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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     |   18     |   17   | Cool and cloudy.
      2 |   42     |   58½    |   16½  | Cool and pleasant.
      3 |    5     |   22     |   17   | Do.       do.
      4 |   41½    |   58     |   16½  | Cool and clear.
      5 |     ½    |   16     |   15½  | Do.       do.
      6 |   42     |   58     |   16   | Do. and sunshine.
      7 |     ½    |   16     |   15½  | Do.       do.
      8 |   40     |   56     |   16   | Do.       do.
      9 |    2½    |   19     |   16½  | Do.       do.
     10 |   36     |   54     |   18   | Do.       do.
     11 |     ½    |   16     |   15½  | Cool and pleasant.
  D. 12 |   40     |   56     |   16   | Do.       do.
      1 |     ½    |   16     |   15½  | Rather warm.
      2 |   42     |   57½    |   15½  | Cloudy and cool.
      3 |     ½    |   16½    |   16   | Do.       do.
      4 |   37½    |   54½    |   17   | Do.       do.
      5 |     ½    |   17     |   16½  | Do.       do.
      6 |   41     |   57     |   16   | Clear and cool.
      7 |     ½    |   17     |   16½  | Do.       do.
      8 |   40     |   56     |   16   | Do.       do.
      9 |     ½    |   17     |   16½  | Do.       do.
     10 |   42     |   58     |   16   | Cool and windy.
     11 |     ½    |   16     |   15½  | Cool, windy, and cloudy.
  N. 12 |   42     |   59     |   17   | Cool, with wind.

Average time of walking the mile, 16 minutes 10⅓ seconds.--Total, (24
miles,) 6 hours 30 minutes.


Seventeenth Day.--June 17.

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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     |   18     |   17   | Cool and cloudy.
      2 |   42     |   58½    |   16½  | Cool and pleasant.
      3 |    5     |   22     |   17   | Do.       do.
      4 |   41½    |   58     |   16½  | Cool and clear.
      5 |     ½    |   16     |   15½  | Do.       do.
      6 |   42     |   58     |   16   | Do. and sunshine.
      7 |     ½    |   16     |   15½  | Do.       do.
      8 |   40     |   56     |   16   | Do.       do.
      9 |    2½    |   19     |   16½  | Do.       do.
     10 |   36     |   54     |   18   | Do.       do.
     11 |     ½    |   16     |   15½  | Cool and pleasant.
  D. 12 |   40     |   56     |   16   | Do.       do.
      1 |     ½    |   16     |   15½  | Rather warm.
      2 |   42     |   57½    |   15½  | Cloudy and cool.
      3 |     ½    |   16½    |   16   | Do.       do.
      4 |   37½    |   54½    |   17   | Do.       do.
      5 |     ½    |   17     |   16½  | Do.       do.
      6 |   41     |   57     |   16   | Clear and cool.
      7 |     ½    |   17     |   16½  | Do.       do.
      8 |   40     |   56     |   16   | Do.       do.
      9 |     ½    |   17     |   16½  | Do.       do.
     10 |   42     |   58     |   16   | Cool and windy.
     11 |     ½    |   16     |   15½  | Cool, windy, and cloudy.
  N. 12 |   42     |   59     |   17   | Cool, with wind.

Average time of walking the mile, 16 minutes 10⅓ seconds.--Total, (24
miles,) 6 hours 30 minutes.


Seventeenth Day.--June 17.

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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