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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

------+----------+----------+--------+------------------------------
  Hour. | Started  | Returned |Time per|    State of the Weather.
        |min. past.|min. past.| Mile.  |
  ------+----------+----------+--------+------------------------------
  N. 12 |    2     |   14     |   12   | Rainy.
      1 |     ½    |   15     |   14½  | Fair but cloudy.
      2 |   42     |   57     |   15   | Do.        do.
      3 |     ½    |   14½    |   14   | Do.        do.
      4 |   42     |   56     |   14   | Windy and stormy.
      5 |     ½    |   14     |   13½  | Do.        do.
      6 |   40     |   55     |   15   | Windy and sunshine.
      7 |     ½    |   14½    |   14   | Do.        do.
      8 |   41     |   55½    |   14½  | Very hot.
      9 |     ½    |   14½    |   14   | Do.        do.
     10 |   41     |   55½    |   14½  | Windy and hot.
     11 |     ½    |   15     |   14½  | Cool and pleasant.
  D. 12 |   42½    |   57     |   14½  | Windy and hot.
      1 |     ½    |   15     |   14½  | Windy and dusty.
      2 |   41½    |   56     |   14½  | Hot, windy, and dusty.
      3 |     ½    |   14½    |   14   | Do.        do.
      4 |   42½    |   56     |   13½  | Do.        do.
      5 |     ½    |   14½    |   14   | Do.        do.
      6 |   39     |   55     |   16   | Stormy.
      7 |     ½    |   14½    |   14   | Moderate.
      8 |   29     |   45     |   16   | Cool and pleasant.
      9 |     ½    |   15     |   14½  | Do.        do.
     10 |   41     |   55½    |   14½  | Dark and cloudy.
     11 |     ½    |   14     |   13½  | Dark with rain.
  N. 12 |   43     |   56     |   13   | Clear moon-light, and fair.

Average time of walking each mile, 15 minutes 15 seconds.

--Total, (25 miles,) 5 hours 50 minutes.


Second Day.--June 2.

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History

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.  |
  ------+----------+----------+--------+------------------------------
  N. 12 |    2     |   14     |   12   | Rainy.
      1 |     ½    |   15     |   14½  | Fair but cloudy.
      2 |   42     |   57     |   15   | Do.        do.
      3 |     ½    |   14½    |   14   | Do.        do.
      4 |   42     |   56     |   14   | Windy and stormy.
      5 |     ½    |   14     |   13½  | Do.        do.
      6 |   40     |   55     |   15   | Windy and sunshine.
      7 |     ½    |   14½    |   14   | Do.        do.
      8 |   41     |   55½    |   14½  | Very hot.
      9 |     ½    |   14½    |   14   | Do.        do.
     10 |   41     |   55½    |   14½  | Windy and hot.
     11 |     ½    |   15     |   14½  | Cool and pleasant.
  D. 12 |   42½    |   57     |   14½  | Windy and hot.
      1 |     ½    |   15     |   14½  | Windy and dusty.
      2 |   41½    |   56     |   14½  | Hot, windy, and dusty.
      3 |     ½    |   14½    |   14   | Do.        do.
      4 |   42½    |   56     |   13½  | Do.        do.
      5 |     ½    |   14½    |   14   | Do.        do.
      6 |   39     |   55     |   16   | Stormy.
      7 |     ½    |   14½    |   14   | Moderate.
      8 |   29     |   45     |   16   | Cool and pleasant.
      9 |     ½    |   15     |   14½  | Do.        do.
     10 |   41     |   55½    |   14½  | Dark and cloudy.
     11 |     ½    |   14     |   13½  | Dark with rain.
  N. 12 |   43     |   56     |   13   | Clear moon-light, and fair.

Average time of walking each mile, 15 minutes 15 seconds.

--Total, (25 miles,) 5 hours 50 minutes.


Second Day.--June 2.

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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