Dr. Sidy Diallo ran in Botswana his 13th truly barefoot marathon and felt closer to the persistence hunters among the Kalahari people.
The 2017 Chobe Marathon
Date: August 3, 2017
My Time: 6:42:59
My Time: 6:42:59
By Dr. Barefoot Sidy Diallo
The Gods Must Be Crazy
I ran in Botswana my second barefoot marathon in the cradle of humankind, which reminded me the film The Gods Must Be Crazy, hence my finisher photo with the soda bottle. The marathon brings us by the way closer to the Kalahari people, because it’s the way we instinctively practice persistence hunting. I explain in my book Running Barefoot for Human Survival my feelings about the Kalahari people. Excerpts:
“The first 10 minutes of the 1980 movie, The Gods Must Be Crazy, of South African director Jamie Uys, are about the lifestyle of ‘civilized’ humans in a major city. The rest of the film features the events experienced by the Kalahari people, 600 miles (966 km) away to the north, after the discovery of a bottle of soda jettisoned from an aircraft. Many of those who have seen the film usually only remember the sequences of the second part.
In hindsight, the unnoticed message of the South African filmmaker was premonitory of the onslaught of the epidemic of chronic diseases, as a direct consequence of the ‘civilized lifestyle.’ We have a lot to learn from the Kalahari people, especially about their way of life in harmony with nature and how to keep an ideal BMI...”
The Chobe Marathon was one of 7 marathons I ran in 7 African countries in 8 days. The other six races are:
3. 2017-07-29: Ladybrand Border Marathon, South Africa
4. 2017-07-30: Maseru Bridge Marathon, Lesotho
5. 2017-07-31: Sand River Marathon, Swaziland
6. 2017-08-02: Hwange Marathon, Zimbabwe (barefoot)
8. 2017-08-04: Impalila Island Marathon, Namibia (barefoot)
9. 2017-08-05: Zambezi Waterfront Marathon, Zambia (barefoot)
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).
The Gods Must Be Crazy
I ran in Botswana my second barefoot marathon in the cradle of humankind, which reminded me the film The Gods Must Be Crazy, hence my finisher photo with the soda bottle. The marathon brings us by the way closer to the Kalahari people, because it’s the way we instinctively practice persistence hunting. I explain in my book Running Barefoot for Human Survival my feelings about the Kalahari people. Excerpts:
“The first 10 minutes of the 1980 movie, The Gods Must Be Crazy, of South African director Jamie Uys, are about the lifestyle of ‘civilized’ humans in a major city. The rest of the film features the events experienced by the Kalahari people, 600 miles (966 km) away to the north, after the discovery of a bottle of soda jettisoned from an aircraft. Many of those who have seen the film usually only remember the sequences of the second part.
In hindsight, the unnoticed message of the South African filmmaker was premonitory of the onslaught of the epidemic of chronic diseases, as a direct consequence of the ‘civilized lifestyle.’ We have a lot to learn from the Kalahari people, especially about their way of life in harmony with nature and how to keep an ideal BMI...”
The Chobe Marathon was one of 7 marathons I ran in 7 African countries in 8 days. The other six races are:
3. 2017-07-29: Ladybrand Border Marathon, South Africa
4. 2017-07-30: Maseru Bridge Marathon, Lesotho
5. 2017-07-31: Sand River Marathon, Swaziland
6. 2017-08-02: Hwange Marathon, Zimbabwe (barefoot)
8. 2017-08-04: Impalila Island Marathon, Namibia (barefoot)
9. 2017-08-05: Zambezi Waterfront Marathon, Zambia (barefoot)
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).