The 2020 Private Muscat Marathon
Marathon # 210
Date: January 21, 2020
My Time: 5:19:28
Updated: October 10, 2022
By Dr. Barefoot Sidy Diallo
I did in Oman my first private marathon, for anthropological purposes, which turned out to be a highly useful and motivating precedent when the French government imposed few weeks later the hardest restrictions on the freedom of movement and on physical activity. But at the time I had no idea that private marathons and ultramarathons would become my norm for at least the rest of 2020.
As I explain in the book Running Barefoot for Human Survival, our body is perfectly designed for survival without any protection in our natural habitat, namely the Earth zone extending from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn.
Those who are live in higher latitudes may still walk and run barefoot or even—where permitted—take all their clothes off in the spring, in the summer and in the autumn, but not in the frigid months.
On the other hand, since the adaptation to barefoot running is easily reversible, one effective way to prevent regression during the winter is to go and run in our natural habitat. So when I learned that my mid-winter tropical race—the Muscat Marathon—was postponed, I still went to Muscat and ran barefoot 42.2 km (or 26.2 miles) on January 21, 2020 in the wonderful waterfront and restaurant zone of Al Mouj.
Many people were understandably wondering why the barefoot guy with the backpack was running for over five hours. And I wanted to tell them: “Hey guys! I’m doing this for our survival, please consider joining me the next time!”
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 21, 2020
My Time: 5:19:28
Updated: October 10, 2022
By Dr. Barefoot Sidy Diallo
I did in Oman my first private marathon, for anthropological purposes, which turned out to be a highly useful and motivating precedent when the French government imposed few weeks later the hardest restrictions on the freedom of movement and on physical activity. But at the time I had no idea that private marathons and ultramarathons would become my norm for at least the rest of 2020.
As I explain in the book Running Barefoot for Human Survival, our body is perfectly designed for survival without any protection in our natural habitat, namely the Earth zone extending from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn.
Those who are live in higher latitudes may still walk and run barefoot or even—where permitted—take all their clothes off in the spring, in the summer and in the autumn, but not in the frigid months.
On the other hand, since the adaptation to barefoot running is easily reversible, one effective way to prevent regression during the winter is to go and run in our natural habitat. So when I learned that my mid-winter tropical race—the Muscat Marathon—was postponed, I still went to Muscat and ran barefoot 42.2 km (or 26.2 miles) on January 21, 2020 in the wonderful waterfront and restaurant zone of Al Mouj.
Many people were understandably wondering why the barefoot guy with the backpack was running for over five hours. And I wanted to tell them: “Hey guys! I’m doing this for our survival, please consider joining me the next time!”
Running Barefoot for Human Survival is available on Amazon in paperback and e-book format (French edition: Courir pieds nus pour sauver les humains).
Dr. Sidy Diallo ran barefoot the 2020 Private Muscat Marathon
Dr. Sidy Diallo's 2020 Muscat Lonely Marathon Garmin Data
Al Mouj, Muscat, Oman
Dr. Sidy Diallo's 2020 Private Muscat Marathon Course
Le Dr Sidy Diallo a couru pieds nus le Marathon privé de Mascate 2020