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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 |    1     |   17½    |   16½  | Mild, with star-light.
      2 |   41½    |   58     |   16½  | Cloudy, but mild and
      3 |     ½    |   16     |   15½  |   pleasant.
      4 |   42½    |   58½    |   16   | Dark and gloomy.
      5 |     ½    |   16½    |   16   | Do.       do.
      6 |   42     |   58     |   16   | Cool, with some rain.
      7 |     ½    |   16     |   15½  | Do.       do.
      8 |   43     |   59     |   16   | Do. and cloudy.
      9 |     ½    |   16     |   15½  | Do.       do.
     10 |   41½    |   57     |   15½  | Do. and rainy.
     11 |     ½    |   15     |   14½  | Windy and rainy.
  D. 12 |   40½    |   56½    |   16   | Do. and cloudy.
      1 |     ½    |   16     |   15½  | Do.       do.
      2 |   42     |   57½    |   15½  | Cloudy, cold, and rainy.
      3 |     ½    |   16     |   15½  | Do.       do.
      4 |   42½    |   58½    |   16   | Windy, cold, and rainy.
      5 |     ½    |   16     |   15½  | Do.       do.
      6 |   42     |   58     |   16   | Cloudy and calm, with rain.
      7 |     ½    |   16½    |   16   | Do.       do.
      8 |   41     |   57½    |   16½  | Cool and pleasant.
      9 |     ½    |   16½    |   16   | Do.       do.
     10 |   42     |   58     |   16   | Do.       do.
     11 |     ½    |   16½    |   16   | Dark and rainy.
  N. 12 |   41     |   58     |   17   | Do. and fair.

Average time of walking the mile, 15 minutes 51 seconds.--Total, (24
miles,) 6 hours 21 minutes.


Tenth Day.--June 10.

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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 |    1     |   17½    |   16½  | Mild, with star-light.
      2 |   41½    |   58     |   16½  | Cloudy, but mild and
      3 |     ½    |   16     |   15½  |   pleasant.
      4 |   42½    |   58½    |   16   | Dark and gloomy.
      5 |     ½    |   16½    |   16   | Do.       do.
      6 |   42     |   58     |   16   | Cool, with some rain.
      7 |     ½    |   16     |   15½  | Do.       do.
      8 |   43     |   59     |   16   | Do. and cloudy.
      9 |     ½    |   16     |   15½  | Do.       do.
     10 |   41½    |   57     |   15½  | Do. and rainy.
     11 |     ½    |   15     |   14½  | Windy and rainy.
  D. 12 |   40½    |   56½    |   16   | Do. and cloudy.
      1 |     ½    |   16     |   15½  | Do.       do.
      2 |   42     |   57½    |   15½  | Cloudy, cold, and rainy.
      3 |     ½    |   16     |   15½  | Do.       do.
      4 |   42½    |   58½    |   16   | Windy, cold, and rainy.
      5 |     ½    |   16     |   15½  | Do.       do.
      6 |   42     |   58     |   16   | Cloudy and calm, with rain.
      7 |     ½    |   16½    |   16   | Do.       do.
      8 |   41     |   57½    |   16½  | Cool and pleasant.
      9 |     ½    |   16½    |   16   | Do.       do.
     10 |   42     |   58     |   16   | Do.       do.
     11 |     ½    |   16½    |   16   | Dark and rainy.
  N. 12 |   41     |   58     |   17   | Do. and fair.

Average time of walking the mile, 15 minutes 51 seconds.--Total, (24
miles,) 6 hours 21 minutes.


Tenth Day.--June 10.

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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