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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.  |
  ------+----------+----------+--------+------------------------------
  M.  1 |    1½    |   15     |   13½  | Clear moon-light.
      2 |   41     |   57     |   16   | Cold and windy.
      3 |     ½    |   14½    |   14   | Do.       do.
      4 |   41½    |   57     |   15½  | Do.       do.
      5 |     ½    |   15     |   14½  | Do.       do.
      6 |   41½    |   56     |   14½  | Do.       do.
      7 |     ½    |   14½    |   14   | Do.       do.
      8 |   41     |   55½    |   14½  | Do.       do.
      9 |     ½    |   14½    |   14   | Do. with a little sunshine.
     10 |   42     |   53     |   11   | Very rainy and stormy.
     11 |    1     |   15½    |   14½  | Do.       do.
  D. 12 |   43     |   56½    |   13½  | Stormy, with rain.
      1 |     ½    |   15     |   14½  | Do.       do.
      2 |   41     |   55     |   14   | High wind, but dry.
      3 |     ½    |   15     |   14½  | Do. with some rain.
      4 |   41½    |   56½    |   15   | Very high wind.
      5 |     ½    |   14½    |   14   | Do.       do.
      6 |   41     |   53     |   12   | Cold and windy.
      7 |     ½    |   14     |   13½  | Do.       do.
      8 |   40     |   54     |   14   | Cool, but pleasant.
      9 |     ½    |   14½    |   14   | Do.       do.
     10 |   41     |   56     |   15   | Clear and windy.
     11 |     ½    |   15½    |   15   | Do.       do.
  N. 12 |   41½    |   57½    |   15   | Clear, windy, and cold.

Average time of walking the mile, 14 minutes 10 seconds.--Total, (24
miles,) 5 hours 40 minutes.


Third Day.--June 3.

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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.  |
  ------+----------+----------+--------+------------------------------
  M.  1 |    1½    |   15     |   13½  | Clear moon-light.
      2 |   41     |   57     |   16   | Cold and windy.
      3 |     ½    |   14½    |   14   | Do.       do.
      4 |   41½    |   57     |   15½  | Do.       do.
      5 |     ½    |   15     |   14½  | Do.       do.
      6 |   41½    |   56     |   14½  | Do.       do.
      7 |     ½    |   14½    |   14   | Do.       do.
      8 |   41     |   55½    |   14½  | Do.       do.
      9 |     ½    |   14½    |   14   | Do. with a little sunshine.
     10 |   42     |   53     |   11   | Very rainy and stormy.
     11 |    1     |   15½    |   14½  | Do.       do.
  D. 12 |   43     |   56½    |   13½  | Stormy, with rain.
      1 |     ½    |   15     |   14½  | Do.       do.
      2 |   41     |   55     |   14   | High wind, but dry.
      3 |     ½    |   15     |   14½  | Do. with some rain.
      4 |   41½    |   56½    |   15   | Very high wind.
      5 |     ½    |   14½    |   14   | Do.       do.
      6 |   41     |   53     |   12   | Cold and windy.
      7 |     ½    |   14     |   13½  | Do.       do.
      8 |   40     |   54     |   14   | Cool, but pleasant.
      9 |     ½    |   14½    |   14   | Do.       do.
     10 |   41     |   56     |   15   | Clear and windy.
     11 |     ½    |   15½    |   15   | Do.       do.
  N. 12 |   41½    |   57½    |   15   | Clear, windy, and cold.

Average time of walking the mile, 14 minutes 10 seconds.--Total, (24
miles,) 5 hours 40 minutes.


Third Day.--June 3.

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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