The 2022 Stockholm Marathon
Marathon # 347
Barefoot Marathon # 110
Date: June 4, 2022
My Time: 4:26:35
By Dr. Barefoot Sidy Diallo
I completed barefoot at 67 in Stockholm, Sweden, my fifth post-COVID-19 marathon in four weeks.
I did barefoot the Stockholm Marathon without any pain, injury or fatigue, while many runners suffered along and after the race. Some didn’t finish or were even transported to the hospitals. Once again, practicing real persistence hunting or running a marathon should be like a walk in the park, provided that we accept to respect our biology. I share a photo of a foot with the medal and the finisher t-shirt. I commend my fellow barefoot runner, Fredrik Heyman, who did the race with the most minimalist clothing.
As I explain in Running Barefoot for Human Survival, barefoot running is about staying fit and healthy, boosting our immune system, improving one’s working memory, preventing bikilization, and saving Homo sapiens, not the planet.
Bikilization or Not Bikilization
Bikilization describes the high price Abebe Bikila paid for switching to running with shoes, which many aren’t aware of, so much so that people wrongly call me Bikila, when they see me running barefoot. After Abebe Bikila ran barefoot the 1960 Olympic Marathon, won the race and broke the world record, without experiencing any pain, injury or fatigue, sponsors convinced him to run with their sneakers.
The resulting injuries forced him to stop running prematurely. Like him, many non-sponsored shod runners bikilize themselves, while paying physically, psychologically and financially for their pains and injuries. They are the true Bikilas, and many of them sadly end up sharing the fate of the Ethiopian runner. In other words, barefoot running is also about avoiding the pathetic misfortune of Abebe Bikila.
A Sick and Irrational Species Claiming to Save a Healthy Planet
It’s hardly surprising that a sick, irrational and megalomaniac animal species claims to save a healthy planet, or to hear people shouting, “Ouch!” or asking irrational questions when they see me joyfully running barefoot and even smiling at them, or to believe in “speed genes,” which were fabricated following the humiliation of the social white elite by the East-Africans, after having pretended and believed since 1897 that they were exceptional modern humans, because they were the only ones capable of completing a marathon, which is by the way the most primitive human activity. In other words, they didn’t understand that long-distance running—whether you call it a marathon or an ultramarathon—is a hunter-gatherers’ activity, which means that every human can and should do it. The motivation makes the difference: those who have genuine and strong motivation to win marathons will always beat those who run for bragging rights, regardless of melanin density.
That seems easy to understand, but the stupid and racist theory of speed genes in so globally ingrained in the mind of people that almost everyone I met for the first time is expecting me to complete a marathon under 2:10, even at 67! That’s both pathetic and obnoxious, but what can you do against the extreme gullibility of humans who believe everything you tell them? - Folks, we’re living in on planet Absurdistan!
I read the following announcement just before boarding the Air France flight to Stockholm:
“It’s time for bold choices. It’s time for urgent action. It’s time for a better future on a healthy planet. On 2 and 3 June 2022, a crucial international environmental meeting will be held in Stockholm, Sweden. Anchored in the Decade of Action, under the theme ’Stockholm+50: a healthy planet for the prosperity of all—our responsibility, our opportunity.’ Stockholm+50 will commemorate the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment and celebrate 50 years of global environmental action. The event aims to act as a springboard accelerate the implementation of the UN Decade of Action to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals, including the 2030 Agenda, Paris Agreement on climate change, the post-2020 global Biodiversity Framework, and encourage the adoption of green post-COVID-19 recovery plans.”
Hallelujah! Health officials and organizations have also been using that kind of gobbledygook for over 50 years regarding, for instance, obesity and other preventable diseases. Sadly, obesity and global warming have parallelly skyrocketed since the 1970s. But no one seems to care about the obvious link. What’s more, the management of the COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating the worsening trend, with the significant deterioration of the physical and mental health in the countries that resorted to medieval tools (lockdowns, bans on physical activity, fearmongering, etc.). As we know, Sweden opted for the most rational and successful approach, based on public health priorities, not on private or political profits.
Moreover, according to the IEA, “Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions rose by 6% in 2021 to 36.3 billion tonnes, their highest ever level. The increase in global CO2 emissions of over 2 billion tonnes was the largest in history in absolute terms, more than offsetting the previous year’s pandemic-induced decline.”
Long-distance running—be it persistence hunting or a marathon—is a vital and trivial human activity. Persistence hunters and marathoners are therefore accordingly rewarded with the endorphins, which make them feel happy, so that they keep practicing the activity joyfully for the survival of our species. Furthermore, running keep them fit and healthy, with a strong immune system to overcome infections. Finally, barefoot running improves working memory, and prevents pain, injury and fatigue.
I also spell out in the book why those who don’t run tend to seek their endorphins in overeating, useless or harmful (tobacco, alcohol, etc.) consumption, the quest of power or wealth, etc., which fuels permanent frustration, obesity and other chronic diseases, vulnerability to pandemics, and global warming. Only the right diagnosis can help you prevent or cure a disease, or solve a problem. And that explains why obesity and other chronic diseases, loss of physical and cognitive abilities, global warming, etc., have a bright future in an economic system based on the maximization of selfish private profits.
That will inevitably result in the unfortunate demise of Homo sapiens, while the healthy planet doesn’t have to care about global warming, and is on the contrary laughing at us. It’s good to know that, according to scientists at the Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main, the planet survived, for instance, “The Cretaceous, which was one of the warmest periods in the history of Earth. The Poles were devoid of ice and average temperatures of up to 35 degrees Celsius prevailed in the oceans.”
Positive to COVID-19 at 67, So What?
Meanwhile, when I tested positive to COVID-19 late April, at 67, I was doomed to end up in an ICU and possibly die, according to the covidist narrative, because I refused any booster, after receiving the single-dose vaccine almost a year early. But I knew better. My first reaction was therefore to schedule weekly marathons after the required period of isolation (10 days) to lead by example by showing the benefits of a healthy lifestyle combined with regular barefoot running. The light cough that motivated me to take the test was the only symptom I felt. So I started my post-COVID-19 marathons in Barcelona on May 8 and easily ran five marathons in four weeks.
My book Running Barefoot for Human Survival is available on Amazon in paperback and e-book format (French edition: Courir pieds nus pour sauver les humains).
Barefoot Marathon # 110
Date: June 4, 2022
My Time: 4:26:35
By Dr. Barefoot Sidy Diallo
I completed barefoot at 67 in Stockholm, Sweden, my fifth post-COVID-19 marathon in four weeks.
I did barefoot the Stockholm Marathon without any pain, injury or fatigue, while many runners suffered along and after the race. Some didn’t finish or were even transported to the hospitals. Once again, practicing real persistence hunting or running a marathon should be like a walk in the park, provided that we accept to respect our biology. I share a photo of a foot with the medal and the finisher t-shirt. I commend my fellow barefoot runner, Fredrik Heyman, who did the race with the most minimalist clothing.
As I explain in Running Barefoot for Human Survival, barefoot running is about staying fit and healthy, boosting our immune system, improving one’s working memory, preventing bikilization, and saving Homo sapiens, not the planet.
Bikilization or Not Bikilization
Bikilization describes the high price Abebe Bikila paid for switching to running with shoes, which many aren’t aware of, so much so that people wrongly call me Bikila, when they see me running barefoot. After Abebe Bikila ran barefoot the 1960 Olympic Marathon, won the race and broke the world record, without experiencing any pain, injury or fatigue, sponsors convinced him to run with their sneakers.
The resulting injuries forced him to stop running prematurely. Like him, many non-sponsored shod runners bikilize themselves, while paying physically, psychologically and financially for their pains and injuries. They are the true Bikilas, and many of them sadly end up sharing the fate of the Ethiopian runner. In other words, barefoot running is also about avoiding the pathetic misfortune of Abebe Bikila.
A Sick and Irrational Species Claiming to Save a Healthy Planet
It’s hardly surprising that a sick, irrational and megalomaniac animal species claims to save a healthy planet, or to hear people shouting, “Ouch!” or asking irrational questions when they see me joyfully running barefoot and even smiling at them, or to believe in “speed genes,” which were fabricated following the humiliation of the social white elite by the East-Africans, after having pretended and believed since 1897 that they were exceptional modern humans, because they were the only ones capable of completing a marathon, which is by the way the most primitive human activity. In other words, they didn’t understand that long-distance running—whether you call it a marathon or an ultramarathon—is a hunter-gatherers’ activity, which means that every human can and should do it. The motivation makes the difference: those who have genuine and strong motivation to win marathons will always beat those who run for bragging rights, regardless of melanin density.
That seems easy to understand, but the stupid and racist theory of speed genes in so globally ingrained in the mind of people that almost everyone I met for the first time is expecting me to complete a marathon under 2:10, even at 67! That’s both pathetic and obnoxious, but what can you do against the extreme gullibility of humans who believe everything you tell them? - Folks, we’re living in on planet Absurdistan!
I read the following announcement just before boarding the Air France flight to Stockholm:
“It’s time for bold choices. It’s time for urgent action. It’s time for a better future on a healthy planet. On 2 and 3 June 2022, a crucial international environmental meeting will be held in Stockholm, Sweden. Anchored in the Decade of Action, under the theme ’Stockholm+50: a healthy planet for the prosperity of all—our responsibility, our opportunity.’ Stockholm+50 will commemorate the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment and celebrate 50 years of global environmental action. The event aims to act as a springboard accelerate the implementation of the UN Decade of Action to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals, including the 2030 Agenda, Paris Agreement on climate change, the post-2020 global Biodiversity Framework, and encourage the adoption of green post-COVID-19 recovery plans.”
Hallelujah! Health officials and organizations have also been using that kind of gobbledygook for over 50 years regarding, for instance, obesity and other preventable diseases. Sadly, obesity and global warming have parallelly skyrocketed since the 1970s. But no one seems to care about the obvious link. What’s more, the management of the COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating the worsening trend, with the significant deterioration of the physical and mental health in the countries that resorted to medieval tools (lockdowns, bans on physical activity, fearmongering, etc.). As we know, Sweden opted for the most rational and successful approach, based on public health priorities, not on private or political profits.
Moreover, according to the IEA, “Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions rose by 6% in 2021 to 36.3 billion tonnes, their highest ever level. The increase in global CO2 emissions of over 2 billion tonnes was the largest in history in absolute terms, more than offsetting the previous year’s pandemic-induced decline.”
Long-distance running—be it persistence hunting or a marathon—is a vital and trivial human activity. Persistence hunters and marathoners are therefore accordingly rewarded with the endorphins, which make them feel happy, so that they keep practicing the activity joyfully for the survival of our species. Furthermore, running keep them fit and healthy, with a strong immune system to overcome infections. Finally, barefoot running improves working memory, and prevents pain, injury and fatigue.
I also spell out in the book why those who don’t run tend to seek their endorphins in overeating, useless or harmful (tobacco, alcohol, etc.) consumption, the quest of power or wealth, etc., which fuels permanent frustration, obesity and other chronic diseases, vulnerability to pandemics, and global warming. Only the right diagnosis can help you prevent or cure a disease, or solve a problem. And that explains why obesity and other chronic diseases, loss of physical and cognitive abilities, global warming, etc., have a bright future in an economic system based on the maximization of selfish private profits.
That will inevitably result in the unfortunate demise of Homo sapiens, while the healthy planet doesn’t have to care about global warming, and is on the contrary laughing at us. It’s good to know that, according to scientists at the Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main, the planet survived, for instance, “The Cretaceous, which was one of the warmest periods in the history of Earth. The Poles were devoid of ice and average temperatures of up to 35 degrees Celsius prevailed in the oceans.”
Positive to COVID-19 at 67, So What?
Meanwhile, when I tested positive to COVID-19 late April, at 67, I was doomed to end up in an ICU and possibly die, according to the covidist narrative, because I refused any booster, after receiving the single-dose vaccine almost a year early. But I knew better. My first reaction was therefore to schedule weekly marathons after the required period of isolation (10 days) to lead by example by showing the benefits of a healthy lifestyle combined with regular barefoot running. The light cough that motivated me to take the test was the only symptom I felt. So I started my post-COVID-19 marathons in Barcelona on May 8 and easily ran five marathons in four weeks.
My book Running Barefoot for Human Survival is available on Amazon in paperback and e-book format (French edition: Courir pieds nus pour sauver les humains).
Dr. Sidy Diallo ran barefoot the 2022 Stockholm Marathon
Dr. Sidy Diallo running barefoot the 2022 Stockholm Marathon
Dr. Sidy Diallo’s 2022 Stockholm Marathon Certificate
Dr. Sidy Diallo’s 2022 Stockholm Marathon Medal
Dr. Sidy Diallo’s 2022 Stockholm Marathon Results
The 2022 Stockholm Marathon Course
Fredrik Heyman completed barefoot the 2022 Stockholm