Dr. Sidy Diallo won the 2016 Philipsburg Waterfront Marathon in Sint Maarten.
The 2016 Philipsburg Waterfront Marathon
By Dr. Barefoot Sidy Diallo
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.
The Philipsburg Waterfront Marathon is one of the 7 marathons I ran in 7 days on 6 Caribbean islands and on a cruise ship. Here are the other six marathons:
2. 2016-01-31: San Juan Harbor Marathon (Puerto Rico)
3. 2016-02-01: St Thomas Cove Marathon (US Virgin Islands)
4. 2016-02-02: Carnival Cruise Marathon (on the ship deck)
5. 2016-02-03: Carlisle Bay Marathon, Bridgetown (Barbados)
6. 2016-02-04: Pitons Peak Marathon, Castries (Saint Lucia)
7. 2016-02-05: St Kitts Waterfall Marathon, Basseterre (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
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).
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.
The Philipsburg Waterfront Marathon is one of the 7 marathons I ran in 7 days on 6 Caribbean islands and on a cruise ship. Here are the other six marathons:
2. 2016-01-31: San Juan Harbor Marathon (Puerto Rico)
3. 2016-02-01: St Thomas Cove Marathon (US Virgin Islands)
4. 2016-02-02: Carnival Cruise Marathon (on the ship deck)
5. 2016-02-03: Carlisle Bay Marathon, Bridgetown (Barbados)
6. 2016-02-04: Pitons Peak Marathon, Castries (Saint Lucia)
7. 2016-02-05: St Kitts Waterfall Marathon, Basseterre (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
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).