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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    |   19     |   18½  | Calm and foggy.
      2 |   38     |   57     |   18   | Do.       do.
      3 |    4     |   24     |   20   | Do.       do.
      4 |   22     |   58½    |   36½  | Do.       do.
      5 |     ½    |   19½    |   19   | Do.       do.
      6 |   38½    |   58½    |   20   | Cool and cloudy.
      7 |     ½    |   19½    |   19   | Do.       do.
      8 |   36½    |   56½    |   20   | Windy and dry.
      9 |     ½    |   23     |   22½  | Cool and pleasant.
     10 |   39     |   57½    |   18½  | Windy and dry.
     11 |    4     |   24     |   20   | Do.       do.
  D. 12 |   38     |   55     |   17   | Do.   with sunshine.
      1 |     ½    |   19½    |   19   | Do.       do.
      2 |   36½    |   55½    |   19   | Do.   with rain.
      3 |    2½    |   22½    |   20   | Do.       do.
      4 |   38     |   55½    |   17½  | Do.   and cloudy.
      5 |     ½    |   19     |   18½  | Do.    do. and rain.
      6 |   36½    |   55½    |   19   | Do.       do.
      7 |    3     |   19½    |   16½  | Do.       do.
      8 |   37     |   55½    |   18½  | Cold, windy, and rain.
      9 |     ½    |   19½    |   19   | Do.       do.
     10 |   40     |   58     |   18   | Do.   with rain.
     11 |     ½    |   19     |   18½  | Do.       do.
  N. 12 |   40     |   58     |   18   | Cool and cloudy.

Average time of walking the mile, 19 minutes 36¼ seconds.--Total, (24
miles,) 7 hours 50½ minutes.


Twenty-eighth Day.--June 28.

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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    |   19     |   18½  | Calm and foggy.
      2 |   38     |   57     |   18   | Do.       do.
      3 |    4     |   24     |   20   | Do.       do.
      4 |   22     |   58½    |   36½  | Do.       do.
      5 |     ½    |   19½    |   19   | Do.       do.
      6 |   38½    |   58½    |   20   | Cool and cloudy.
      7 |     ½    |   19½    |   19   | Do.       do.
      8 |   36½    |   56½    |   20   | Windy and dry.
      9 |     ½    |   23     |   22½  | Cool and pleasant.
     10 |   39     |   57½    |   18½  | Windy and dry.
     11 |    4     |   24     |   20   | Do.       do.
  D. 12 |   38     |   55     |   17   | Do.   with sunshine.
      1 |     ½    |   19½    |   19   | Do.       do.
      2 |   36½    |   55½    |   19   | Do.   with rain.
      3 |    2½    |   22½    |   20   | Do.       do.
      4 |   38     |   55½    |   17½  | Do.   and cloudy.
      5 |     ½    |   19     |   18½  | Do.    do. and rain.
      6 |   36½    |   55½    |   19   | Do.       do.
      7 |    3     |   19½    |   16½  | Do.       do.
      8 |   37     |   55½    |   18½  | Cold, windy, and rain.
      9 |     ½    |   19½    |   19   | Do.       do.
     10 |   40     |   58     |   18   | Do.   with rain.
     11 |     ½    |   19     |   18½  | Do.       do.
  N. 12 |   40     |   58     |   18   | Cool and cloudy.

Average time of walking the mile, 19 minutes 36¼ seconds.--Total, (24
miles,) 7 hours 50½ minutes.


Twenty-eighth Day.--June 28.

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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