Running barefoot for human survival
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Running Human: Humans Are Perfect Barefoot Runners
The first barefoot runner of a marathon, Abebe Bikila, defeated his competitors and broke the world record. Sadly, he accepted afterwards to wear sneakers, and he ended up becoming the first legendary victim of the devastating effects of the shoes, when he sustained the serious injuries that spelled the end of his running career.
So far, I’ve run barefoot one 90 km ultramarathon and 66 marathons, including 15 marathons in 14 weeks in 2018 and 8 marathons in 8 weeks in 2019
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, Zimbawe: 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 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: Kobklenz 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
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, Zimbawe: 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 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: Kobklenz 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