Running Barefoot

Dallas News

Debbie Fetterman
2010 January 28
For Roeber, Waco will be his 50th marathon run entirely barefoot.
more Runner Still Paves Way with Shoeless Approach

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Hebrews 12:1 – Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,
I’m really not sure of all the reasons why I ran my fastest [...]

. . . read more St. Louis Marathon (2008 April 6) Roeber

Cold and breezy. That would be a good description of the 2008 Olathe Marathon. We fought the ESE 20-25 mph wind for probably 18 miles of the 26.2 mile course. While temps were in the mid-30s at start time, windchills were 10 to 12 degrees colder with “feel-like” temperatures around 23 degrees F. Regardless of [...]

. . . read more Olathe Marathon (2008 March 29) Roeber

Barefoot Rick talks about running the Olathe Marathon barefoot and about the Free Wheelchair Mission.

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KMBZ Interviews Barefoot Rick

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Going through the Plaza area at about mile 8, I was engaging the crowds and having fun! One runner I passed said, “I want what he’s on!” I turned and said with a smile, “His name is Jesus and in His presence is fullness of joy!”
The preceding anecdote was very typical of the type of [...]

. . . read more Kansas City Marathon (2007 October 20) Roeber

Re: Come n’ Listen To My Story … HOA Marathon Report – 9/3/07  
Rick Roeber runs another barefoot marathon
By KENNETH JAMISON Missourian
September 4, 2007 | 12:12 a.m. CST
COLUMBIA — Standing at the start line, waiting to begin the 47th Annual Heart of America Marathon, Oscar Chavez couldn’t stop looking at Rick Roeber’s feet. … More [...]

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Barefoot Rick kicked off the Soles For Souls donation drive for the Kansas City Rescue Mission
with an interview by Kansas City FOX4 reporter Leslie Carto.
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Their outfits will look like any of the other runners participating in the Omaha Marathon, except for their footwear. “Due to a request and growing popularity of the sport, a barefoot runners category has been added this year,” said Susan Smisek, Omaha Marathon race director.

Omaha Marathon (2007 September 23) Saxton
Omaha Marathon
Omaha Marathon 2007 Press Release

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I probably had no business racing this week since I just ran my second fastest barefoot marathon the week before, but I gave it the ol’ college try! When offered a complimentary registration, I have a hard time turning it down. (Must be the Scotch in me [and no, not the liquor!]). Not my best [...]

. . . read more Run for Mercy 10K (2007 April 21) Roeber

What a weekend! First of all, it snowed about 3 inches on Friday night. Saturday morning I headed outside for a couple of barefoot miles — undoubtedly my last snow run of the 06-07′ winter season. The snow was melting quick and by the time I loaded up the truck and left about 11:30 a.m. [...]

. . . read more Saint Louis Marathon (2007 April 15) Roeber