RUNNING HUMANS: The Website of Barefoot Marathoner, Author and Medical Doctor Sidy Diallo
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    • About Doctor Sidy Diallo
    • Qui est docteur Sidy Diallo ?
    • Correr descalzos por la supervivencia humana
    • ¿Quién es el doctor Sidy Diallo?
    • The Basics of Bliss and Wellness
    • Nearly 60 Kg of Body Fat Burned in Two Years
    • 6 885 km et 452 577 kcal en 2 ans
    • The Human Body Is Not Designed for Our Lifestyle
    • El cuerpo humano no está diseñado para nuestro estilo de vida
    • Overcoming Nelophobia
  • Humans
    • Lose Weight Easily and for Free
    • Perdre du poids facilement et gratuitement
    • Planet of the Masked Apes
    • I Ran 25 Marathons in 18 Weeks
    • Cool Flight from Mexico City
    • Forty-One Million Preventable Deaths per Year
    • 41 millions de décès évitables par an
    • Le syndrome du bagne
    • The Port Arthur Syndrome
    • The Aggravation of COVID-19 Comorbidities
    • L’aggravation des comorbidités de la Covid
    • Authoritarian Absurdistan aka France
    • The Irrational Bans on Running
    • Physical Activity Ban in Absurdistan
  • 2022
    • 2022.05:15 Route du Louvre Marathon
    • 2022.05:08 Barcelona Marathon
    • 2022 Absurdistan Runs
    • 2022.04.18 Boston Marathon
    • 2022.04.03 Paris Marathon
    • My 67th Birthday Barefoot Marathon
    • 2022.03.19 Paris EcoTrail
    • 2022.01.15 The O’Mycron Marathon
  • 42k & ultras
    • Countries
    • Old Ultras >
      • 11-2017-06-04 Comrades Marathon (87 km)
      • 10-2016-05-29 Comrades Marathon (89 km)
      • 9-2016-03-19 Eco Trail de Paris (80 km / 5O Miles)
      • 8. 2015 Two Oceans Ultra 56km (Cape Town, South Africa/Afrique du Sud)
      • 7. 2015 White Continent Ultramarathon (King George Island, Antarctica)
      • 6. 2015 Punta Arenas Ultramarathon (Chile, South America)
      • 5. 2015 Kathmandu Ultra 50 km (Nepal, Asia)
      • 4. 2014 Chicago Lakefront 50k (North America)
      • 3. 2014 Bush Capital Bush Ultramathon (63.3 K, Oceania)
      • 2. 2014 Trail du Golfe du Morbihan (56k, France)
      • 1. 2014 Royal Raid 80 km (50 miles), Ile Maurice / Mauritius (Africa)
    • 2021 >
      • 2021.12.31 Marathon Against Pandemics
      • The 2021 Absurdistan Running Series (ARS)
      • 2021.12.19 The Human Misery Marathon
      • 2021.11.28 Mexico City Marathon
      • 2021.11.26 Chapultepec Marathon
      • 2021.11.14 Athens Marathon
      • 2021.11.07 Podgorica Marathon
      • 2021.10.31 Bucharest Marathon
      • 2021.10.24 Ljubljana Marathon
      • 2021.10.17 Paris Marathon
      • 2021.10.10 Sofia Marathon
      • 2021.10.03 London Marathon
      • 2021.09.26 Berlin Marathon
      • 2021.09.19 Rome Marathon
      • 2021.09.12 Vienna Marathon
      • 2021.09.05 Run in Paradise Marathon
      • 2021.08.29 Chantilly Castle Marathon
      • 2021.08.24 The COVID Big Screen Marathon
      • 2021.08.10 Marathon # 295
      • The 2021 Lac d’Orient Marathon
      • The 2021 Eco Trail de Paris (80 km)
      • The 2021 Palace of Versailles Marathon
      • The 2021 Divi Tree Marathon
      • The 2021 Aruba Marathon
      • My other Races in 2021
    • 2020 >
      • 48 Marathons and Ultramarathons in 4 Months (May 11—September 11, 2020)
      • 3.2020.03.08 Los Angeles Marathon - USA
      • 2.2020-03.01 Malta Marathon - Malta
      • 1.2020-02.09 Miami Marathon - USA
      • My 2020 Non-official Marathons >
        • 2020.10.29 My Liberation Marathon # 60
        • Liberation Marathons # 51 to 60 and One Ultramarathon in Few Weeks
        • 2020.10.19 SQY Park Marathon/My Liberation Marathon # 56
        • 2020.10.17 Virtual New York Marathon Against Pandemics/My Liberation Marathon # 55
        • 2020.10.15 Montigny to the Statue of Liberty Marathon/My Liberation Marathon # 54
        • 2020.10.10 Tenth Anniversary Celebration Marathon/My Liberation Marathon # 53
        • 2020.10.08 SQY to Health Ministry Marathon Against the COVID-19 Marathon/My LM # 52
        • 2020.10.03 Yvelines-Paris Race Against the COVID-19/My LUM # 3 (50.52 km)
        • 2020.09.28 Montigny to Paris Bercy Marathon/LM # 51
        • 2020.09:18 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines to Versailles Castle Trail (LM # 48)
        • 2020 Liberation Marathons # 41 to 50
        • 2020 Boston Marathon Virtual Experience/Liberation Marathon # 44
        • 2020.08.29 Liberation Marathon # 41
        • 2020 Liberation Marathons # 31 to 40
        • 2020 Liberation Marathons # 21 to 30 >
          • 2020.07.12 Liberation Marathon # 27
          • 2020.07.08 Liberation Marathon # 26
          • 2020.07.05 Liberation Marathon # 25
          • 2020.07.04 Liberation Marathon # 24
          • 2020.06.30 Liberation Marathon # 23
          • 2020.06.29 Liberation Marathon # 22
          • 2020.06.28 Liberation Marathon # 21
        • 2020 Liberation Marathons # 11 to 20 and Ultramarathon # 2 >
          • 2020.06.26 Liberation Marathon # 20
          • 2020.06.23 Liberation Marathon # 19
          • 2020.06.20 Liberation Marathon # 18
          • 2020.06.18 Liberation Marathon # 17 - Honoring the 2020 Royan Marathon
          • 2020.06.15 Liberation Marathon # 16 - Honoring the 2020 Edinburgh Marathon
          • 2020.06.14 Race the Comrades Legends (90 km) – Liberation Ultramarathon # 2
          • 2020.06.10 Liberation Marathon # 15 - Honoring the 2020 Salzburg Marathon
          • 2020.06.09 Liberation Marathon # 14 - Honoring the 2020 Skopje Marathon
          • 2020.06.07 Liberation Marathon # 13 - Honoring the 2020 Belfast Marathon
          • 2020.06.05 Liberation Marathon # 12 - Honoring the 2020 Belgrade Marathon
          • 2020.06.03 Liberation Marathon # 11 - Honoring the 2020 Boston Marathon
        • 2020 Liberation Marathons # 1 to 10 and Ultramarathon # 1 >
          • 2020.06.01 Liberation Marathon # 10 - Honoring the 2020 Marseille Marathon
          • 2020.05.30 Liberation Ultramarathon # 1 (60 km)
          • 2020.05.28 Liberation Marathon # 9 - Honoring the 2020 Paris Marathon
          • 2020.05.24 Liberation Marathon # 8 - Honoring the 2020 Rome Marathon
          • 2020.05.23 Liberation Marathon # 7—Honoring the 2020 Seoul Marathon
          • 2020.05.21 Liberation Marathon # 6 - Honoring the 2020 Barcelona Marathon
          • 2020.05.17 Liberation Marathon # 5 - Honoring the 2020 Tokyo Marathon
          • 2020.05.16 Liberation Marathon # 4
          • 2020.05.14 Liberation Marathon # 3
          • 2020.05.13 Liberation Marathon # 2
          • The 5/11 Liberation Marathon (2020)
        • The 2020 Freedom Boston Marathon Against Pandemics
        • 0.2020.03.15 2020 Little Barcelona Lonely Barefoot Marathon
        • 0.2020-01.21 Muscat Lonely Marathon - Oman
    • 2019 >
      • Seven Marathons in Seven Days in 2019
      • 32.2019.12.15 Malaga Marathon - Spain
      • 31.2019.12.08 Reggae Marathon - Jamaica
      • 30.2019.12.01 Valencia Marathon - Spain
      • 2019 Cross du Figaro - France
      • 29.2019.11.03 New York Marathon - USA
      • 2019.11.02 New York Dash to the Finish Line 5K - USA
      • 28.2019.10.27 Lausanne Marathon - Switzerland
      • 27.2019.10.20 Auckland Marathon - New Zealand
      • 26.2019.10.13 Chicago Marathon - USA
      • 25.2019.10.06 Brusssels Marathon - Belgium
      • 24.2019.09.29 Budapest Marathon - Hungary
      • 23.2019.09.22 Buenos Aires Marathon - Argentina
      • 22.2019.09.08 Koblenz Marathon - Germany
      • 21.2019.08.25 Asuncion Marathon - Paraguay
      • 20.2019.06.16 Liberty Marathon - France
      • 19.2019.05.19 Lima Marathon - Peru
      • 18.2019.05.12 Marathon de la Loire - France
      • 17.2019.05.05 Prague Marathon - Czechia
      • 16.2019.04.28 Nantes Marathon - France
      • 15.2019.04.14 Paris Marathon - France
      • 14.2019.04.07 Bratislava Marathon - Slovaquia
      • 13.2019.03.31 Montauban Marathon - France
      • 12.2019.03.24 Marseille Marathon - France
      • 2019.03.16 Eco Trail de Paris (80 km) - France
      • 11.2019.03.14 Fonds Blancs Marathon - Fort-de-France, Martinique
      • 10.2019.03.13 Volcanic Sand Marathon - Saint Vincent
      • 9.2019.03.12 Titou Gorge Marathon - Dominica
      • 8.2019.03.11 Quartier d’Orleans Marathon - Saint Martin
      • 7.2019.03..10 BVI Marathon - British Virgin Islands
      • 6.2019.03.09 Costa Magica Marathon - Caribbean Sea
      • 5.2019.03.08 Butterfly Island Marathon - Le Gosier, Guadeloupe
      • 4.2019.02.24 Seychelles Marathon
      • 3.2019.02.17 Seville Marathon - Spain
      • 2.2019.01.25 Dubai Marathon - UAE
      • 1.2019.01.11 Doha Marathon - Qatar
      • 2019.02.09 Chinese New Year Hash - Paris
    • 2018 >
      • 24.2018.12.16 Pisa Marathon - Italy
      • 23.2018.12.09 Malaga Marathon - Spain
      • 22.2018.12.02 Costa Rica Marathon
      • 21.2018.11.25 Panama Marathon
      • 20.2018.11.18 Bangkok Marathon - Thailand
      • 19.2018.11.11 Istanbul Marathon - Turkey
      • 18.2018.11.04 French Riviera Marathon
      • 17.2018.10.28 Rennes Marathon - France
      • 16.2018.10.21 Toulouse Marathon - France
      • 15.2018.10.14 Metz Marathon - France
      • 14.2018.10.07 Lyon Marathon - France
      • 13.2018.30.09 Chisinau Marathon - Moldova
      • 12.2018.23.09 Marathon de Montreal
      • 11.2018.15.09 Seine-Marathon 76 - France
      • 10.2018.09.09 Vilnius Marathon - Lithuania
      • 9.2018-08-20 Capital City Marathon - Georgia
      • 8.2018-08-19 Bagrateshen Marathon - Armenia
      • 7.2018-08-18 Azeri Marathon and Half Marathon - Azerbaidjan
      • 6.2018-08-11 10th Gay Games Marathon
      • 2018 La Course royale au Château de Versailles
      • 12-2018-06-10 Comrades Marathon (90.2 km)
      • 5.2018-06-03 Rhein-Ruhr Marathon
      • 4.2018-04-22 Antwerp Marathon
      • 3.2018-04-15 Bonn Marathon
      • 2.2018-04-08 Paris Marathon
      • 1.2018-01-21 Trinidad & Tobago Marathon - & 5k
    • 2017 >
      • 13. 2017-11-18 Suriname Marathon
      • 12. 2017-10-15 Amaterdam Marathon
      • 11. 2017-10-08 Metz Marathon
      • 10. 2017-10-01 Lyon Marathon
      • 9. 2017-08-05 Zambezi Waterfront Marathon
      • 8. 2017-08-04 Impalila Island Marathon
      • 7. 2017-08-03 Chobe Marathon
      • 6. 2017-08-02 Hwange Marathon
      • 5. 2017-07-31 Sand River Marathon
      • 4. 2017-07-3O Maseru Bridge Marathon
      • 3. 2017-07-29 Ladybrand Boarder Marathon
      • 2. 2017-04-09 Rotterdam Marathon
      • 1. 2017-03-19 Marathon de l'espace (Kourou, French Guiana)
    • 2016 >
      • 20. 2016-11-27 Curaçao Marathon
      • 19. 2016-11-19 Suriname Marathon
      • 18. 2016-07-16 Andorra Marathon
      • 17. 2016-06-26 Marathon du Terroir brayon
      • 16. 2016-06-12 Marathon de Marne & Gondoire
      • 15. 2016-05-08 Geneva Marathon / Marathon de Genève
      • 14. 2016-04-17 Marathon de Nantes
      • 13. 2016-04-10 Pyongyang Marathon
      • 12. 2016-04-03 Marathon de Paris
      • 11. 2016-03-27 Sri Chinmoy Marathon de Paris
      • 10. 2016-02-28 Malta Marathon
      • 9. 2016 Marathon de Dakar
      • 8. 2016-02-06: Philipsburg Waterfront Marathon (Sint Maarten/St Martin)
      • 7. 2016-02-05: St Kitts Waterfall Marathon, Basseterre (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
      • 6. 2016-02-04: Pitons Peak Marathon, Castries (Saint Lucia)
      • 5. 2016-02-03: Carlisle Bay Marathon, Bridgetown (Barbados)
      • 4. 2016-02-02: Carnival Cruise Marathon (Caribbean Sea / Mer des Caraïbes)
      • 3. 2016-02-01: St Thomas Cove Marathon (US Virgin Islands)
      • 2. 2016-01-31: San Juan Harbor Marathon (Puerto Rico)
      • 1. 2016 marathon de Cerny-La-Ville
    • 2015 >
      • 22. 2015 Marathon du beajolais
      • 21. 2015 Marathon des Alpes-Maritimes / 2015 French Riviera Marathon
      • 20. 2015 Dublin Marathon
      • 19. 2015 Zagreb Marathon
      • 18. 2015 Bucharest Marathon/Le Marathon de Bucarest
      • 17. 2015 Warsaw Marathon/Le Marathon de Varsovie
      • 16. 2015 Moscow Marathon
      • 15. 2015 Tallinn Marathon, Estonia
      • 14. 2015 Saint Petersburg Marathon, Russia
      • 13. 2015 Vignoble d'Alsace Marathon
      • 12. 2015 Marne & Gondoire
      • 11. 2015 Copenhagen Marathon
      • 10. 2015 Prague Marathon
      • 9. 2015 Albi Marathon
      • 8. 2015 Paris Marathon
      • 7. 2015 Limassol Marathon (Cyprus/Chypre)
      • 6. 2015 Rome Marathon
      • 5. 2015 Marathon Sri Chinmoy de Paris
      • 4. 2015 Southern Cross Marathon, Punta Arenas
      • 3. 2015 Torcy International Marathon
      • 2. 2015 Bahamas Marathon
      • 1. 2015 Walt Disney World Marathon, Floride
    • 2014 >
      • 31. 2014 Peter-Wieneke-Geburtstags-Marathon (Hamburg, Germany)
      • 30. 2014 Marathon de Pise / Pisa Marathon
      • 29. 2014 Marathon de Reggio Emilia / Reggio Emilia Marathon
      • 28. 2014 Maratón de Málaga
      • 27. 2014 Marathon de la Rochelle / 2014 La Rochelle Marathon
      • 26. 2014 Marathon du Beaujolais / 2014 Beaujolais Marathon
      • 25. 2014 Marathon de La Havane / 2014 Havana Marathon
      • 24. 2014 Marathon d'Athènes / 2014 Athens Marathon
      • 23. 2014 Marathon de Toulouse / 2014 Toulouse Marathon
      • 22. 2014 Marathon de Montpellier / 2014 Montpellier Marathon
      • 21. 2014 Marathon de Chicago / 2014 Chicago Marathon
      • 20. 2014 Marathon de Bruxelles / 2014 Brussels Marathon
      • 19. 2014 Marathon de Berlin / 2014 Berlin Marathon
      • 18. 2014 Marathon d'Oslo (Norvège) / 2014 Oslo Marathon (Norway)
      • 17. Marathon de Cologne (Allemagne) / 2014 Cologne Marathon (Germany)
      • 16.Marathon des Oussaillès / 2014 Oussaillès Marathon (France)
      • 15. Marathon de Monschau/The 2014 Monschau Marathon
      • 14. Marathon de Liechtenstein/The 2014 Liechtenstein Marathon
      • 13. Marathon Marne et Gondoire/2014 Marne et Gondoire Marathon (France)
      • 12. Marathon du Mont Saint-Michel/2014 Mont Saint-Michel Marathon (France)
      • 11. Marathon de Riga/2014 Riga Marathon (Latvia)
      • 10. Marathon de Hambourg/2014 Hamburg Marathon
      • 9. Marathon de Sénart/2014 Senart Marathon
      • 8. Marathon de Düsseldorf /2014 Düsseldorf Marathon
      • 7. Marathon de Boston/ 2014 Boston Marathon
      • 6. Marathon de Vienne/Vienna City Marathon
      • 5. Marathon de Paris
      • 4. Marathon de Barcelone
      • 3. Tokyo Marathon
      • 2. Marathon de Punta Arenas
      • 1. Le White Continent Marathon
    • 48 Marathons in Six Continents in 2013 >
      • Marathons 41 to 48 >
        • 48. Marathon de la Saint Sylvestre (Calderara di Reno, Italie)
        • 47. Heiligabend Marathon (Neubrücke, Allemagne)
        • 46. Marathon de Pise (Italie)
        • 45. Marathon de Honolulu
        • 44. Marathon des Iles Cayman
        • 43. Marathon de Florence (Italie)
        • 42. Marathon de Valence (Espagne)
        • 41. Marathon de Nice - Cannes (France)
      • Marathons 31 to 40 >
        • 40. Marathon de New York
        • 39. Marathon de Francfort (Allemagne)
        • 38/41. Marathon d'Amsterdam
        • 37/40. Marathon de Cologne (Allemagne)
        • 36. Marathon de Lyon (France)
        • 35. Marathon d'Einstein (Allemagne)
        • 34. Marathon de Karlsruhe (Allemagne)
        • 33. Marathon de Wachau 2013
        • 32. Marathon de Munster 2013
        • 31. Marathon des Oussaillès du Couserans 2013
      • Marathons 21 to 30 >
        • 30. Marathon de Reykjavik 2013
        • 29. Marathon d'Helsinki 2013
        • 28. Marathon de Monschau 2013
        • 27. Marathon de Saint-André-des-Eaux 2013
        • 26. Le Marathon de l’Outback australien 2013 (Ayers Rock)
        • 25. Le Marathon de l'Ile Maurice 2013
        • 24. Le Marathon de Rio de Janeiro 2013
        • 23. Marathon de Marne et Gondoire 2013
        • 22. Fidelitas Nachtmarathon (Karlsruhe) 2013
        • 21. Marathon de la liberté (Caen) 2013
      • Marathons 11 to 20 >
        • 20. Marathon de Luxembourg 2013
        • 19. Marathon de Stockholm 2013
        • 18. Marathon de Poitiers Futuroscope 2013
        • 17. Marathon de la Grande muraille de Chine 2013
        • 16. Marathon de la Route du Louvre 2013
        • 15. Marathon de Genève 2013
        • 14. Marathon de Sénart 2013
        • 13. Marathon de Madrid 2013
        • 12. Marathon de Londres 2013
        • 11. Marathon de Rotterdam 2013
      • Marathons 1 to 10 >
        • 10. Marathon de Paris 2013
        • 9. Marathon de Marseille 2013
        • 8. Marathon de Rome 2013
        • 7. Marathon de Bienwald (Allemagne) 2013
        • 6. Marathon de Trévise (Italie) 2013
        • 5. Marathon de Séville 2013
        • 4. Marathon de la Saint Valentin (Terni, Italie) 2013
        • 3. Marathon de Marrakech 2013
        • 2. Marathon de Gran Canaria (Iles Canaries) 2013
        • 1. Marathon du Nouvel An (Zurich) 2013
    • 2012 >
      • 1. Marathon de Miami 2012
      • 2. Marathon de la Nouvelle-Orléans 2012
      • 3. Marathon de Los Angeles 2012
      • 4. Marathon de Boston 2012
      • 5. Marathon de Nashville 2012
      • 6. Marathon de Seattle 2012
      • 7. Marathon de San Francisco 2012
      • 8. Marathon d'Helsinki 2012
      • 9. Marathon de Berlin 2012
      • 10. Marathon de La Rochelle 2012
      • 11. Marathon de Lisbonne 2012
      • 12. Marathon de Pise 2012
    • 2011 >
      • 1. Marathon de Paris 2011
      • 2. Marathon de Mississauga (Canada) 2011
      • 3. Marathon de Carmel (Indiana, Usa) 2011
      • 4. Marathon de Marquette (Michigan, Usa) 2011
      • 5. Marathon de Chicago 2011
      • 6. Marathon de Las Vegas 2011
    • 2010.10.10 Chicago Marathon/My First Marathon
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  • Global Warming Means More Marathon Cancellations Ahead
  • The Missed Benefits of COVID-19
  • Lions Know How to Run and How to Eat, Many Humans Don’t
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  • Some of my short races
Barefoot prevents pain, injury and fatigue.

Humans Are Natural Barefoot Runners

Since October 2015, Dr. Sidy Diallo has completed barefoot a 90 km ultramarathon and 107 marathons, including 15 barefoot marathons in 14 weeks in 2018 and four Marathon Majors: the 2019 Chicago Marathon, the 2019 New York Marathon, the 2021 Berlin Marathon and the 2021 London Marathon. He finished all his barefoot races pain and injury free, except his first barefoot marathon. No shoes, no problems!

Dr. Sidy Diallo explains in the book Running Barefoot for Human Survival why all humans, who still possess their physical or cognitive abilities, can and should run marathons to stay fit and healthy, and why we should run barefoot to prevent pain, injury and fatigue.
1. 2015-10-11 Zagreb Marathon: 3:57:13

2. 2015-10-26 Dublin Marathon: 4:59:12

3. 2015-11-08 French Riviera Marathon: 4:44:58

4. 2016-02-28  Malta Marathon: 4:27:16

5. 2016-04-03 Marathon de Paris: 4:27:49

6. 2016-04-17 Marathon de Nantes: 4:30:44

7. 2016-05-08 Geneva Marathon: 5:06:05

8. 2016-11-19 Suriname Marathon: 3:52:39

9. 2016-11-27 Curaçao Marathon: 4:15:24

10. 2017-03-19 Marathon de l'espace, French Guiana: 5:58:03

11. 2017-04-09 Rotterdam Marathon : 4:07:22

12. 2017-08-02 Hwange Marathon, Zimbabwe: 5:45:20

13. 2017-08-03 Chobe Marathon, Botswana: 6:42:59

14. 2017-08-04 Impalila Island Marathon, Namibia: 6:48:08

15. 2017-08-05 Zambezi Waterfront Marathon, Zambia: 7:44:05 

16. 2017-10-01 Marathon de Lyon: 4:17:14

17. 2017-10-08 Marathon de Metz: 4:40:44

18. 2017-10-15 Amsterdam Marathon: 5:02:59

19. 2017-11-18 Suriname Marathon: 4:17:10

20. 2018-01-21 Trinidad & Tobago Marathon: 4:15:42

21. 2018-04-08 Paris Marathon: 3:54:17

22. 2018-04-15 Bonn Marathon: 3:47:30

23. 2018-04-22 Antwerp Marathon: 3:54:45

24. 2018-06-03 Rhein-Ruhr Marathon: 3:37:31 (my barefoot PR)

25. 2018-06-10 Comrades Marathon (90.2 km): 11:13:04

26. 2018-08-11 10th Gay Games Marathon: 5:07:40

27. 2018-08-18 Azeri Marathon: 3:56:10

28. 2018-08-20 Capital City Marathon: 4:10:28

29. 2018-09-09 Vilnius Marathon: 3:54:42

30. 2018-09-16 Seine-Marathon 76: 3:54:42

31. 2018-09-23 Marathon de Montréal: 3:37:42

32. 2018-09-30 Chisinau Marathon: 3:40:15

33. 2018-10-07 Lyon Marathon: 4:39:49

34. 2018-10-14 Metz Marathon: 4:37:27

35. 2018-10-21 Toulouse Marathon: 4:22:30

36. 2018-10-28 Rennes Marathon: 3:56:31

37. 2018-11-04 Nice-Cannes Marathon: 4:18:55

38. 2018-11-11 Istanbul Marathon: 3:57:36

39. 2018-11-18 Bangkok Marathon: 4:23:49

40. 2018-11-25 Panama Marathon: 4:28:18

41. 2018-12-02 Costa Rica Marathon: 4:11:52

42. 2018-12-09 Malaga Marathon: 3:57:48

43. 2018-12-16 Pisa Marathon: 3:44:02

44. 2019-01-11: Doha Marathon: 3:52:02

45. 2019-01-25: Dubai Marathon, UAE: 3:58:48

46. 2019-02-17: Seville Marathon, Spain: 4:10:21

47. 2019-02-24: Seychelles Marathon: 5:18:28

48. 2019-03-09: Costa Magica Marathon, Caribbean Sea: 5:13:45

49. 2019-03-24: Marseille Marathon, France: 4:31:57

50. 2019-04-07: Bratislava Marathon, Slovakia: 3:55:19

51. 2019-04-14: Paris Marathon, France: 4:07:03

52. 2019-04-28: Nantes Marathon, France: 4:31:50

53. 2019-05-05: Prague Marathon, Czechia: 4:23:06

54. 2019-05-12: Loire Marathon, France: 5:03:54

55. 2019-05-19: Lima Marathon, Peru: 4:37:36

56. 2019-06-16: Liberty Marathon, France: 4:49:27

57. 2019-08-25: Asuncion Marathon, Paraguay: 3:53:05

58. 2019-09-08: Koblenz Marathon, Germany: 4:32:12

59. 2019-09-22: Buenos Aires Marathon, Argentina: 4:30:46

60. 2019-09-29: Budapest Marathon, Hungary: 4:15:33

61. 2019-10-06: Brussels Marathon, Belgium: 4:46:29

62. 2019-10-13: Chicago Marathon, USA: 3:57:23

63. 2019-10-20: Auckland Marathon, New Zealand: 4:28:52

64. 2019-10-27: Lausanne Marathon, Switzerland: 4:22:26

65. 2019-11-03: New York Marathon, USA: 4:40:13

66. 2019-12-01: Valencia Marathon, Spain: 4:32:58

67. 2019-12-08: Reggae Marathon, Jamaica: 4:54:52

68. 2019-12-15: Malaga Marathon, Spain: 4:16:53

69. 2020.01.21 Muscat Lonely Marathon, Oman: 5:19:28

70. 2020.02.09 Miami Marathon, USA: 4:24:10

71. 2020.03.01 Malta Marathon, Malta:3:58:10

72. 2020.03.08 Los Angeles Marathon, USA: 4:25:46

73. 2020.03.15 Little Barcelona Marathon, France: 5:02:08

74.2020.04.20 Freedom Boston Marathon, France: 14:53:00

75. 2020.06.18 Liberation Marathon # 17, France: 4:45:06

76. 2020.06.26 Liberation Marathon # 20, France: 4:39:37

77. 2020.07.04 Liberation Marathon # 24, France: 5:25:44

78. 2020.07.16 Liberation Marathon # 28, France: 4:38:54

79. 2020.07.19 Liberation Marathon # 29, France: 4:27:30

80. 2020.07.22 Liberation Marathon # 30, France: 4:24:46

81. 2020.07.26 Liberation Marathon # 31, France: 4:44:01

82. 2020.08.02 Liberation Marathon # 33, France: 4:22:53

83. 2020.08.17 Liberation Marathon # 37, France: 4:40:33

84. 2020.08.20 Liberation Marathon # 38, France: 4:54:02

85. 2020.08.23 Liberation Marathon # 39, France: 4:52:42

86. 2020.09.02 Liberation Marathon # 42, France: 5:11:56

87. 2020.09:05 Liberation Marathon # 43, France: 4:55:13

88. 2020.09.22 Liberation Marathon # 49, France: 4:49:29

89. 2020.10.23 Liberation Marathon # 57, France: 4:40:33


90. 2021.02:24 Absurdistan Marathon # 12, Absurdistan: 5:15:40

91. 2021.03:24 Absurdistan Marathon # 13, Absurdistan: 4:56:50


92. 2021.08.10 Absurdistan Marathon # 18, Absurdistan: 5:55:16

93. 2021.08.20 Absurdistan Marathon # 21, Absurdistan: 5:38:27

94. 2021.09.15 Vienna Marathon, Austria: 4:24:53

95. 2021.09.19 Rome Marathon, Italy: 4:30:48

96. 2021.09.26 Berlin Marathon, Germany: 4:09:38


97. 2021.10.03 London Marathon, UK: 4:25:24

98. 2021.10.10 Sofia Marathon, Bulgaria: 4:03:10

99. 2021.10.17 Paris Marathon, France: 4:19:06

100. 2021.10.24 Ljubljana Marathon, Slovenia: 4:25:16

101. 2021.10.31 Bucharest Marathon, Romania: 4:07:40

102. 2021.11.07 Podgorica Marathon, Montenegro: 4:09:18

103. 2021.11.14 Athens Marathon, Greece: 4:38:08

104. 2021.11.18 Absurdistan Marathon # 23, Absurdistan: 4:43:36

105. 2021.11.28 Mexico City Marathon, Mexico: 4:58:20


106. My 67th Birthday Barefoot Marathon, France: 5:33:14

107. 2022.04.18 Boston Marathon, USA: 4:56:17

108. 2022.05.08 Barcelona Marathon, Spain: 4:40:05

Ancient Greeks Are the Best Barefoot Runners

The founding fathers of Western civilization are the greatest barefoot runners recorded in history. In 490 BC, Pheidippides—a professional courier known as hemerodrome in Ancient Greece--ran barefoot 240 km (149 mi) from Athens to Sparta to convey a request for help in the fight against the Persian invaders. The journey took him about two days, only to be told by the Spartans that they could not provide help, because they were celebrating an important religious festival. Pheidippides ran back to Athens to report the bad news. He then ran the 40 km (24.6 mi) to the battlefield near the city Marathon and back to Athens to announce the unexpected Athenian victory over invaders. Legend has it that upon delivering the message he collapsed and died from the exertion after running in few days about 560 km (348 mi).
 
Some of those who nowadays claim or think they have too evolved to be able to walk or run barefoot, will likely be amazed to learn that the best barefoot runners recorded in history are neither the Africans, nor any indigenous people of Northern Mexico, but the “evolved” white men of the cradle of Western civilization, i.e. Ancient Greece, where the barefoot culture was a fundamental component of their lifestyle, and where the word “barbarian” (βάρβαρος) was originated to describe all non-Greek-speaking peoples, thus including all other Europeans.

 
Moreover, nudity was a fundamental feature of ancient Greek culture, as explained on the website of the Olympic Games: “The Olympics became an integral part of ancient Greek society. Every four years from 776 BC to AD 393, thousands of people from all over the Greek world congregated for the competition. If you’ve ever seen the depictions of ancient Olympians on pots, bowls, and in other artworks, you will have noticed that they competed in the nude. Nudity was a fundamental part of ancient Greek culture, and the athletes would show off their physiques during parades in the stadium. Men would also work out in the buff, and the word ‘gymnasium’ actually comes from the Greek word ‘gymnos,’ meaning naked.”
 
When the “barbarian” Romans later conquered Greece, they zealously adopted all the ingredients of the Greek civilization, except one: the barefoot culture, simply because the Romans like most current Europeans were experiencing what I call ancestral barefoot phobia in my book Running Barefoot for Human Survival
. Barefoot phobia is still so strong that many people, when they see me running barefoot and smiling, not only think that I’m seriously hurting myself and experiencing horrendous pain in my feet, but also feel and express my “pain” on their faces. Some even shout: Ouch! Or the equivalent in their language.

Another striking evidence of persistent barefoot phobia is that while Pheidippides and other long-distance runners in Ancient Greece wore clothes and ran barefoot, most participants in current nudist races ironically do the opposite: They run with sneakers while the rest of their body is naked!


The “marathon” is named after Pheidippides’s barefoot run from the city of Marathon to the Greek capital. His example should inspire not only runners, but every one of us, and this article will hopefully help some people think again, get rid of stereotypes and act accordingly to stay fit, healthy and happy. The Athens Marathon follows the original course and finishes inside the Panathenaic Stadium, which is on the site of an ancient stadium, where for many centuries nude male athletes of the cradle of Western civilization participated in several competitions. Sadly, many people, including in Greece keep associating barefoot running with Bikila who ran only two barefoot marathons, then became a shod runner and later sustained serious injuries that terminated his career.

I started running barefoot at 60, which means there is no excuse. In other words, contrary to what some bipedal primates stupidly write on social media, I’ve never been running after animals in the African Savannah. On the other hand, the marathon is just the new form of persistence hunting, which explains why some finishers instinctively bite the metallic medals—as if they were actual animals—and proudly take selfies, which usually generate a lot of likes.

Barefoot Means Barefoot!

“Barefoot shoes” are the opposite equivalent of The Emperor’s New Clothes (Danish: Kejserens nye klæder).

“Barefoot Means Barefoot” is the title of the final chapter of my book Running Barefoot for Human Survival. Extracts:
“In the tale by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen, The Emperor’s New Clothes, published in 1837, all the adults were praising the majestic clothes of His Highness until a child finally exclaimed: ‘But he isn’t wearing anything at all!’
Two crooks had convinced the emperor to parade wearing the ‘new clothes’ they had made for him. The clothes were allegedly invisible to his incompetent or stupid subjects. But the emperor was in reality naked.
‘Where’s the beef?’ some people may ask. Well, the point is that Hans Christian Andersen was a great visionary author, because now we have the opposite cheating we can call: The Runner’s Barefoot Shoes. Sadly, this time it’s not a tale, because many people are incredibly convinced, like the emperor parading with his invisible clothes, that they are running with barefoot shoes. Folks, any kid will tell us: ‘With all due respect, there are no such things as barefoot shoes.’ Any shoes are shoes, and barefoot means barefoot, i.e. naked feet. And just for the record, here’s the definition of the adjective and adverb ‘barefoot’ by, for instance, the Cambridge Dictionary: ‘Not wearing any shoes or socks.’
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Running Barefoot for Human Survival

The book Running Barefoot for Human Survival
Le livre Courir pieds nus pour sauver les humains
RUNNING HUMANS
Le site web de l’auteur et marathonien pieds nus Sidy Diallo
El sitio web del autor y maratonista descalzo Sidy Diallo
The Website of Author and Barefoot Marathoner Sidy Diallo