The 2023 Paris Marathon
Marathon # 382
Barefoot Marathon # 125
Date: April 2, 2023
My Time: 4:30:16
By Dr. Barefoot Sidy Diallo
A Massive Demonstration in Paris
We were 52,078 runners—including my son Cedric Diallo, a 93-year-old man and an 83-year-old woman who completed the race and provided the best evidence that any human can and should run marathons to stay fit and healthy.
Some 1,300 participants didn’t make it to the finish line for lack of training or because of the sneakers. It was my tenth Paris marathon and fifth barefoot Paris marathon. See the video on Youtube.
“Have you lost your shoes?” asked me a runner.
“No, I’ve rather regained my brain,” I replied.
Many people don’t know that a) the marathon is just an instinctive repackaging of persistence hunting, b) the human body is designed for intense physical activity and barefoot running—which our ancestors did for some three million years—and c) shoes act like “bugs” in the locomotive system, hence the pains and injuries of shod runners.
As I explain in my book Running Barefoot for Human Survival, we are born masters of our brains: our children are therefore physically active, they always run around, most of them don’t want to wear shoes, they have no prejudices, etc. In other words, unlike the adults, the young children are rational human beings. Sadly, the adults manage to impose their rules, manners, prejudices, etc. Many parents even force their active children to take Ritalin or other drugs.
I started running at the age of 55, in 2010. I have completed so far 382 marathons and 18 ultramarathons in 103 countries. I have run on all continents, including in Antarctica, where I did a marathon in 2014 and an ultramarathon in 2015. I have been running—depending on the circumstances—barefoot or with minimalist shoes since 2015.
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 # 125
Date: April 2, 2023
My Time: 4:30:16
By Dr. Barefoot Sidy Diallo
A Massive Demonstration in Paris
We were 52,078 runners—including my son Cedric Diallo, a 93-year-old man and an 83-year-old woman who completed the race and provided the best evidence that any human can and should run marathons to stay fit and healthy.
Some 1,300 participants didn’t make it to the finish line for lack of training or because of the sneakers. It was my tenth Paris marathon and fifth barefoot Paris marathon. See the video on Youtube.
“Have you lost your shoes?” asked me a runner.
“No, I’ve rather regained my brain,” I replied.
Many people don’t know that a) the marathon is just an instinctive repackaging of persistence hunting, b) the human body is designed for intense physical activity and barefoot running—which our ancestors did for some three million years—and c) shoes act like “bugs” in the locomotive system, hence the pains and injuries of shod runners.
As I explain in my book Running Barefoot for Human Survival, we are born masters of our brains: our children are therefore physically active, they always run around, most of them don’t want to wear shoes, they have no prejudices, etc. In other words, unlike the adults, the young children are rational human beings. Sadly, the adults manage to impose their rules, manners, prejudices, etc. Many parents even force their active children to take Ritalin or other drugs.
I started running at the age of 55, in 2010. I have completed so far 382 marathons and 18 ultramarathons in 103 countries. I have run on all continents, including in Antarctica, where I did a marathon in 2014 and an ultramarathon in 2015. I have been running—depending on the circumstances—barefoot or with minimalist shoes since 2015.
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 13 Marathons in Paris
I’ve run so far 13 marathons inside the French capital. I did the Paris Marathon in 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 (barefoot), 2018 (barefoot), 2019 (barefoot), 2021 (barefoot), 2022 and 2023 (barefoot). I also did the Paris Sri Chinmoy Marathon in 2015 and 2016, and the Paris Gay Games Marathon (barefoot) in 2018.
Dr. Sidy Diallo ran barefoot the 2023 Paris Marathon
Cédric Diallo and Sidy Diallo completed the 2023 Paris Marathon
Dr. Sidy Diallo’s 2023 Paris Marathon Certificate
Dr. Sidy Diallo’s 2023 Paris Marathon Course