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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 |     ½    |  16      |   15½  | Dark and windy, with rain.
      2 |   41½    |  58½     |   17   | Foggy, cold, and rainy.
      3 |     ½    |  16      |   15½  | Do.  do.
      4 |   42     |  58½     |   16½  | Stormy, with rain.
      5 |     ½    |  15½     |   15   | Do.  do.
      6 |   43     |  58½     |   15½  | Cold, with rain.
      7 |     ½    |  16½     |   16   | Do.  do.
      8 |   41½    |  58      |   16½  | Windy and cold, with rain.
      9 |     ½    |  16      |   15½  | Do.  do.
     10 |   43     |  58½     |   15½  | Do. rather stormy.
     11 |     ½    |  16½     |   16   | Do.  do.
  D. 12 |   40     |  55      |   15   | Do.  do.
      1 |     ½    |  15½     |   15   | Do.  do.
      2 |   41     |  57      |   16   | Cloudy and do.
      3 |     ½    |  16      |   15½  | Do.  do.
      4 |   42     |  57½     |   15½  | Windy and stormy.
      5 |     ½    |  16      |   15½  | Do.  do.
      6 |   42½    |  58      |   15½  | Do. cool and cloudy.
      7 |     ½    |  16      |   15½  | Do.  do.
      8 |   41½    |  58      |   16½  | A fine evening.
      9 |     ½    |  16½     |   16   | Do.  do.
     10 |   42     |  58½     |   16½  | Cool and pleasant.
     11 |     ½    |  16½     |   16   | Do.  do.
  N. 12 |   42     |  59      |   17   | Do.  do.

Average time of walking the mile, 15 minutes 50 seconds.--Total, (24
miles,) 6 hours 20 minutes.


Twelfth Day.--June 12.

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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    |  16      |   15½  | Dark and windy, with rain.
      2 |   41½    |  58½     |   17   | Foggy, cold, and rainy.
      3 |     ½    |  16      |   15½  | Do.  do.
      4 |   42     |  58½     |   16½  | Stormy, with rain.
      5 |     ½    |  15½     |   15   | Do.  do.
      6 |   43     |  58½     |   15½  | Cold, with rain.
      7 |     ½    |  16½     |   16   | Do.  do.
      8 |   41½    |  58      |   16½  | Windy and cold, with rain.
      9 |     ½    |  16      |   15½  | Do.  do.
     10 |   43     |  58½     |   15½  | Do. rather stormy.
     11 |     ½    |  16½     |   16   | Do.  do.
  D. 12 |   40     |  55      |   15   | Do.  do.
      1 |     ½    |  15½     |   15   | Do.  do.
      2 |   41     |  57      |   16   | Cloudy and do.
      3 |     ½    |  16      |   15½  | Do.  do.
      4 |   42     |  57½     |   15½  | Windy and stormy.
      5 |     ½    |  16      |   15½  | Do.  do.
      6 |   42½    |  58      |   15½  | Do. cool and cloudy.
      7 |     ½    |  16      |   15½  | Do.  do.
      8 |   41½    |  58      |   16½  | A fine evening.
      9 |     ½    |  16½     |   16   | Do.  do.
     10 |   42     |  58½     |   16½  | Cool and pleasant.
     11 |     ½    |  16½     |   16   | Do.  do.
  N. 12 |   42     |  59      |   17   | Do.  do.

Average time of walking the mile, 15 minutes 50 seconds.--Total, (24
miles,) 6 hours 20 minutes.


Twelfth Day.--June 12.

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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