The 2023 Medellín Marathon
Marathon # 406
Country # 104
Barefoot Marathon # 131
Date: September 3, 2023
My Time: 4:33:23
By Dr. Barefoot Sidy Diallo
I did in Medellín, Colombia, my 131st barefoot marathon to keep showing around the world the benefits of running without any shoes, i.e. the way our ancestors efficiently ran for three million years. One of the most visible benefits is that the race was, as usual, a walk in the park for me. In Medellín Spanish: “Pasé una chimba en la maratón.”
Interestingly, the Medellín Marathon starts and finishes in the fittingly named Parque de los Pies Descalzos, or Barefoot Park, which encourages people to walk barefoot with this message: “Descalza tus pies y siente la energía del planeta” (English: Take your shoes off and feel the energy of the Planet).
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).
Country # 104
Barefoot Marathon # 131
Date: September 3, 2023
My Time: 4:33:23
By Dr. Barefoot Sidy Diallo
I did in Medellín, Colombia, my 131st barefoot marathon to keep showing around the world the benefits of running without any shoes, i.e. the way our ancestors efficiently ran for three million years. One of the most visible benefits is that the race was, as usual, a walk in the park for me. In Medellín Spanish: “Pasé una chimba en la maratón.”
Interestingly, the Medellín Marathon starts and finishes in the fittingly named Parque de los Pies Descalzos, or Barefoot Park, which encourages people to walk barefoot with this message: “Descalza tus pies y siente la energía del planeta” (English: Take your shoes off and feel the energy of the Planet).
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).
El Parque de los Pies Descalzos, or Barefoot Park, encourages people in Medellín to walk barefoot with this message: “Descalza tus pies y siente la energía del planeta.”
Dr. Sidy Diallo ran barefoot the 2023 Medellin Marathon
Dr. Sidy Diallo corrió descalzo la Maratón de Medellín 2023
Dr. Sidy Diallo's 2023 Medellin Marathon Certificate
Soraya Cortés, Estefany Rodriguez and Sidy Diallo at the start of the 2023 Medellin Marathon
The 2023 Medellin Marathon Course
Dr. Sidy Diallo with La Gorda de Botero in Medellín, Colombia. “Torso Feminino” is the official name of the statue.
Medellín, Colombia, la ciudad donde todo florece, or the city where everything flourishes