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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 |    3     |   23     |   20   | Cool and fine.
      2 |   36     |   57     |   21   | Cloudy and calm.
      3 |     ½    |   20     |   19½  | Do.       do.
      4 |   37     |   57½    |   20½  | Calm and pleasant.
      5 |     ½    |   20     |   19½  | Hot and cloudy.
      6 |   36     |   55     |   19   | Do.       do.
      7 |    4     |   22     |   18   | Do.  with sunshine.
      8 |   37½    |   59     |   21½  | Do.       do.
      9 |    8     |   28     |   20   | Do.       do.
     10 |   39     |   59     |   20   | Do.       do.
     11 |    9     |   29     |   20   | Do.  with rain.
  D. 12 |   36     |   55     |   19   | Do.       do.
      1 |    3     |   25     |   22   | Warm and cloudy.
      2 |   37     |   57½    |   20½  | Do.  and rain.
      3 |    1     |   22     |   21   | Do.       do.
      4 |   38     |   59     |   21   | Do.       do.
      5 |    3     |   22     |   19   | Do.       do.
      6 |   37½    |   56     |   18½  | Do.       do.
      7 |    3½    |   24     |   20½  | Hot and cloudy.
      8 |   36     |   55     |   19   | Warm, fair, and fine.
      9 |     ½    |   20     |   19½  | Do.       do.
     10 |   36     |   58     |   22   | Cool and cloudy.
     11 |     ½    |   20     |   19½  | Windy and do.
  N. 12 |   37     |   58     |   21   | Do.       do.

Average time of walking the mile, 20 minutes, 3¾ seconds.--Total, (24
miles,) 8 hours 1½ minutes.


Thirty-third Day.--July 3.

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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 |    3     |   23     |   20   | Cool and fine.
      2 |   36     |   57     |   21   | Cloudy and calm.
      3 |     ½    |   20     |   19½  | Do.       do.
      4 |   37     |   57½    |   20½  | Calm and pleasant.
      5 |     ½    |   20     |   19½  | Hot and cloudy.
      6 |   36     |   55     |   19   | Do.       do.
      7 |    4     |   22     |   18   | Do.  with sunshine.
      8 |   37½    |   59     |   21½  | Do.       do.
      9 |    8     |   28     |   20   | Do.       do.
     10 |   39     |   59     |   20   | Do.       do.
     11 |    9     |   29     |   20   | Do.  with rain.
  D. 12 |   36     |   55     |   19   | Do.       do.
      1 |    3     |   25     |   22   | Warm and cloudy.
      2 |   37     |   57½    |   20½  | Do.  and rain.
      3 |    1     |   22     |   21   | Do.       do.
      4 |   38     |   59     |   21   | Do.       do.
      5 |    3     |   22     |   19   | Do.       do.
      6 |   37½    |   56     |   18½  | Do.       do.
      7 |    3½    |   24     |   20½  | Hot and cloudy.
      8 |   36     |   55     |   19   | Warm, fair, and fine.
      9 |     ½    |   20     |   19½  | Do.       do.
     10 |   36     |   58     |   22   | Cool and cloudy.
     11 |     ½    |   20     |   19½  | Windy and do.
  N. 12 |   37     |   58     |   21   | Do.       do.

Average time of walking the mile, 20 minutes, 3¾ seconds.--Total, (24
miles,) 8 hours 1½ minutes.


Thirty-third Day.--July 3.

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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