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Pedestrianism; or, An Account of the Performances of Celebrated Pedestrians During the Last and Present Century.: With a full narrative of Captain Barclay's public and private matches; and an essay on training.Thom, Walter

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Pedestrianism; or, An Account of the Performances of Celebrated Pedestrians During the Last and Present Century.: With a full narrative of Captain Barclay's public and private matches; and an essay on training.

Name: Pedestrianism; or, An Account of the Performances of Celebrated Pedestrians During the Last and Present Century.: With a full narrative of Captain Barclay's public and private matches; and an essay on training.
Author: Thom, Walter

Thom, Walter

Walking

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   Hour.| Started  | Returned |Time per| State of the Weather.
        |min. past.|min. past.| Mile.  |
  ------+----------+----------+--------+------------------------------
  M.  1 |     ½    |   22½    |   22   | Cold, windy, and dry.
      2 |   33     |   58     |   25   | Do.      do. and cloudy.
      3 |     ½    |   24½    |   24   | Do.      do.
      4 |   31½    |   53     |   21½  | Do.      do.
      5 |     ½    |   22     |   21½  | Do.      do.
      6 |   35     |   56½    |   21½  | Do.      do.
      7 |     ½    |   22     |   21½  | Do.      do.
      8 |   35     |   56½    |   21½  | Do.      do.
      9 |     ½    |   21     |   20½  | Do.      do.
     10 |   35     |   57     |   22   | Do.      do.
     11 |    4     |   24     |   20   | Windy and sunshine.
  D. 12 |   33     |   54     |   21   | Do.      do.
      1 |     ½    |   21     |   20½  | Do.      do.
      2 |   35     |   56     |   21   | Do.      do.
      3 |     ½    |   21     |   20½  | Do.      do.
      4 |   35½    |   55½    |   20   | Cool and do.
      5 |     ½    |   22     |   21½  | Do.      do.
      6 |   36     |   56½    |   20½  | Do.      do.
      7 |     ½    |   22     |   21½  | Do.      do.
      8 |   37     |   57     |   20   | Do. but pleasant.
      9 |     ½    |   22     |   21½  | Do.      do.
     10 |   35     |   57     |   22   | Do.      do.
     11 |     ½    |   24     |   23½  | Do.      do.
  N. 12 |   31     |   56     |   25   | Do.      do.

Average time of walking the mile, 21 minutes 38¾ seconds.--Total, (24
miles,) 8 hours 39½ minutes.


Forty-second Day.--July 12.

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   Hour.| Started  | Returned |Time per| State of the Weather.
        |min. past.|min. past.| Mile.  |
  ------+----------+----------+--------+------------------------------
  M.  1 |     ½    |   24½    |   24   | Cool and pleasant.
      2 |   35     |   55     |   20   | Do.      do.
      3 |     ½    |   25     |   24½  | Do.      do.
      4 |   34     |   56½    |   22½  | Do.      do.
      5 |     ½    |   21     |   20½  | Do.      do.
      6 |   35     |   56     |   21   | Do. with sunshine.
      7 |    7     |   28     |   21   | Do.      do.
      8 |   35     |   55½    |   20½  | Warm, with do.
      9 |     ½    |   22     |   21½  | Hot, do.
     10 |   34     |   55     |   21   | Very hot, and do.
     11 |     ½    |   22     |   21½  | Do.      do.
  D. 12 |   35     |   55     |   20   | Do.      do.
      1 |     ½    |   21     |   20½  | Do.      do.
      2 |   30     |   52     |   22   | Do.      do.
      3 |   15     |   37     |   22   | Hot, but pleasant.

Average time of walking the mile, 21 minutes, 30 seconds.--Total, (15
miles,) 5 hours 22½ minutes.

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Pedestrianism; or, An Account of the Performances of Celebrated Pedestrians During the Last and Present Century.: With a full narrative of Captain Barclay's public and private matches; and an essay on training.

Thom, Walter

Walking

------+----------+----------+--------+------------------------------
   Hour.| Started  | Returned |Time per| State of the Weather.
        |min. past.|min. past.| Mile.  |
  ------+----------+----------+--------+------------------------------
  M.  1 |     ½    |   22½    |   22   | Cold, windy, and dry.
      2 |   33     |   58     |   25   | Do.      do. and cloudy.
      3 |     ½    |   24½    |   24   | Do.      do.
      4 |   31½    |   53     |   21½  | Do.      do.
      5 |     ½    |   22     |   21½  | Do.      do.
      6 |   35     |   56½    |   21½  | Do.      do.
      7 |     ½    |   22     |   21½  | Do.      do.
      8 |   35     |   56½    |   21½  | Do.      do.
      9 |     ½    |   21     |   20½  | Do.      do.
     10 |   35     |   57     |   22   | Do.      do.
     11 |    4     |   24     |   20   | Windy and sunshine.
  D. 12 |   33     |   54     |   21   | Do.      do.
      1 |     ½    |   21     |   20½  | Do.      do.
      2 |   35     |   56     |   21   | Do.      do.
      3 |     ½    |   21     |   20½  | Do.      do.
      4 |   35½    |   55½    |   20   | Cool and do.
      5 |     ½    |   22     |   21½  | Do.      do.
      6 |   36     |   56½    |   20½  | Do.      do.
      7 |     ½    |   22     |   21½  | Do.      do.
      8 |   37     |   57     |   20   | Do. but pleasant.
      9 |     ½    |   22     |   21½  | Do.      do.
     10 |   35     |   57     |   22   | Do.      do.
     11 |     ½    |   24     |   23½  | Do.      do.
  N. 12 |   31     |   56     |   25   | Do.      do.

Average time of walking the mile, 21 minutes 38¾ seconds.--Total, (24
miles,) 8 hours 39½ minutes.


Forty-second Day.--July 12.

  ------+----------+----------+--------+------------------------------
   Hour.| Started  | Returned |Time per| State of the Weather.
        |min. past.|min. past.| Mile.  |
  ------+----------+----------+--------+------------------------------
  M.  1 |     ½    |   24½    |   24   | Cool and pleasant.
      2 |   35     |   55     |   20   | Do.      do.
      3 |     ½    |   25     |   24½  | Do.      do.
      4 |   34     |   56½    |   22½  | Do.      do.
      5 |     ½    |   21     |   20½  | Do.      do.
      6 |   35     |   56     |   21   | Do. with sunshine.
      7 |    7     |   28     |   21   | Do.      do.
      8 |   35     |   55½    |   20½  | Warm, with do.
      9 |     ½    |   22     |   21½  | Hot, do.
     10 |   34     |   55     |   21   | Very hot, and do.
     11 |     ½    |   22     |   21½  | Do.      do.
  D. 12 |   35     |   55     |   20   | Do.      do.
      1 |     ½    |   21     |   20½  | Do.      do.
      2 |   30     |   52     |   22   | Do.      do.
      3 |   15     |   37     |   22   | Hot, but pleasant.

Average time of walking the mile, 21 minutes, 30 seconds.--Total, (15
miles,) 5 hours 22½ minutes.

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Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

Pedestrianism; or, An Account of the Performances of Celebrated Pedestrians During the Last and Present Century.: With a full narrative of Captain Barclay's public and private matches; and an essay on training.

Pedestrianism; or, An Account of the Performances of Celebrated Pedestrians During the Last and Present Century.: With a full narrative of Captain Barclay's public and private matches; and an essay on training.

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