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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    |   16½    |   16   | Cool with wind.
      2 |   41½    |   58½    |   17   | Windy with rain.
      3 |    5     |   23     |   18   | Do. and cloudy.
      4 |   42     |   59     |   17   | Do. with rain.
      5 |     ½    |   17½    |   17   | Do. but fair.
      6 |   41½    |   58½    |   17   | Do. and cloudy.
      7 |     ½    |   16½    |   16   | Do.      do.
      8 |   39     |   55     |   16   | Cool and windy.
      9 |     ½    |   16½    |   16   | Do.      do.
     10 |   41     |   56     |   15   | Windy and cloudy.
     11 |     ½    |   18     |   17½  | Do.      do.
  D. 12 |   41     |   56     |   15   | Cool, and pleasant.
      1 |     ½    |   17     |   16½  | Do.      do.
      2 |   41     |   57     |   16   | Very windy and cloudy.
      3 |     ½    |   17½    |   17   | Do.      do.
      4 |   38     |   55     |   17   | Windy and cloudy.
      5 |     ½    |   17½    |   17   | Do.      do.
      6 |   40½    |   57     |   16½  | Hot, with sunshine.
      7 |     ½    |   18     |   17½  | Do.      do.
      8 |   41     |   57½    |   16½  | Cool, with wind.
      9 |     ½    |   17½    |   17   | Do.      do.
     10 |   42     |   58     |   16   | Do.      do.
     11 |     ½    |   17     |   16½  | Windy and cloudy.
  N. 12 |   41     |   58     |   17   | Cool, windy, and star-light.

Average time of walking the mile, 16 minutes 34 seconds.--Total, (24
miles,) 6 hours 38 minutes.


Eighteenth Day.--June 18.

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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    |   16½    |   16   | Cool with wind.
      2 |   41½    |   58½    |   17   | Windy with rain.
      3 |    5     |   23     |   18   | Do. and cloudy.
      4 |   42     |   59     |   17   | Do. with rain.
      5 |     ½    |   17½    |   17   | Do. but fair.
      6 |   41½    |   58½    |   17   | Do. and cloudy.
      7 |     ½    |   16½    |   16   | Do.      do.
      8 |   39     |   55     |   16   | Cool and windy.
      9 |     ½    |   16½    |   16   | Do.      do.
     10 |   41     |   56     |   15   | Windy and cloudy.
     11 |     ½    |   18     |   17½  | Do.      do.
  D. 12 |   41     |   56     |   15   | Cool, and pleasant.
      1 |     ½    |   17     |   16½  | Do.      do.
      2 |   41     |   57     |   16   | Very windy and cloudy.
      3 |     ½    |   17½    |   17   | Do.      do.
      4 |   38     |   55     |   17   | Windy and cloudy.
      5 |     ½    |   17½    |   17   | Do.      do.
      6 |   40½    |   57     |   16½  | Hot, with sunshine.
      7 |     ½    |   18     |   17½  | Do.      do.
      8 |   41     |   57½    |   16½  | Cool, with wind.
      9 |     ½    |   17½    |   17   | Do.      do.
     10 |   42     |   58     |   16   | Do.      do.
     11 |     ½    |   17     |   16½  | Windy and cloudy.
  N. 12 |   41     |   58     |   17   | Cool, windy, and star-light.

Average time of walking the mile, 16 minutes 34 seconds.--Total, (24
miles,) 6 hours 38 minutes.


Eighteenth Day.--June 18.

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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