Dr. Sidy Diallo’s First 2026 Marathon, Gran Canaria
Marathon # 548
Date: January 16, 2026
My Time: 8:19:18
By Dr. Barefoot Sidy Diallo
I completed on January 16 in Gran Canaria my 548th marathon since October 2010, and my first marathon in 2026.
I’ll keep scaling back my participation in official races, and prioritizing private runs—a valuable positive legacy of the race cancellations in 2020, which motivated me to switch to private runs to stay fit and healthy.
Furthermore, Gran Canaria—thanks to its unique climate—is, regardless of the season, an ideal location for long-distance running and walking, barefoot or with shoes, or even completely naked in designated areas, such as the very popular Maspalomas Nudist Beach, which hosts every day what looks like clumsy reenactments of Paleolithic tribal gatherings of hunter-gatherers in tropical paradise.
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).
Date: January 16, 2026
My Time: 8:19:18
By Dr. Barefoot Sidy Diallo
I completed on January 16 in Gran Canaria my 548th marathon since October 2010, and my first marathon in 2026.
I’ll keep scaling back my participation in official races, and prioritizing private runs—a valuable positive legacy of the race cancellations in 2020, which motivated me to switch to private runs to stay fit and healthy.
Furthermore, Gran Canaria—thanks to its unique climate—is, regardless of the season, an ideal location for long-distance running and walking, barefoot or with shoes, or even completely naked in designated areas, such as the very popular Maspalomas Nudist Beach, which hosts every day what looks like clumsy reenactments of Paleolithic tribal gatherings of hunter-gatherers in tropical paradise.
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).
The Maspalomas Nudist Beach in the early afternoon of January 16, 2026
Dr. Sidy Diallo completed in Gran Canaria his 548th marathon since October 2010, and his first marathon in 2026.
Dr. Sidy Diallo’s First 2026 Marathon Garmin Data
The Maspalomas Nudist Beach at dusk after the dispersal of the “Paleolithic gatherings.”