The August 2026 Lunar Eclipse Marathon, Gran Canaria
Marathon # 585
Maspalomas Dunes Marathon # 140
Date: August 31, 2026
My Time: 6:34:50
By Dr. Barefoot Sidy Diallo
I ran a marathon to celebrate the lunar eclipse of August 28, 2026.
After running a marathon in Playa del Inglés, Gran Canaria, to celebrate the solar eclipse of August 12, 2026, I planned to repeat the experience 16 days later for the lunar eclipse on August 28.
I woke up in time to watch the partial lunar eclipse (93%) from my balcony; it began at 3:33 a.m. and peaked at 5:12 a.m., when the Moon was closest to the center of Earth’s shadow. The views I saw through my binoculars were comparable to the live feed from Timeanddate.com, broadcasting from Seville in mainland Spain.
I set off for the marathon during the second phase of the partial eclipse, which ended at 6:51 a.m. I finished the solo run in the early afternoon, saved the activity on my Garmin watch, and headed home. Unfortunately, when I tried to transfer the data to Garmin Connect, the device shut down, then automatically restarted and displayed “No activities,” meaning all activities had been deleted from the device.
In other words, my August 2026 Lunar Eclipse marathon was statistically lost; however, it wasn’t a big deal, because technology cannot eliminate the fitness and health benefits of long-distance running or walking. Moreover, I could still run another solo marathon before the end of the month to make up for the statistically lost marathon. And that’s what I did on August 31st, doubling the fitness and health benefits.
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).
Maspalomas Dunes Marathon # 140
Date: August 31, 2026
My Time: 6:34:50
By Dr. Barefoot Sidy Diallo
I ran a marathon to celebrate the lunar eclipse of August 28, 2026.
After running a marathon in Playa del Inglés, Gran Canaria, to celebrate the solar eclipse of August 12, 2026, I planned to repeat the experience 16 days later for the lunar eclipse on August 28.
I woke up in time to watch the partial lunar eclipse (93%) from my balcony; it began at 3:33 a.m. and peaked at 5:12 a.m., when the Moon was closest to the center of Earth’s shadow. The views I saw through my binoculars were comparable to the live feed from Timeanddate.com, broadcasting from Seville in mainland Spain.
I set off for the marathon during the second phase of the partial eclipse, which ended at 6:51 a.m. I finished the solo run in the early afternoon, saved the activity on my Garmin watch, and headed home. Unfortunately, when I tried to transfer the data to Garmin Connect, the device shut down, then automatically restarted and displayed “No activities,” meaning all activities had been deleted from the device.
In other words, my August 2026 Lunar Eclipse marathon was statistically lost; however, it wasn’t a big deal, because technology cannot eliminate the fitness and health benefits of long-distance running or walking. Moreover, I could still run another solo marathon before the end of the month to make up for the statistically lost marathon. And that’s what I did on August 31st, doubling the fitness and health benefits.
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 a marathon to celebrate the lunar eclipse of August 28, 2026.
Dr. Sidy Diallo’s October 2026 Lunar Eclipse Marathon Garmin Data
Details of the lunar eclipse of August 28, 2026, in Playa del Inglés, Gran Canaria