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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 pleasant.
      2 |   41½    |   58     |   16½  | Warm and cloudy.
      3 |    3     |   18½    |   15½  | Do.      do.
      4 |   41½    |   58½    |   17   | Do.      do.
      5 |     ½    |   17     |   16½  | Do.      do.
      6 |   41½    |   58½    |   17   | Do.      do.
      7 |     ½    |   18     |   17½  | Do. and sunshine.
      8 |   38     |   56½    |   18½  | Do.      do.
      9 |     ½    |   18     |   17½  | Do.      do.
     10 |   40     |   57½    |   17½  | Do. and pleasant.
     11 |     ½    |   18     |   17½  | Do.      do.
  D. 12 |   40     |   57½    |   17½  | Do.      do.
      1 |    1     |   17½    |   16½  | Do.      do.
      2 |   40     |   57½    |   17½  | Do. with wind.
      3 |     ½    |   19½    |   19   | Do.      do.
      4 |   37½    |   56     |   18½  | Do. and windy.
      5 |    1     |   20     |   19   | Do.      do.
      6 |   38     |   56     |   18   | Do. with sunshine.
      7 |    2     |   21     |   19   | Clear and pleasant.
      8 |   37     |   57     |   20   | Mild and clear.
      9 |     ½    |   18     |   17½  | Do.      do.
     10 |   39     |   56½    |   17½  | Clear, and moon-light.
     11 |     ½    |   18     |   17½  | Do.      do.
  N. 12 |   41     |   58     |   17   | Mild.

Average time of walking the mile, 17 minutes 36 seconds.--Total, (24
miles,) 7 hours 2½ minutes.


Twenty-second Day.--June 22.

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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 pleasant.
      2 |   41½    |   58     |   16½  | Warm and cloudy.
      3 |    3     |   18½    |   15½  | Do.      do.
      4 |   41½    |   58½    |   17   | Do.      do.
      5 |     ½    |   17     |   16½  | Do.      do.
      6 |   41½    |   58½    |   17   | Do.      do.
      7 |     ½    |   18     |   17½  | Do. and sunshine.
      8 |   38     |   56½    |   18½  | Do.      do.
      9 |     ½    |   18     |   17½  | Do.      do.
     10 |   40     |   57½    |   17½  | Do. and pleasant.
     11 |     ½    |   18     |   17½  | Do.      do.
  D. 12 |   40     |   57½    |   17½  | Do.      do.
      1 |    1     |   17½    |   16½  | Do.      do.
      2 |   40     |   57½    |   17½  | Do. with wind.
      3 |     ½    |   19½    |   19   | Do.      do.
      4 |   37½    |   56     |   18½  | Do. and windy.
      5 |    1     |   20     |   19   | Do.      do.
      6 |   38     |   56     |   18   | Do. with sunshine.
      7 |    2     |   21     |   19   | Clear and pleasant.
      8 |   37     |   57     |   20   | Mild and clear.
      9 |     ½    |   18     |   17½  | Do.      do.
     10 |   39     |   56½    |   17½  | Clear, and moon-light.
     11 |     ½    |   18     |   17½  | Do.      do.
  N. 12 |   41     |   58     |   17   | Mild.

Average time of walking the mile, 17 minutes 36 seconds.--Total, (24
miles,) 7 hours 2½ minutes.


Twenty-second Day.--June 22.

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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