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.
Thom, Walter
Walking
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Hour.| Started | Returned |Time per| State of the Weather.
|min. past.|min. past.| Mile. |
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M. 1 | 1 | 18 | 17 | Cool and pleasant.
2 | 42 | 59 | 17 | Cloudy, with rain.
3 | 1 | 17½ | 16½ | Do. do.
4 | 41½ | 58½ | 17 | Do. and warm.
5 | 1 | 17 | 16 | Do. do.
6 | 41½ | 58½ | 17 | Do. do.
7 | ½ | 17 | 16½ | Do. do.
8 | 38 | 56 | 18 | Do. do.
9 | ½ | 18 | 17½ | Cool and cloudy.
10 | 41½ | 57 | 15½ | Do. do.
11 | 1 | 18½ | 17½ | Warm and cloudy.
D. 12 | 40½ | 57 | 16½ | Hot and do.
1 | ½ | 18½ | 18 | Do. do.
2 | 41 | 57 | 16 | Very hot, do.
3 | ½ | 18 | 17½ | Do. do.
4 | 36 | 53½ | 17 | Do. do.
5 | ½ | 17½ | 17 | Do. sunshine.
6 | 38½ | 55½ | 17 | Do. do.
7 | 4½ | 21 | 16½ | Warm with do.
8 | 41 | 57 | 16 | Cool and fine.
9 | ½ | 17½ | 17 | Do. do.
10 | 40 | 56½ | 16½ | Do. do.
11 | ½ | 16½ | 16 | Cool, and star-light.
N. 12 | 42 | 58½ | 16½ | Cool and pleasant.
Average time of walking the mile, 16 minutes, 48 seconds.--Total, (24
miles) 6 hours 43½ minutes.
Twenty-first Day.--June 21.
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