls Free Wheelchair Mission Interview - 3/25/08
- Olathe Marathon -
Click Here for the Full Interview (3 min 28 secs)
Click Here for the Interview Excerpt (1 min 10 secs)
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
Heart of America Marathon - September 1, 2008
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Heart And Feet of America |
Omaha Marathon - September 28, 2008
Published
Monday September 8, 2008
Local Running: This man says no to fancy footwear
BY JOHN MARTIN FEY
WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER
Click Here for Acrobat PDF Version
Waddell & Reed Kansas City Marathon - October 18, 2008
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Soles For
Souls
News Spot #1 (40 Seconds)
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Kansas City Marathon Interview - 10/18/08
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Tulsa Route 66 Marathon - November 16, 2008
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Barefoot racer puts his heart into marathon |
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Shoeless Runner Puts Focus On Charity |
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Runner Does Rt. 66 Marathon Barefoot |
5th Annual Polar Barefoot Run - New Years Day 2009
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Associated Press Article - February 6, 2009
Sole survivor: Missouri marathoner shuns shoes
KMBC-9 Snow Run Interview - February 28, 2009
or
Here at
KMBC-9 Website!
or
View
Video Here! (low resolution)
BR's 106.7 "The Fox" Interview (Detroit, Michigan) - March 4, 2009
Click Here for Radio Interview
BR's 106.5 "The Wolf" Free Wheelchair Mission Interview - March 4, 2009
Click Here for Radio Interview
BR's FOX News Free Wheelchair Mission Interview - March 6, 2009
or
View
Video Here! (low resolution)
2009 Boston Marathon Media Highlights

National Public Radio's "Here & Now" Barefoot Boston
Marathon Interview
Matt Fuxan and Rick Roeber talk about why they are running the
Boston Marathon barefoot.

Barefoot Boston Marathon Runner Raises Money
$10,000 Fundraising Goal To Supply Wheelchairs For Disabled

Barefoot Rick to Run Boston Marathon

Barefoot Rick's Barefoot Boston Marathon Phone Interviews with KMBC Channel 9
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The Running Shoe Debate: How Barefoot Runners are Shaping
the Shoe Industry
Featuring Barefoot Rick Roeber
Heart of America Marathon Interview for The Free Wheelchair Mission - September 7, 2009
Omaha Marathon - September 27, 2009


Barefoot Runner Takes On Omaha Marathon
Rick Roeber Has Finished 46 Marathons Without Shoes
Kansas City Marathon - October 17, 2009

Barefoot Rick talks about the KC Marathon and the Free
Wheelchair Mission!

Έτρεξε ξυπόλητος 47 μαραθωνίους
Το τρέξιμο τον έσωσε από το αλκοόλ και τα ναρκωτικά

Radio Interview
Barefoot Rick Runs Dallas White Rock Marathon for Wheelchairs - 12/4/09
6th Annual Polar Barefoot Run - New Years Day 2010
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Live interview in Lee's Summit Missouri
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Man takes annual barefoot run around Roe Park
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Pics HERE at "Community Faces" |
Waco Miracle Match Marathon - January 31, 2010

Marathoner to hit streets of Waco in his bare feet

Bare-foot runners rock with a ride on sole train
Ft. Worth Star-Telegram - February 15, 2010
Growing Trend Allows Barefoot Runners to Feel the Earth
- (MP3)
by Brad Fischer
Kansas City Marathon - October 16, 2010
24 for 24 Hour Barefoot Run for the Homeless - October 29 & 30, 2010

Barefoot Runner Completes Epic Trek
Rick Roeber Runs 24 Hours For Homeless Charity

"Barefoot Rick" runs for KC Rescue Mission fundraiser
tonight
November 3, 2010

Running Shorts. Singlet. Shoes?
By Katie Thomas
XPS (XML Paper Specification) Version

11-30 HINESight - Rick Roeber the barefoot runner
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"Breakin' the Norm" with Les Norman - January 3,
2012
Interview with "Barefoot Rick" Roeber
Radio Program Interview - Part I (15 min. 11 sec.)
Radio Program Interview - Part II (14 min. 44 sec.)
Radio Program Interview - Part III (11 min. 57)
Barefoot runner bares soul in new book
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