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!
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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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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
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