Dr. Sidy Diallo has run truly barefoot—without any shoes or socks—over 120 marathons without pain or injury.
Dr. Sidy Diallo's Marathons 2.0
By Dr. Barefoot Sidy Diallo
I explain in the book Running Barefoot for Human Survival how in 2015 I achieved my adaptation to running 2.0, i.e. truly barefoot running—without any shoes or socks—, much faster than I expected. And to lead by example, I’ve so far run 123 marathons 2.0, i.e. truly barefoot marathons, and a 90 km ultramarathon 2.0 in South Africa: the 2018 Comrades Marathon.
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).
I explain in the book Running Barefoot for Human Survival how in 2015 I achieved my adaptation to running 2.0, i.e. truly barefoot running—without any shoes or socks—, much faster than I expected. And to lead by example, I’ve so far run 123 marathons 2.0, i.e. truly barefoot marathons, and a 90 km ultramarathon 2.0 in South Africa: the 2018 Comrades Marathon.
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).
My Marathons 2.0 and Ultramarathon 2.0
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
109. 2022.05.21 Royan Marathon, France: 4:12:47
110. 2022.05.29 Edinburgh Marathon, Scotland: 5:14:17
111. 2022.06.04 Stockholm Marathon, Sweden: 4:26:35
112. 2022.06.19 Rio de Janeiro Marathon, Brazil: 4:16:34
113.2022.07.06 Panama Paradise Marathon # 1: 6:03:33
114.2022.07.11 Panama Paradise Marathon # 2: 5:50:44
115.2022.08.03 Panama Paradise Marathon # 4: 6:25:22
116. 2022.09:17 Oslo Marathon, Norway: 4:41:32
117. The 2022 Pristina Marathon, Kosovo: 4:25:19
118. The 2022 Skopje Marathon, North Macedonia: 4:13:42
119. The 2022 Piss Off Marathon # 18, Absurdistan: 5:09:46
120. The 2022 Tirana Marathon, Albania: 4:36:54
121. The 2022 French Riviera Marathon, France: 4:27:13
122. The 2022 Panama Marathon, Panama, 4:58:18
123. The 2022 HCMC International Marathon, Vietnam: 5:05:48
124. The 2022 Tilia Residences Marathon, Vietnam: 5:18:40
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
109. 2022.05.21 Royan Marathon, France: 4:12:47
110. 2022.05.29 Edinburgh Marathon, Scotland: 5:14:17
111. 2022.06.04 Stockholm Marathon, Sweden: 4:26:35
112. 2022.06.19 Rio de Janeiro Marathon, Brazil: 4:16:34
113.2022.07.06 Panama Paradise Marathon # 1: 6:03:33
114.2022.07.11 Panama Paradise Marathon # 2: 5:50:44
115.2022.08.03 Panama Paradise Marathon # 4: 6:25:22
116. 2022.09:17 Oslo Marathon, Norway: 4:41:32
117. The 2022 Pristina Marathon, Kosovo: 4:25:19
118. The 2022 Skopje Marathon, North Macedonia: 4:13:42
119. The 2022 Piss Off Marathon # 18, Absurdistan: 5:09:46
120. The 2022 Tirana Marathon, Albania: 4:36:54
121. The 2022 French Riviera Marathon, France: 4:27:13
122. The 2022 Panama Marathon, Panama, 4:58:18
123. The 2022 HCMC International Marathon, Vietnam: 5:05:48
124. The 2022 Tilia Residences Marathon, Vietnam: 5:18:40
