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      • 11-2017-06-04 Comrades Marathon (87 km)
      • 10-2016-05-29 Comrades Marathon (89 km)
      • 9-2016-03-19 Eco Trail de Paris (80 km / 5O Miles)
      • 8. 2015 Two Oceans Ultra 56km (Cape Town, South Africa/Afrique du Sud)
      • 7. 2015 White Continent Ultramarathon (King George Island, Antarctica)
      • 6. 2015 Punta Arenas Ultramarathon (Chile, South America)
      • 5. 2015 Kathmandu Ultra 50 km (Nepal, Asia)
      • 4. 2014 Chicago Lakefront 50k (North America)
      • 3. 2014 Bush Capital Bush Ultramathon (63.3 K, Oceania)
      • 2. 2014 Trail du Golfe du Morbihan (56k, France)
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      • 2021.12.31 Marathon Against Pandemics
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      • 2021.08.29 Chantilly Castle Marathon
      • 2021.08.24 The COVID Big Screen Marathon
      • 2021.08.10 Marathon # 295
      • The 2021 Lac d’Orient Marathon
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      • 48 Marathons and Ultramarathons in 4 Months (May 11—September 11, 2020)
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      • 2.2020-03.01 Malta Marathon - Malta
      • 1.2020-02.09 Miami Marathon - USA
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        • 2020.10.29 My Liberation Marathon # 60
        • Liberation Marathons # 51 to 60 and One Ultramarathon in Few Weeks
        • 2020.10.19 SQY Park Marathon/My Liberation Marathon # 56
        • 2020.10.17 Virtual New York Marathon Against Pandemics/My Liberation Marathon # 55
        • 2020.10.15 Montigny to the Statue of Liberty Marathon/My Liberation Marathon # 54
        • 2020.10.10 Tenth Anniversary Celebration Marathon/My Liberation Marathon # 53
        • 2020.10.08 SQY to Health Ministry Marathon Against the COVID-19 Marathon/My LM # 52
        • 2020.10.03 Yvelines-Paris Race Against the COVID-19/My LUM # 3 (50.52 km)
        • 2020.09.28 Montigny to Paris Bercy Marathon/LM # 51
        • 2020.09:18 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines to Versailles Castle Trail (LM # 48)
        • 2020 Liberation Marathons # 41 to 50
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        • 2020.08.29 Liberation Marathon # 41
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          • 2020.07.05 Liberation Marathon # 25
          • 2020.07.04 Liberation Marathon # 24
          • 2020.06.30 Liberation Marathon # 23
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          • 2020.06.20 Liberation Marathon # 18
          • 2020.06.18 Liberation Marathon # 17 - Honoring the 2020 Royan Marathon
          • 2020.06.15 Liberation Marathon # 16 - Honoring the 2020 Edinburgh Marathon
          • 2020.06.14 Race the Comrades Legends (90 km) – Liberation Ultramarathon # 2
          • 2020.06.10 Liberation Marathon # 15 - Honoring the 2020 Salzburg Marathon
          • 2020.06.09 Liberation Marathon # 14 - Honoring the 2020 Skopje Marathon
          • 2020.06.07 Liberation Marathon # 13 - Honoring the 2020 Belfast Marathon
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          • 2020.06.01 Liberation Marathon # 10 - Honoring the 2020 Marseille Marathon
          • 2020.05.30 Liberation Ultramarathon # 1 (60 km)
          • 2020.05.28 Liberation Marathon # 9 - Honoring the 2020 Paris Marathon
          • 2020.05.24 Liberation Marathon # 8 - Honoring the 2020 Rome Marathon
          • 2020.05.23 Liberation Marathon # 7—Honoring the 2020 Seoul Marathon
          • 2020.05.21 Liberation Marathon # 6 - Honoring the 2020 Barcelona Marathon
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      • 30.2019.12.01 Valencia Marathon - Spain
      • 2019 Cross du Figaro - France
      • 29.2019.11.03 New York Marathon - USA
      • 2019.11.02 New York Dash to the Finish Line 5K - USA
      • 28.2019.10.27 Lausanne Marathon - Switzerland
      • 27.2019.10.20 Auckland Marathon - New Zealand
      • 26.2019.10.13 Chicago Marathon - USA
      • 25.2019.10.06 Brusssels Marathon - Belgium
      • 24.2019.09.29 Budapest Marathon - Hungary
      • 23.2019.09.22 Buenos Aires Marathon - Argentina
      • 22.2019.09.08 Koblenz Marathon - Germany
      • 21.2019.08.25 Asuncion Marathon - Paraguay
      • 20.2019.06.16 Liberty Marathon - France
      • 19.2019.05.19 Lima Marathon - Peru
      • 18.2019.05.12 Marathon de la Loire - France
      • 17.2019.05.05 Prague Marathon - Czechia
      • 16.2019.04.28 Nantes Marathon - France
      • 15.2019.04.14 Paris Marathon - France
      • 14.2019.04.07 Bratislava Marathon - Slovaquia
      • 13.2019.03.31 Montauban Marathon - France
      • 12.2019.03.24 Marseille Marathon - France
      • 2019.03.16 Eco Trail de Paris (80 km) - France
      • 11.2019.03.14 Fonds Blancs Marathon - Fort-de-France, Martinique
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      • 24.2018.12.16 Pisa Marathon - Italy
      • 23.2018.12.09 Malaga Marathon - Spain
      • 22.2018.12.02 Costa Rica Marathon
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      • 6.2018-08-11 10th Gay Games Marathon
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      • 12-2018-06-10 Comrades Marathon (90.2 km)
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      • 20. 2016-11-27 Curaçao Marathon
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      • 18. 2016-07-16 Andorra Marathon
      • 17. 2016-06-26 Marathon du Terroir brayon
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      • 4. 2016-02-02: Carnival Cruise Marathon (Caribbean Sea / Mer des Caraïbes)
      • 3. 2016-02-01: St Thomas Cove Marathon (US Virgin Islands)
      • 2. 2016-01-31: San Juan Harbor Marathon (Puerto Rico)
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      • 22. 2015 Marathon du beajolais
      • 21. 2015 Marathon des Alpes-Maritimes / 2015 French Riviera Marathon
      • 20. 2015 Dublin Marathon
      • 19. 2015 Zagreb Marathon
      • 18. 2015 Bucharest Marathon/Le Marathon de Bucarest
      • 17. 2015 Warsaw Marathon/Le Marathon de Varsovie
      • 16. 2015 Moscow Marathon
      • 15. 2015 Tallinn Marathon, Estonia
      • 14. 2015 Saint Petersburg Marathon, Russia
      • 13. 2015 Vignoble d'Alsace Marathon
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      • 11. 2015 Copenhagen Marathon
      • 10. 2015 Prague Marathon
      • 9. 2015 Albi Marathon
      • 8. 2015 Paris Marathon
      • 7. 2015 Limassol Marathon (Cyprus/Chypre)
      • 6. 2015 Rome Marathon
      • 5. 2015 Marathon Sri Chinmoy de Paris
      • 4. 2015 Southern Cross Marathon, Punta Arenas
      • 3. 2015 Torcy International Marathon
      • 2. 2015 Bahamas Marathon
      • 1. 2015 Walt Disney World Marathon, Floride
    • 2014 >
      • 31. 2014 Peter-Wieneke-Geburtstags-Marathon (Hamburg, Germany)
      • 30. 2014 Marathon de Pise / Pisa Marathon
      • 29. 2014 Marathon de Reggio Emilia / Reggio Emilia Marathon
      • 28. 2014 Maratón de Málaga
      • 27. 2014 Marathon de la Rochelle / 2014 La Rochelle Marathon
      • 26. 2014 Marathon du Beaujolais / 2014 Beaujolais Marathon
      • 25. 2014 Marathon de La Havane / 2014 Havana Marathon
      • 24. 2014 Marathon d'Athènes / 2014 Athens Marathon
      • 23. 2014 Marathon de Toulouse / 2014 Toulouse Marathon
      • 22. 2014 Marathon de Montpellier / 2014 Montpellier Marathon
      • 21. 2014 Marathon de Chicago / 2014 Chicago Marathon
      • 20. 2014 Marathon de Bruxelles / 2014 Brussels Marathon
      • 19. 2014 Marathon de Berlin / 2014 Berlin Marathon
      • 18. 2014 Marathon d'Oslo (Norvège) / 2014 Oslo Marathon (Norway)
      • 17. Marathon de Cologne (Allemagne) / 2014 Cologne Marathon (Germany)
      • 16.Marathon des Oussaillès / 2014 Oussaillès Marathon (France)
      • 15. Marathon de Monschau/The 2014 Monschau Marathon
      • 14. Marathon de Liechtenstein/The 2014 Liechtenstein Marathon
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      • 11. Marathon de Riga/2014 Riga Marathon (Latvia)
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      • 9. Marathon de Sénart/2014 Senart Marathon
      • 8. Marathon de Düsseldorf /2014 Düsseldorf Marathon
      • 7. Marathon de Boston/ 2014 Boston Marathon
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      • 5. Marathon de Paris
      • 4. Marathon de Barcelone
      • 3. Tokyo Marathon
      • 2. Marathon de Punta Arenas
      • 1. Le White Continent Marathon
    • 48 Marathons in Six Continents in 2013 >
      • Marathons 41 to 48 >
        • 48. Marathon de la Saint Sylvestre (Calderara di Reno, Italie)
        • 47. Heiligabend Marathon (Neubrücke, Allemagne)
        • 46. Marathon de Pise (Italie)
        • 45. Marathon de Honolulu
        • 44. Marathon des Iles Cayman
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        • 42. Marathon de Valence (Espagne)
        • 41. Marathon de Nice - Cannes (France)
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        • 40. Marathon de New York
        • 39. Marathon de Francfort (Allemagne)
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        • 37/40. Marathon de Cologne (Allemagne)
        • 36. Marathon de Lyon (France)
        • 35. Marathon d'Einstein (Allemagne)
        • 34. Marathon de Karlsruhe (Allemagne)
        • 33. Marathon de Wachau 2013
        • 32. Marathon de Munster 2013
        • 31. Marathon des Oussaillès du Couserans 2013
      • Marathons 21 to 30 >
        • 30. Marathon de Reykjavik 2013
        • 29. Marathon d'Helsinki 2013
        • 28. Marathon de Monschau 2013
        • 27. Marathon de Saint-André-des-Eaux 2013
        • 26. Le Marathon de l’Outback australien 2013 (Ayers Rock)
        • 25. Le Marathon de l'Ile Maurice 2013
        • 24. Le Marathon de Rio de Janeiro 2013
        • 23. Marathon de Marne et Gondoire 2013
        • 22. Fidelitas Nachtmarathon (Karlsruhe) 2013
        • 21. Marathon de la liberté (Caen) 2013
      • Marathons 11 to 20 >
        • 20. Marathon de Luxembourg 2013
        • 19. Marathon de Stockholm 2013
        • 18. Marathon de Poitiers Futuroscope 2013
        • 17. Marathon de la Grande muraille de Chine 2013
        • 16. Marathon de la Route du Louvre 2013
        • 15. Marathon de Genève 2013
        • 14. Marathon de Sénart 2013
        • 13. Marathon de Madrid 2013
        • 12. Marathon de Londres 2013
        • 11. Marathon de Rotterdam 2013
      • Marathons 1 to 10 >
        • 10. Marathon de Paris 2013
        • 9. Marathon de Marseille 2013
        • 8. Marathon de Rome 2013
        • 7. Marathon de Bienwald (Allemagne) 2013
        • 6. Marathon de Trévise (Italie) 2013
        • 5. Marathon de Séville 2013
        • 4. Marathon de la Saint Valentin (Terni, Italie) 2013
        • 3. Marathon de Marrakech 2013
        • 2. Marathon de Gran Canaria (Iles Canaries) 2013
        • 1. Marathon du Nouvel An (Zurich) 2013
    • 2012 >
      • 1. Marathon de Miami 2012
      • 2. Marathon de la Nouvelle-Orléans 2012
      • 3. Marathon de Los Angeles 2012
      • 4. Marathon de Boston 2012
      • 5. Marathon de Nashville 2012
      • 6. Marathon de Seattle 2012
      • 7. Marathon de San Francisco 2012
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      • 9. Marathon de Berlin 2012
      • 10. Marathon de La Rochelle 2012
      • 11. Marathon de Lisbonne 2012
      • 12. Marathon de Pise 2012
    • 2011 >
      • 1. Marathon de Paris 2011
      • 2. Marathon de Mississauga (Canada) 2011
      • 3. Marathon de Carmel (Indiana, Usa) 2011
      • 4. Marathon de Marquette (Michigan, Usa) 2011
      • 5. Marathon de Chicago 2011
      • 6. Marathon de Las Vegas 2011
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Dr. Sidy Diallo completed barefoot at 67 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, his 7th marathon in 6 weeks. After crossing the finish line he did push-ups and touched his toes to show the benefits of running like our wise ancestors.

The 2022 Rio de Janeiro Marathon

Marathon # 349/Barefoot Marathon # 111
Date: June 19, 2022
My Time: 4:16:34
 
June 22, 2022
By Dr. Barefoot

I completed barefoot in Rio de Janeiro my seventh post-COVID-19 marathon in six weeks as usual, i.e. without any pain, injury or fatigue, so much so that I was ready to do the race again. Immediately after crossing the finish line I did ten push-ups and touched my toes. I congratulate Sandra Bogado from Argentina for her inspiring story. We did most of the race together. The next day I participated in a tour of Rio de Janeiro, which included the Tijuca National Park, the Sugar Loaf Mountain, the Sambodrome and walking up and down the 215 stairs of the lovely Escadaria Selarón, which was, of course, not a problem for me.
 
I started running barefoot at 60 and I completed barefoot even the 90 km of the 2018 Comrades Marathon in South Africa without any pain, injury or fatigue. Folks, I’m a guy like you and what I’m doing is not a performance, which means that if I can do it, you too can do it. But many businesses, including healthcare providers don’t want you to know that long-distance running is highly beneficial for our fitness, our physical and mental health and our well-being, and that the activity should be the most rewarding and a totally painless experience, provided that we accept to respect our biology.
 
I encourage everyone to read the book Running Barefoot for Human Survival to find out why all humans are excellent persistent hunters—or long-distance runners—and how and why we can use our exceptional abilities to run marathons to stay fit and healthy, prevent comorbidities, boost our immune system, and why we should run barefoot to improve our working memory, prevent bikilization, and save Homo sapiens, not the planet. The planet will survive us for billions of years.
 
Our wise ancestors ran barefoot for three million years until few thousand years ago. If they had waited for sneakers—which are a recent invention—, they would’ve starved, which means that we wouldn’t obviously be here. And if they were running with sneakers, they would’ve also starved, because like many shod runners who complete a marathon, they wouldn’t have been able to hunt for food the next few days or few weeks, which would similarly result in the extinction of their species.
 
Moreover, while pursuing a quadrupedal animal for food, our ancestors had to confront barefoot all kinds of natural hazards, including predators, snakes, spiders and hidden sharp objects. This means that we’re comparatively very fortunate to have the opportunity to enjoy the benefits of barefoot running on our safe and artificial environment. In that regard, the Rio de Janeiro Marathon boasts one of the most barefoot friendly courses.
 
Enjoying the Basics of Human Bliss in Rio de Janeiro
 
As I explain in the book Running Barefoot for Human Survival, the three elements of human bliss are natural habitat, natural environment and natural physical activity, i.e. long distance running (persistence hunting or marathon).
 
Homo sapiens’ natural habitat—that many call “tropical paradise”—is the Earth zone extending from the Tropic of Cancer in the north to the Tropic of Capricorn in the south. Rio de Janeiro lies less than one degree north of the Tropic of Capricorn, which means that you can enjoy the three elements of bliss by just running marathons in the Cidade Maravilhosa and visiting the world’s largest urban forest: the Tijuca National Park, covering some 40 square kilometers (over 15 sq. mi).
 
Unfortunately, most current humans are lacking two or all the elements of human bliss, hence the impulsive and desperate quest for happiness in overconsumption, the use of alcohol, tobacco and medical or illegal drugs, in overeating, in money, power, cruelties, etc., which fuels not only a permanent frustration, but also the vicious circle of global warming and comorbidities: overweight, obesity, diabetes, depression, stress, stroke, chronic cardiovascular diseases, chronic lung diseases, loss of physical abilities, Alzheimer disease and other dementia, etc.
 
This means that, unless we recover the rationality that characterized human species for three million years, and break the above-mentioned vicious circle, we should brace and accept the responsibility for our untimely extinction along with innocent species.
 
Homo Predator and Homo Stultus
 
Like our wise ancestors for three million years, other apes, lions, boars, bears, etc., know about everything they need. Some birds, sea turtles and penguins even fly or swim year after year hundreds or thousands kilometers to the same place for their reproduction, without any navigation tools. I felt very impressed by the Magellanic penguins on Magdalena Island during my first trip to Patagonia and Antarctica.
 
It’s both extraordinary and regrettable that Homo sapiens has become the only animal species whose individuals need advice from other individuals on nutrition and physical activity, which highlights the chasm between what current humans think about themselves and who we actually are.
 
“Homo sapiens owes his name and surname to our two main characteristics: being human and possessing the ability to think. Those responsible for the greatest environmental catastrophe in Borneo do not qualify to be sapiens,” wrote a wealthy activist, which begs the question: Who does qualify?
 
This is a just an example of the arrogance and irresponsibly of global warmers who are irrationally claiming to save a healthy and multi-billion-year-old planet, while unwisely seeking happiness through toxic or unhealthy consumption, relying on pills, shots or surgery for their comorbidities, and blaming everyone except themselves for their health conditions and the global warming.
 
Homo sapiens have evolved during the last 10 thousand years into Homo predator and Homo stultus, in high speed since the 1970s along with obesity, other chronic preventable diseases and global warming. Folks, the global warmers and environment predators are the consumers, not countries, companies, organizations or politicians.
Dr. Sidy Diallo's 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).
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