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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    |   17     |   16½  | Star-light and pleasant.
      2 |   42     |   59½    |   17½  | Clear, cool, and pleasant.
      3 |     ½    |   16½    |   16   | Do.         do.
      4 |   42     |   59     |   17   | Cool and cloudy.
      5 |     ½    |   16½    |   16   | Do.         do.
      6 |   42½    |   59     |   16½  | Cool, with sunshine.
      7 |     ½    |   16½    |   16   | Do.         do.
      8 |   41     |   58     |   17   | Hot, with sunshine.
      9 |     ½    |   20     |   19½  | Do.         do.
     10 |   41     |   58     |   17   | Very hot with do.
     11 |     ½    |   18     |   17½  | Do.         do.
  D. 12 |   41½    |   57½    |   16   | Do.         do.
      1 |     ½    |   16½    |   16   | Do.         do.
      2 |   41½    |   56     |   14½  | Hot, with wind.
      3 |     ½    |   17     |   16½  | Do.         do.
      4 |   41     |   57½    |   16½  | Warm with do.
      5 |     ½    |   17½    |   17   | Do.         do.
      6 |   41     |   57½    |   16½  | Do.         do.
      7 |     ½    |   16½    |   16   | Do. and windy.
      8 |   41     |   57½    |   16½  | Do. with some rain.
      9 |     ½    |   16½    |   15½  | Do.         do.
     10 |   42     |   58     |   16   | Cool and pleasant.
     11 |     ½    |   16½    |   16   | Do.         do.
  N. 12 |   42     |   59     |   17   | Do.         do.

Average time of walking each mile, 16 minutes 30½ seconds.--Total, (24
miles,) 6 hours 36½ minutes.


Fifteenth Day.--June 15.

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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.

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