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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    |   20     |   19½  | Cool and cloudy.
      2 |   36     |   58½    |   22½  | Do.       do.
      3 |    3     |   22     |   19   | Do.       do.
      4 |   36     |   58     |   22   | Do.       do.
      5 |     ½    |   24     |   23½  | Do.       do.
      6 |   26½    |   50     |   23½  | Hot and cloudy.
      7 |    5     |   25     |   20   | Do.       do.
      8 |   35½    |   54     |   18½  | Do.       do.
      9 |     ½    |   19     |   18½  | Do.       do.
     10 |   36     |   56½    |   20½  | Pleasant, with a fine breeze.
     11 |    2     |   22½    |   20½  | Warm, with rain.
  D. 12 |   37     |   57     |   20   | Cool and pleasant.
      1 |    1½    |   22     |   20½  | Do.  and cloudy.
      2 |   36     |   56     |   20   | Warm and do.
      3 |     ½    |   18½    |   18   | Do.       do.
      4 |   37     |   56     |   19   | Hot, with sunshine.
      5 |     ½    |   19     |   18½  | Do.       do.
      6 |   37     |   56½    |   18½  | Do.       do.
      7 |    1½    |   20     |   18½  | Warm and fine.
      8 |   37     |   56     |   19   | Do.       do.
      9 |     ½    |   21     |   20½  | Do.       do.
     10 |   38     |   59     |   21   | Cool and fine.
     11 |    1     |   21     |   20   | Do.       do.
  N. 12 |   37     |   58     |   21   | Do.       do.

Average time of walking the mile, 20 minutes 6¼ seconds.--Total, (24
miles,) 8 hours 2½ minutes.


Thirty-second Day.--July 2.

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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    |   20     |   19½  | Cool and cloudy.
      2 |   36     |   58½    |   22½  | Do.       do.
      3 |    3     |   22     |   19   | Do.       do.
      4 |   36     |   58     |   22   | Do.       do.
      5 |     ½    |   24     |   23½  | Do.       do.
      6 |   26½    |   50     |   23½  | Hot and cloudy.
      7 |    5     |   25     |   20   | Do.       do.
      8 |   35½    |   54     |   18½  | Do.       do.
      9 |     ½    |   19     |   18½  | Do.       do.
     10 |   36     |   56½    |   20½  | Pleasant, with a fine breeze.
     11 |    2     |   22½    |   20½  | Warm, with rain.
  D. 12 |   37     |   57     |   20   | Cool and pleasant.
      1 |    1½    |   22     |   20½  | Do.  and cloudy.
      2 |   36     |   56     |   20   | Warm and do.
      3 |     ½    |   18½    |   18   | Do.       do.
      4 |   37     |   56     |   19   | Hot, with sunshine.
      5 |     ½    |   19     |   18½  | Do.       do.
      6 |   37     |   56½    |   18½  | Do.       do.
      7 |    1½    |   20     |   18½  | Warm and fine.
      8 |   37     |   56     |   19   | Do.       do.
      9 |     ½    |   21     |   20½  | Do.       do.
     10 |   38     |   59     |   21   | Cool and fine.
     11 |    1     |   21     |   20   | Do.       do.
  N. 12 |   37     |   58     |   21   | Do.       do.

Average time of walking the mile, 20 minutes 6¼ seconds.--Total, (24
miles,) 8 hours 2½ minutes.


Thirty-second Day.--July 2.

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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