The Retiree Office Marathon, Gran Canaria
Marathon # 519
Maspalomas Dunes Marathon # 83
Date: October 6, 2025
My Time: 6:37:13
By Dr. Barefoot Sidy Diallo
The office of a retiree is any place in the world where he or she is willing to do the ancestral job, namely long distance running and walking. For me it’s sometimes Playa del Inglés or more broadly Maspalomas in Gran Canaria.
Many will understandably object, and so would I until a dozen years ago, but humans really need to do the double duty: an artificial job, or whatever you call it, to make money for living, and the natural job of human species, i.e. long distance running and walking, to achieve genuine happiness and stay fit and healthy, particularly as we age.
Failing to do the natural job is the recipe for painful chronic diseases, and ultimately the loss of physical and cognitive abilities, no matter whether you’re a multibillionaire or poor, powerful or powerless, etc.
I explain why in 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).
Maspalomas Dunes Marathon # 83
Date: October 6, 2025
My Time: 6:37:13
By Dr. Barefoot Sidy Diallo
The office of a retiree is any place in the world where he or she is willing to do the ancestral job, namely long distance running and walking. For me it’s sometimes Playa del Inglés or more broadly Maspalomas in Gran Canaria.
Many will understandably object, and so would I until a dozen years ago, but humans really need to do the double duty: an artificial job, or whatever you call it, to make money for living, and the natural job of human species, i.e. long distance running and walking, to achieve genuine happiness and stay fit and healthy, particularly as we age.
Failing to do the natural job is the recipe for painful chronic diseases, and ultimately the loss of physical and cognitive abilities, no matter whether you’re a multibillionaire or poor, powerful or powerless, etc.
I explain why in 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).
Playa del Inglés Beach at sunrise: a welcoming place to walk or run all year round.
Dr. Sidy Diallo’s Retiree Office Marathon Garmin Data
Dr. Sidy Diallo did The Retiree Office Marathon in Playa del Inglés, Gran Canaria.