Dr. Sidy Diallo has completed marathons or ultramarathons--mostly barefoot—in 101 countries to promote around the world the health benefits of long-distance running. He has run marathons and ultramarathons on the 7 continents.

The Barefoot Marathon Globetrotter

By Dr. Barefoot Sidy Diallo

I've completed at least one marathon and one ultramarathon on each of the 7 continents: Antarctica, Africa, North America, South America, Asia, Europe and Oceania.

I've run nearly 400 marathons and ultramathons in 101 countries with the unique purpose to stay fit and healthy, and promote around the world the health benefits of long-distance running.

Media:
The news website Bernews: “Bermuda Is 100th Country for Barefoot Runner”

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).


Additionally to the countries listed below, I have also run a marathon in Oman.

And here’s the detailed list of the 101 countries where I completed at least one marathon or ultramarathon. It doesn't include Ivory Coast where I experienced in 2019 arguably the world worst marathon, which on its second half turned out to be literally a fight for survival. I ran barefoot in the countries in red.

Albania (barefoot): The 2022 Tirana Marathon

Andorra: The 2016 Andorra Marathon

Antarctica: The 2014 White Continent Marathon

Antigua & Barbuda: The 2021 Run in Paradise Marathon

Argentina (barefoot): The 2019 Buenos Aires Marathon

Armenia: The 2018 Bagrateshen Marathon

Aruba: The 2021 Aruba Marathon

Australia:  The 2013 Australian Outback Marathon

Austria (barefoot):  The 2021 Vienna Marathon

Azebaijan (barefoot): The 2018 Azeri Marathon

Bahamas: The 2015 Bahamas Marathon

Barbados: The 2016 Carlisle Bay Marathon

Belgium (barefoot): The 2018 Antwerp Marathon

Bermuda: The 2023 Bermuda Marathon

Botswana (barefoot): The 2017 Chobe Marathon

Brazil (barefoot): The 2022 Rio de Janeiro Marathon

British Virgin Islands: The 2019 BVI Marathon

Bulgaria (barefoot): The 2021 Sofia Marathon

Canada (barefoot): The 2018 Montreal Marathon

Cayman Islands: The 2013 Cayman Islands Marathon

Chile: The 2014 Punta Arenas Marathon

China: The 2013 Great Wall of China Marathon

Costa Rica (barefoot): The 2018 Costa Rica Marathon

Croatia (barefoot): The 2015 Zagreb Marathon

Cuba: The 2014 Marathon de La Havane

Curaçao (barefoot): The 2016 Curaçao Marathon

Cyprus: The 2015 Limassol Marathon

Czech Republic (barefoot): The 2019 Prague Marathon

Denmark: The 2015 Copenhagen Marathon

Dominica: The 2019 Titou Gorge Marathon

England (barefoot): The 2021 London Marathon

Estonia: The 2015 Tallinn Marathon

Finland: The 2013 Helsinki Marathon 

France (barefoot): The 2018 Paris Marathon

French Guiana (barefoot): The 2017 Marathon de l'espace

Georgia (barefoot): The 2018 Capital City Marathon

Germany (barefoot): The 2018 Rhein-Ruhr Marathon

Greece (barefoot): The 2021 Athens Marathon

Guadeloupe: The 2019 Butterfly Island Marathon

Hungary (barefoot): The 2019 Budapest Marathon

Iceland: The 2013 Reykjavik Marathon

Ireland (barefoot): The 2015 Dublin Marathon

Italy (barefoot): The 2021 Rome Marathon

Jamaica (barefoot): The 2019 Reggae Marathon

Kosovo (barefoot): The 2022 Pristina Marathon

Japan: The 2014 Tokyo Marathon

Latvia: The 2014 Riga Marathon

Lesotho: The 2017 Maseru Bridge Marathon

Liechtenstein: The 2014 Liechtenstein Marathon

Lithuania (barefoot): The 2018 Vilnius Marathon

Luxembourg:  The 2013 Luxembourg Night Marathon

Malaysia: The 2022 Kuala Lumpur Marathon

Malta (barefoot): The 2016  Malta Marathon

Martinique: The 2019 Fonds Blancs Marathon

Mauritius: The 2013 Mauritius Marathon

Mexico (barefoot): The 2021 Mexico City Marathon

Moldova (barefoot): The 2018 Chisinau Marathon

Montenegro (barefoot): The 2021 Podgorica Marathon

Morocco: The 2013 Marrakech Marathon

Namibia (barefoot): The 2017 Impalila Island Marathon,

Nepal: The 2015 Kathmandu Ultra 50 km

Netherlands (barefoot): The 2017 Amsterdam Marathon

New Zealand (barefoot): The 2019 Auckland Marathon

North Macedonia (barefoot): The 2022 Skopje Marathon

Koryo: The 2016 Pyongyang Marathon

Norway (barefoot): The 2022 Oslo Marathon

Oman (barefoot): The 2020 Muscat Lonely Marathon

Panama (barefoot): The 2018 Panama Marathon

Paraguay (barefoot): The 2019 Asuncion Marathon

Peru (barefoot) : The 2019 Lima Marathon

Poland: The 2015 Warsaw Marathon

Portugal: The 2012 Lisbonne Marathon

Puerto Rico: The 2016 San Juan Harbor Marathon

Qatar (barefoot): The 2019 Doha Marathon

Romania (barefoot): The 2021 Bucharest Marathon

Russia: The 2015 Moscow Marathon

Saint Kitts & Nevis: The 2016 St Kitts Waterfall Marathon

Saint Lucia: The 2016 Pitons Peak Marathon

Sint Maarten: The 2016 Philipsburg Waterfront Marathon

Saint Martin (French Side): The 2019 Quartier d’Orleans Marathon

Saint Vincent & Grenadines: The 2019 Volcanic Sand Marathon

Scotland (barefoot): The 2022 Edinburgh Marathon

Senegal: The 2016 Dakar Marathon

Seychelles (barefoot): The 2019 Seychelles Marathon

Slovakia (barefoot): The 2019 Bratislava Marathon

Slovenia (barefoot): The 2021 Ljubljana Marathon

South Africa (barefoot): The 2018 Comrades Marathon (90.2 km)

Spain (barefoot): The 2018 Malaga Marathon

Suriname (barefoot): The 2016 Suriname Marathon

Swaziland (Eswatini): The 2017 Sand River Marathon

Sweden (barefoot): The 2022 Stockholm Marathon

Switzerland (barefoot): The 2019 Lausanne Marathon

Thailand (barefoot): The 2018 Bangkok Marathon

Trinidad & Tobago (barefoot): The 2018 Trinidad & Tobago Marathon

Turkey (barefoot): The 2018 Istanbul Marathon

United Arab Emirates (barefoot): The 2019 Dubai Marathon

United States (barefoot): The 2019 Chicago Marathon

US Virgin Islands: The 2016 St Thomas Cove Marathon

Vietnam (barefoot): The 2022 HCMC International Marathon

Zambia (barefoot): The 2017 Zambezi Waterfront Marathon

Zimbabwe (barefoot): The 2017 Hwange Marathon