Longest duration to run barefoot on an athletic track by an individual
The record for running barefoot on an athletic track for the longest duration was set by Nilesh Rajendra Wadkar (born on March 26, 1988) of Mumbai, Maharashtra. He ran 81.2 km barefoot in 12 hours on February 7, 2026, on an athletic track at a stadium in Dombivli, Maharashtra, for the social initiative ‘Run So They Can Walk’, aimed at supporting footwear donation for underprivileged children, as confirmed on February 23, 2026.
