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OUTSIDE MAGAZINE

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(January 26, 2010) By Heidi Volpe. If you think the Ultraman traiathlon is insane, try and comprehend five Ironmans five days in a row. Rich Roll isn’t just thinking about it–he’s going to do it….

PETA BEST OF 2009 YEAR END VIDEO

SLOWTWITCH — THE BEST, BRIGHTEST & BRAVEST OF 2009

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(December 28, 2009) By Timothy Carlson. The year had emerging stars, excellent comebacks, tough cookies who bounced back from bad breaks, close calls and some excellent coaching.

PROFILES IN COURAGE: Richard Roll led Ultraman Day 1, then suffered a hard solo bike crash at the beginning of the second day that put gouges in his arm, leg and shoulder. He could not lift his arm up to shoulder, but finished 171-mile bike and 52.4 mile run to place 6th.

SLOWTWITCH – 4 ULTRA STORIES

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(December 1, 2009) KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii — “It’s not about the result, it’s about the journey.” — Richard Roll, 43, entertainment lawyer from Malibu, 7th place in 24:30:31

SLOWTWITCH – ULTRAMAN DAY 3 REPORT

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(November 30, 2009) KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii — Richard Roll, the 43-year-old entertainment attorney from Malibu, California who led Day 1 with a race-best 2:21:56 swim and 3rd-best 5:35:22 bike, overcame injuries from a painful Day 2 bike crash to finish 7th in 24:30:31 after a gutsy 7:51:40 run.

SLOWTWITCH – ULTRAMAN DAY 2 REPORT

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(November 28, 2009) HAWI, Hawaii — Day one hero Richard Roll suffered a worse crash, leaving the 43-year-old entertainment attorney with serious looking road rash on his hip, arm and leg and seriously impaired range of motion in his arm and leg. Still, he soldiered through to an 8:41:33 bike and stands 6th in 16:38:51….

SLOWTWITCH – ROLL, ARMSTRONG LEAD ULTRAMAN

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(November 28, 2009) VOLCANOES NATIONAL MONUMENT, Hawaii — Five-time women’s champion Shanna Armstrong and longshot, second year competitor Richard Roll led the first day of the 25th Ultraman World Championship held on the Big Island of Hawaii….

VEGNEWS MAGAZINE

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(December 2009) Dedicated, hard-working, and completely ripped, this ultra-endurance, veggie-fueled athlete is competing in the name of health, fitness, and the animals……

PETA INTERVIEW

Ultraman Athlete Rich Roll: Vegan Endurance Athlete

CNN – FROM MISERABLE MAN TO ULTRAMAN

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(November 2, 2008) By Rich Roll, Special to CNN — At age 40, Rich Roll called himself fat, unhappy and fed up…

WHAT SPONSORSHIPS LIE IN RICHARD ROLL’S FUTURE?

CNN – WORLD’S 25 FITTEST MEN

CNN – HOUSE CALLS WITH DR. SANJAY GUPTA

(June 8, 2009) CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta profiles Richard and his inclusion on the “MF 25″ list in his weekly CNN “Get Fit” segment, which begins at 19 minutes into this 22 minute video.  He discusses Rafal Nadal, LeBron James then Richard, happily highlighting the plant-based nutrition aspect of Richard’s training regimen.

MEN’S FITNESS MAGAZINE — “THE MF 25″

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(June 2009).  Five years ago, MEN’S FITNESS MAGAZINE premiered its first annual “MF 25″ list of the 25 fittest guys in America.  This year the prominent list went global, and Richard was awarded a coveted spot on the list as the World’s fittest “Real Guy”, his name featured alongside some of the superstars of today’s sports world, including Rafael Nadal, Usain Bolt and LeBron James.

GOLDMEDAL MINUTE WITH RICHARD ROLL

(January 10, 2009) Click HERE for text interview with Gold Medal Mel Stewart.

EVERYMAN ENDURANCE PODCAST WITH RICHARD ROLL

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(December 23, 2008) To celebrate his 40th birthday in 2006, Richard overhauled his diet, became a dedicated vegan, put on his running shoes and jumped back into the pool. Two years later, Richard has slimmed to a 165-pound machine, prepared to tackle the most challenging mental and athletic endeavor of his life—as a vegan….