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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    |   18½    |   18   | Cloudy, with wind.
      2 |   39     |   57½    |   18½  | Cool and cloudy.
      3 |    3     |   20     |   17   | Do.      do.
      4 |   39     |   58     |   19   | Do.      do.
      5 |     ½    |   19     |   18½  | Do.      do.
      6 |   39     |   58     |   19   | Windy and cloudy.
      7 |     ½    |   19     |   18½  | Do.      do.
      8 |   38     |   58     |   20   | Do.      do.
      9 |    3½    |   23     |   19½  | Do.      do.
     10 |   40     |   58½    |   18½  | Do.      do.
     11 |     ½    |   21     |   20½  | Do. and dusty.
  D. 12 |   36     |   55     |   19   | Do. Do.
      1 |    1½    |   21     |   19½  | Do.      do.
      2 |   39½    |   57½    |   18   | Do.      do.
      3 |     ½    |   20     |   19½  | Do. and dry.
      4 |   37½    |   55½    |   18   | Do.      do.
      5 |     ½    |   19     |   18½  | Do. and cloudy.
      6 |   39     |   56½    |   17½  | Do. with sunshine.
      7 |    1½    |   19½    |   18   | Do. and cloudy.
      8 |   38     |   57     |   19   | A sharp wind.
      9 |     ½    |   20     |   19½  | Do.      do.
     10 |   40     |   58     |   18   | Cool and dry.
     11 |     ½    |   18     |   17½  | Do.      do.
  N. 12 |   40     |   58½    |   18½  | Do. but pleasant.

Average time of walking the mile, 18 minutes 39 seconds.--Total, (24
miles,) 7 hours 27½ minutes.


Twenty-sixth Day.--June 26.

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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    |   18½    |   18   | Cloudy, with wind.
      2 |   39     |   57½    |   18½  | Cool and cloudy.
      3 |    3     |   20     |   17   | Do.      do.
      4 |   39     |   58     |   19   | Do.      do.
      5 |     ½    |   19     |   18½  | Do.      do.
      6 |   39     |   58     |   19   | Windy and cloudy.
      7 |     ½    |   19     |   18½  | Do.      do.
      8 |   38     |   58     |   20   | Do.      do.
      9 |    3½    |   23     |   19½  | Do.      do.
     10 |   40     |   58½    |   18½  | Do.      do.
     11 |     ½    |   21     |   20½  | Do. and dusty.
  D. 12 |   36     |   55     |   19   | Do. Do.
      1 |    1½    |   21     |   19½  | Do.      do.
      2 |   39½    |   57½    |   18   | Do.      do.
      3 |     ½    |   20     |   19½  | Do. and dry.
      4 |   37½    |   55½    |   18   | Do.      do.
      5 |     ½    |   19     |   18½  | Do. and cloudy.
      6 |   39     |   56½    |   17½  | Do. with sunshine.
      7 |    1½    |   19½    |   18   | Do. and cloudy.
      8 |   38     |   57     |   19   | A sharp wind.
      9 |     ½    |   20     |   19½  | Do.      do.
     10 |   40     |   58     |   18   | Cool and dry.
     11 |     ½    |   18     |   17½  | Do.      do.
  N. 12 |   40     |   58½    |   18½  | Do. but pleasant.

Average time of walking the mile, 18 minutes 39 seconds.--Total, (24
miles,) 7 hours 27½ minutes.


Twenty-sixth Day.--June 26.

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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