The 2016 Philipsburg Waterfront Marathon
Country # 47
Marathon # 128
Date: February 6, 2016
My Time: 4:36:54
By Dr. Barefoot Sidy Diallo
I won the 2016 Philipsburg Waterfront Marathon in Sint Maarten.
When I did in October 2010, at 55, my first marathon I still believed in many fallacies that turned the marathon into something runners can wrongly brag about as a special achievement. At least I never “swallowed” the stupid theory of “speed genes,” fabricated by a so-called Danish “scientific study.” Of course, no “study” could identify such genes, but many people still believe in them.
Fortunately, I progressively found out, as I explain in the book Running Barefoot for Human Survival, that all big bipedal apes—regardless of their melanin density—have exceptional genes for long-distance running, i.e. the most primitive and vital human activity, formerly to get food, and now to prevent obesity and other comorbidities, get enough endorphins and boost our immune systems. As a result, finishing a race possibly pain and injury-free is far more important to me than my ranking. I won nonetheless also two other marathons and one ultramarathon:
The 2015 Torcy International Marathon, France
The 2015 Southern Cross Marathon, Chile
The 2015 Punta Arenas Ultramarathon, Chile
And I placed second overall among the finishers of the 2014 Punta Arenas Marathon in Chile and the 2015 White Continent Ultramarathon in Antarctica.
Running Barefoot for Human Survival is available on Amazon in paperback and e-book format (French edition: Courir pieds nus pour sauver les humains).
See the 2016 Philipsburg Waterfront Marathon results. The race was one of my 7 marathons in 7 days on 6 Caribbean islands and on a cruise ship. The other marathons are:
Marathon # 128
Date: February 6, 2016
My Time: 4:36:54
By Dr. Barefoot Sidy Diallo
I won the 2016 Philipsburg Waterfront Marathon in Sint Maarten.
When I did in October 2010, at 55, my first marathon I still believed in many fallacies that turned the marathon into something runners can wrongly brag about as a special achievement. At least I never “swallowed” the stupid theory of “speed genes,” fabricated by a so-called Danish “scientific study.” Of course, no “study” could identify such genes, but many people still believe in them.
Fortunately, I progressively found out, as I explain in the book Running Barefoot for Human Survival, that all big bipedal apes—regardless of their melanin density—have exceptional genes for long-distance running, i.e. the most primitive and vital human activity, formerly to get food, and now to prevent obesity and other comorbidities, get enough endorphins and boost our immune systems. As a result, finishing a race possibly pain and injury-free is far more important to me than my ranking. I won nonetheless also two other marathons and one ultramarathon:
The 2015 Torcy International Marathon, France
The 2015 Southern Cross Marathon, Chile
The 2015 Punta Arenas Ultramarathon, Chile
And I placed second overall among the finishers of the 2014 Punta Arenas Marathon in Chile and the 2015 White Continent Ultramarathon in Antarctica.
Running Barefoot for Human Survival is available on Amazon in paperback and e-book format (French edition: Courir pieds nus pour sauver les humains).
See the 2016 Philipsburg Waterfront Marathon results. The race was one of my 7 marathons in 7 days on 6 Caribbean islands and on a cruise ship. The other marathons are:
- 2/122. The 2016 San Juan Harbor Marathon, Puerto Rico: 4:58:19
- 3/123. The 2016 St Thomas Cove Marathon, US Virgin Islands: 5:42:01
- 4/124. The 2016 Carnival Cruise Marathon, Caribbean Sea: 6:23:12
- 5/125. The 2016 Carlisle Bay Marathon, Bridgetown, Barbados: 6:06:13
- 6/126. The 2016 Pitons Peak Marathon, Saint Lucia: 5:52:47
- 7/127. The 2016 St Kitts Waterfall Marathon, Saint Kitts and Nevis: 5:55:01
Dr. Sidy Diallo won the 2016 Philipsburg Waterfront Marathon in Sint Maarten.
The 2016 Philipsburg Waterfront Marathon Results
Le Dr Sidy Diallo a remporté le Philipsburg Waterfront Marathon 2016
Dr. Sidy Diallo's medals of 6 marathons on 6 Caribbean islands in 7 days
Participants in the Philipsburg Waterfront Marathon