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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    |   21     |   20½  | Moonlight, and fine.
      2 |   36     |   59     |   23   | Moon and star-light.
      3 |    5     |   26     |   21   | Do.       do.
      4 |   36     |   56     |   20   | Cool and pleasant.
      5 |     ½    |   19½    |   19   | Do.       do.
      6 |   36     |   56     |   20   | Do.  and cloudy.
      7 |     ½    |   19     |   18½  | Warm, with some rain.
      8 |   36     |   56     |   20   | Do.       do.
      9 |    6     |   25     |   19   | Do.       do.
     10 |   35     |   56     |   21   | Fine, but cloudy.
     11 |    2     |   21     |   19   | Do.       do.
  D. 12 |   35     |   54     |   19   | Do.       do.
      1 |     ½    |   20     |   19½  | Cloudy, with rain.
      2 |   37     |   56     |   19   | Cool and fair.
      3 |    3     |   19½    |   16½  | Do.  with sunshine.
      4 |   36½    |   57     |   20½  | Do.       do.
      5 |     ½    |   20½    |   20   | Do.       do.
      6 |   36½    |   57     |   20½  | Do.       do.
      7 |     ½    |   20     |   19½  | Do.       do.
      8 |   36     |   57½    |   21½  | Do.  and cloudy.
      9 |     ½    |   21     |   20½  | Do.       do.
     10 |   36     |   56     |   20   | Do.       do.
     11 |     ½    |   21     |   20½  | Moon and star-light.
  N. 12 |   35     |   58     |   23   | Do.       do.

Average time of walking the mile, 20 minutes 2½ seconds.--Total, (24
miles,) 8 hours 1 minute.


Thirty-sixth Day.--July 6.

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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    |   21     |   20½  | Moonlight, and fine.
      2 |   36     |   59     |   23   | Moon and star-light.
      3 |    5     |   26     |   21   | Do.       do.
      4 |   36     |   56     |   20   | Cool and pleasant.
      5 |     ½    |   19½    |   19   | Do.       do.
      6 |   36     |   56     |   20   | Do.  and cloudy.
      7 |     ½    |   19     |   18½  | Warm, with some rain.
      8 |   36     |   56     |   20   | Do.       do.
      9 |    6     |   25     |   19   | Do.       do.
     10 |   35     |   56     |   21   | Fine, but cloudy.
     11 |    2     |   21     |   19   | Do.       do.
  D. 12 |   35     |   54     |   19   | Do.       do.
      1 |     ½    |   20     |   19½  | Cloudy, with rain.
      2 |   37     |   56     |   19   | Cool and fair.
      3 |    3     |   19½    |   16½  | Do.  with sunshine.
      4 |   36½    |   57     |   20½  | Do.       do.
      5 |     ½    |   20½    |   20   | Do.       do.
      6 |   36½    |   57     |   20½  | Do.       do.
      7 |     ½    |   20     |   19½  | Do.       do.
      8 |   36     |   57½    |   21½  | Do.  and cloudy.
      9 |     ½    |   21     |   20½  | Do.       do.
     10 |   36     |   56     |   20   | Do.       do.
     11 |     ½    |   21     |   20½  | Moon and star-light.
  N. 12 |   35     |   58     |   23   | Do.       do.

Average time of walking the mile, 20 minutes 2½ seconds.--Total, (24
miles,) 8 hours 1 minute.


Thirty-sixth Day.--July 6.

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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