Dr. Barefoot Sidy Diallo
Sidy Diallo is a medical doctor, barefoot marathon runner, retired French diplomat and author of the book Running Barefoot for Human Survival.
Doctor Diallo also holds a degree from Sciences Po Paris and a postgraduate degree in international law from the University of Paris-Sorbonne. He has completed marathons and ultramarathons on each of the seven continents: Antarctica, Africa, North America, South America, Asia, Europe and Oceania.
Dr. Diallo was 55 when he did his first race, namely the 2010 Bastille Day 5 km Run in Lincoln Park, Chicago. He has completed in all over the world—including in Africa, Antarctica, Asia, North America, Central America, South America, the Caribbean, Europe and Oceania--over 400 marathons and ultramathons to promote the fitness and health benefits of running.
Dr. Diallo switched in 2015 to barefoot running and discovered that, while running prevents chronic diseases, strengthens our immune system and keep us fit and healthy, running with bare feet is the efficient way not only to regain control of our brain and prevent pain and running injuries, but also to become smarter and ward off Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia.
His barefoot marathons include 15 marathons in 14 weeks in 2018 and five of the six Marathon Majors: the 2019 Chicago Marathon, the 2019 New York Marathon, the 2021 Berlin Marathon, the 2021 London Marathon and the 2022 Boston Marathon. Impulsive travel bans prevented him three times (in 2020, 2021 and 2022) from running, also barefoot, the Tokyo Marathon.
Dr. Diallo has worked in Africa (Senegal and Burkina Faso), Central America (Nicaragua), North America (Chicago), South America (Suriname), Europe (France) and Oceania (Australia). He speaks Fulani, French, Spanish, English, Italian, Portuguese and German.
Dr. Diallo keeps learning languages, because that’s the best way to get to know and understand more humans, and friendly connect with them, instead of ignorantly and stupidly hating or despising them. At the end of the day, we should bear in mind that our languages, our cultures, our BMI, our GDP, our melanin density, etc., may be different, but we’re the same people.
The 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).
Doctor Diallo also holds a degree from Sciences Po Paris and a postgraduate degree in international law from the University of Paris-Sorbonne. He has completed marathons and ultramarathons on each of the seven continents: Antarctica, Africa, North America, South America, Asia, Europe and Oceania.
Dr. Diallo was 55 when he did his first race, namely the 2010 Bastille Day 5 km Run in Lincoln Park, Chicago. He has completed in all over the world—including in Africa, Antarctica, Asia, North America, Central America, South America, the Caribbean, Europe and Oceania--over 400 marathons and ultramathons to promote the fitness and health benefits of running.
Dr. Diallo switched in 2015 to barefoot running and discovered that, while running prevents chronic diseases, strengthens our immune system and keep us fit and healthy, running with bare feet is the efficient way not only to regain control of our brain and prevent pain and running injuries, but also to become smarter and ward off Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia.
His barefoot marathons include 15 marathons in 14 weeks in 2018 and five of the six Marathon Majors: the 2019 Chicago Marathon, the 2019 New York Marathon, the 2021 Berlin Marathon, the 2021 London Marathon and the 2022 Boston Marathon. Impulsive travel bans prevented him three times (in 2020, 2021 and 2022) from running, also barefoot, the Tokyo Marathon.
Dr. Diallo has worked in Africa (Senegal and Burkina Faso), Central America (Nicaragua), North America (Chicago), South America (Suriname), Europe (France) and Oceania (Australia). He speaks Fulani, French, Spanish, English, Italian, Portuguese and German.
Dr. Diallo keeps learning languages, because that’s the best way to get to know and understand more humans, and friendly connect with them, instead of ignorantly and stupidly hating or despising them. At the end of the day, we should bear in mind that our languages, our cultures, our BMI, our GDP, our melanin density, etc., may be different, but we’re the same people.
The 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 at a gala dinner in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
