Dr. Sidy Diallo has run in 97 countries of the seven continents over 350 marathons and ultramarathons since 2010. He has run barefoot at least one marathon or an ultramarathon in 55 countries (listed in red).
Barefoot Marathon Globetrotter
Sidy Diallo is a medical doctor, barefoot marathon runner, retired French diplomat and author of the book Running Barefoot for Human Survival. He has completed marathons and ultramarathons on each of the seven continents: Antarctica, Africa, North America, South America, Asia, Europe and Oceania.
As he explains in the book Running Barefoot for Human Survival (French edition: Courir pieds nus pour sauver les humains), the marathon is the genuine human moment amid an increasingly selfish and inhumane global community. It turns us into truly social beings—which humans are always meant to be—, sadly only for a weekend, before joining again the human jungle on Monday or Tuesday. That’s one of the main reasons many of us keep running around the world, as we don’t want to miss that unforgettable moment.
We need to understand that Homo sapiens is still a species of hunter-gatherers, and the marathon is just the new form of persistence hunting. In other words, long-distance running is the vital human activity traditionally to get food, and now to stay fit and healthy, and running barefoot prevents injury, pain and fatigue.
Dr. Sdiy Diallo ran for instance 15 barefoot marathons in 14 weeks in 2018, 8 barefoot marathons in 8 weeks in 2019 and 12 barefoot marathons in 11 weeks in 2021.: No shoes, no problems!
As he explains in the book Running Barefoot for Human Survival (French edition: Courir pieds nus pour sauver les humains), the marathon is the genuine human moment amid an increasingly selfish and inhumane global community. It turns us into truly social beings—which humans are always meant to be—, sadly only for a weekend, before joining again the human jungle on Monday or Tuesday. That’s one of the main reasons many of us keep running around the world, as we don’t want to miss that unforgettable moment.
We need to understand that Homo sapiens is still a species of hunter-gatherers, and the marathon is just the new form of persistence hunting. In other words, long-distance running is the vital human activity traditionally to get food, and now to stay fit and healthy, and running barefoot prevents injury, pain and fatigue.
Dr. Sdiy Diallo ran for instance 15 barefoot marathons in 14 weeks in 2018, 8 barefoot marathons in 8 weeks in 2019 and 12 barefoot marathons in 11 weeks in 2021.: No shoes, no problems!
Dr. Sidy Diallo has completed at least one marathon or ultramarathon in the following countries:
Andorra: 2016 Andorra Marathon
Antarctica: 2014 The White Continent Marathon
Antigua & Barbuda: 2021 Run in Paradise Marathon
Argentina (barefoot): 2019 Buenos Aires Marathon
Armenia: 2018 Bagrateshen Marathon
Aruba: 2021 Aruba Marathon
Australia: 2013 Australian Outback Marathon
Austria (barefoot): 2021 Vienna Marathon
Azebaijan (barefoot): 2018 Azeri Marathon
Bahamas: 2015 Bahamas Marathon
Barbados: 2016 Carlisle Bay Marathon, Bridgetown
Belgium (barefoot): 2018 Antwerp Marathon
Botswana (barefoot): 2017 Chobe Marathon
Brazil (barefoot): 2022 Rio de Janeiro Marathon
British Virgin Islands: 2019 BVI Marathon
Bulgaria (barefoot): 2021 Sofia Marathon
Canada (barefoot): 2018 Montreal Marathon
Cayman Islands: 2013 Cayman Islands Marathon
Chile: 2014 Punta Arenas Marathon
China: 2013 Great Wall of China Marathon
Costa Rica (barefoot): 2018 Costa Rica Marathon
Croatia (barefoot): 2015 Zagreb Marathon
Cuba: 2014 Marathon de La Havane
Curaçao (barefoot): 2016 Curaçao Marathon
Cyprus: 2015 Limassol Marathon
Czech Republic (barefoot): 2019 Prague Marathon
Denmark: 2015 Copenhagen Marathon
Dominica: 2019 Titou Gorge Marathon
England (barefoot): 2021 London Marathon
Estonia: 2015 Tallinn Marathon
Finland: 2013 Helsinki Marathon
France (barefoot): 2018 Paris Marathon
French Guiana (barefoot): 2017 Marathon de l'espace
Georgia (barefoot): 2018 Capital City Marathon
Germany (barefoot): 2018 Rhein-Ruhr Marathon
Greece (barefoot): 2021 Athens Marathon
Guadeloupe: 2019 Butterfly Island Marathon
Hungary (barefoot): 2019 Budapest Marathon
Iceland: 2013 Reykjavik Marathon
Ireland (barefoot): 2015 Dublin Marathon
Italy (barefoot): 2021 Rome Marathon
Jamaica (barefoot): 2019 Reggae Marathon
Kosovo (barefoot): The 2022 Pristina Marathon
Japan: 2014 Tokyo Marathon
Latvia: 2014 Riga Marathon
Lesotho: 2017 Maseru Bridge Marathon
Liechtenstein: 2014 Liechtenstein Marathon
Lithuania (barefoot): 2018 Vilnius Marathon
Luxembourg: 2013 Luxembourg Night Marathon
Malta (barefoot): 2016 Malta Marathon
Martinique: 2019 Fonds Blancs Marathon
Mauritius: 2013 Mauritius Marathon
Mexico (barefoot): 2021 Mexico City Marathon
Moldova (barefoot): 2018 Chisinau Marathon
Montenegro (barefoot): 2021 Podgorica Marathon
Morocco: 2013 Marrakech Marathon
Namibia (barefoot): 2017 Impalila Island Marathon,
Nepal: 2015 Kathmandu Ultra 50 km
Netherlands (barefoot): 2017 Amsterdam Marathon
New Zealand (barefoot): 2019 Auckland Marathon
North Macedonia (barefoot): The 2022 Skopje Marathon
Koryo: 2016 Pyongyang Marathon
Norway (barefoot): 2022.09:17 Oslo Marathon
Oman (barefoot): 2020 Muscat Lonely Marathon
Panama (barefoot): 2018 Panama Marathon
Paraguay (barefoot): 2019 Asuncion Marathon
Peru (barefoot) : 2019 Lima Marathon
Poland: 2015 Warsaw Marathon/Marathon de Varsovie
Portugal: 2012 Lisbonne Marathon
Puerto Rico: 2016 San Juan Harbor Marathon
Qatar (barefoot): 2019 Doha Marathon
Romania (barefoot): 2021 Bucharest Marathon
Russia: 2015 Moscow Marathon
Saint Kitts & Nevis: 2016St Kitts Waterfall Marathon, Basseterre
Saint Lucia: 2016 Pitons Peak Marathon, Castries
Sint Maarten: 2016 Philipsburg Waterfront Marathon (Sint Maarten)
Saint Martin (French Side): 2019 Quartier d’Orleans Marathon
Saint Vincent & Grenadines: 2019 Volcanic Sand Marathon
Scotland (barefoot): 2022 Edinburgh Marathon
Senegal: 2016 Dakar Marathon
Seychelles (barefoot): 2019 Seychelles Marathon
Slovakia (barefoot): 2019 Bratislava Marathon
Slovenia (barefoot): 2021 Ljubljana Marathon
South Africa (barefoot): 2018-06-10 Comrades Marathon (90.2 km)
Spain (barefoot): 2018 Malaga Marathon
Suriname (barefoot): 2016 Suriname Marathon
Swaziland: 2017 Sand River Marathon
Sweden (barefoot): 2022 Stockholm Marathon
Switzerland (barefoot): 2019 Lausanne Marathon
Thailand (barefoot): 2018 Bangkok Marathon
Trinidad & Tobago (barefoot): 2018 Trinidad & Tobago Marathon
Turkey (barefoot): 2018 Istanbul Marathon
United Arab Emirates (barefoot): 2019 Dubai Marathon
United States (barefoot): 2019: Chicago Marathon
US Virgin Islands: 2016 St Thomas Cove Marathon
Zambia (barefoot): 2017 Zambezi Waterfront Marathon
Zimbabwe (barefoot): 2017 Hwange Marathon
Andorra: 2016 Andorra Marathon
Antarctica: 2014 The White Continent Marathon
Antigua & Barbuda: 2021 Run in Paradise Marathon
Argentina (barefoot): 2019 Buenos Aires Marathon
Armenia: 2018 Bagrateshen Marathon
Aruba: 2021 Aruba Marathon
Australia: 2013 Australian Outback Marathon
Austria (barefoot): 2021 Vienna Marathon
Azebaijan (barefoot): 2018 Azeri Marathon
Bahamas: 2015 Bahamas Marathon
Barbados: 2016 Carlisle Bay Marathon, Bridgetown
Belgium (barefoot): 2018 Antwerp Marathon
Botswana (barefoot): 2017 Chobe Marathon
Brazil (barefoot): 2022 Rio de Janeiro Marathon
British Virgin Islands: 2019 BVI Marathon
Bulgaria (barefoot): 2021 Sofia Marathon
Canada (barefoot): 2018 Montreal Marathon
Cayman Islands: 2013 Cayman Islands Marathon
Chile: 2014 Punta Arenas Marathon
China: 2013 Great Wall of China Marathon
Costa Rica (barefoot): 2018 Costa Rica Marathon
Croatia (barefoot): 2015 Zagreb Marathon
Cuba: 2014 Marathon de La Havane
Curaçao (barefoot): 2016 Curaçao Marathon
Cyprus: 2015 Limassol Marathon
Czech Republic (barefoot): 2019 Prague Marathon
Denmark: 2015 Copenhagen Marathon
Dominica: 2019 Titou Gorge Marathon
England (barefoot): 2021 London Marathon
Estonia: 2015 Tallinn Marathon
Finland: 2013 Helsinki Marathon
France (barefoot): 2018 Paris Marathon
French Guiana (barefoot): 2017 Marathon de l'espace
Georgia (barefoot): 2018 Capital City Marathon
Germany (barefoot): 2018 Rhein-Ruhr Marathon
Greece (barefoot): 2021 Athens Marathon
Guadeloupe: 2019 Butterfly Island Marathon
Hungary (barefoot): 2019 Budapest Marathon
Iceland: 2013 Reykjavik Marathon
Ireland (barefoot): 2015 Dublin Marathon
Italy (barefoot): 2021 Rome Marathon
Jamaica (barefoot): 2019 Reggae Marathon
Kosovo (barefoot): The 2022 Pristina Marathon
Japan: 2014 Tokyo Marathon
Latvia: 2014 Riga Marathon
Lesotho: 2017 Maseru Bridge Marathon
Liechtenstein: 2014 Liechtenstein Marathon
Lithuania (barefoot): 2018 Vilnius Marathon
Luxembourg: 2013 Luxembourg Night Marathon
Malta (barefoot): 2016 Malta Marathon
Martinique: 2019 Fonds Blancs Marathon
Mauritius: 2013 Mauritius Marathon
Mexico (barefoot): 2021 Mexico City Marathon
Moldova (barefoot): 2018 Chisinau Marathon
Montenegro (barefoot): 2021 Podgorica Marathon
Morocco: 2013 Marrakech Marathon
Namibia (barefoot): 2017 Impalila Island Marathon,
Nepal: 2015 Kathmandu Ultra 50 km
Netherlands (barefoot): 2017 Amsterdam Marathon
New Zealand (barefoot): 2019 Auckland Marathon
North Macedonia (barefoot): The 2022 Skopje Marathon
Koryo: 2016 Pyongyang Marathon
Norway (barefoot): 2022.09:17 Oslo Marathon
Oman (barefoot): 2020 Muscat Lonely Marathon
Panama (barefoot): 2018 Panama Marathon
Paraguay (barefoot): 2019 Asuncion Marathon
Peru (barefoot) : 2019 Lima Marathon
Poland: 2015 Warsaw Marathon/Marathon de Varsovie
Portugal: 2012 Lisbonne Marathon
Puerto Rico: 2016 San Juan Harbor Marathon
Qatar (barefoot): 2019 Doha Marathon
Romania (barefoot): 2021 Bucharest Marathon
Russia: 2015 Moscow Marathon
Saint Kitts & Nevis: 2016St Kitts Waterfall Marathon, Basseterre
Saint Lucia: 2016 Pitons Peak Marathon, Castries
Sint Maarten: 2016 Philipsburg Waterfront Marathon (Sint Maarten)
Saint Martin (French Side): 2019 Quartier d’Orleans Marathon
Saint Vincent & Grenadines: 2019 Volcanic Sand Marathon
Scotland (barefoot): 2022 Edinburgh Marathon
Senegal: 2016 Dakar Marathon
Seychelles (barefoot): 2019 Seychelles Marathon
Slovakia (barefoot): 2019 Bratislava Marathon
Slovenia (barefoot): 2021 Ljubljana Marathon
South Africa (barefoot): 2018-06-10 Comrades Marathon (90.2 km)
Spain (barefoot): 2018 Malaga Marathon
Suriname (barefoot): 2016 Suriname Marathon
Swaziland: 2017 Sand River Marathon
Sweden (barefoot): 2022 Stockholm Marathon
Switzerland (barefoot): 2019 Lausanne Marathon
Thailand (barefoot): 2018 Bangkok Marathon
Trinidad & Tobago (barefoot): 2018 Trinidad & Tobago Marathon
Turkey (barefoot): 2018 Istanbul Marathon
United Arab Emirates (barefoot): 2019 Dubai Marathon
United States (barefoot): 2019: Chicago Marathon
US Virgin Islands: 2016 St Thomas Cove Marathon
Zambia (barefoot): 2017 Zambezi Waterfront Marathon
Zimbabwe (barefoot): 2017 Hwange Marathon