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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  | Windy, dark, and rain.
      2 |   37     |   59     |   22   | Very windy, with do.
      3 |     ½    |   24     |   23½  | Do.      do.
      4 |   36½    |   57     |   20½  | Do.      do.
      5 |     ½    |   21     |   20½  | Do.      do.
      6 |   36     |   56     |   20   | Very rainy and windy.
      7 |     ½    |   21     |   20½  | Do.      do.
      8 |   36     |   57     |   21   | High wind, cold, and rain.
      9 |     ½    |   20     |   19½  | Do.      do.
     10 |   35     |   56     |   21   | Do.      do.
     11 |     ½    |   20     |   19½  | Do.      do.
  D. 12 |   35     |   54     |   19   | Fair, but cloudy.
      1 |     ½    |   21     |   20½  | Do.      do.
      2 |   35     |   55½    |   20½  | Windy, cold, and dry.
      3 |     ½    |   20     |   19½  | Do.      do.
      4 |   35     |   54½    |   19½  | Do.      do.
      5 |     ½    |   21     |   20½  | Do.      do.
      6 |   36     |   56     |   20   | Do.      do.
      7 |     ½    |   21     |   20½  | Do.      do.
      8 |   34     |   55     |   21   | Do.      do.
      9 |     ½    |   21     |   20½  | Do.      do.
     10 |   34     |   57     |   23   | Do.      do.
     11 |     ½    |   25     |   24½  | Do.      do.
  N. 12 |   34     |   58     |   24   | Do.      do.

Average time of walking the mile, 20 minutes 54 seconds.--Total, (24
miles,) 8 hours 21½ minutes.


Forty-first Day.--July 11.

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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  | Windy, dark, and rain.
      2 |   37     |   59     |   22   | Very windy, with do.
      3 |     ½    |   24     |   23½  | Do.      do.
      4 |   36½    |   57     |   20½  | Do.      do.
      5 |     ½    |   21     |   20½  | Do.      do.
      6 |   36     |   56     |   20   | Very rainy and windy.
      7 |     ½    |   21     |   20½  | Do.      do.
      8 |   36     |   57     |   21   | High wind, cold, and rain.
      9 |     ½    |   20     |   19½  | Do.      do.
     10 |   35     |   56     |   21   | Do.      do.
     11 |     ½    |   20     |   19½  | Do.      do.
  D. 12 |   35     |   54     |   19   | Fair, but cloudy.
      1 |     ½    |   21     |   20½  | Do.      do.
      2 |   35     |   55½    |   20½  | Windy, cold, and dry.
      3 |     ½    |   20     |   19½  | Do.      do.
      4 |   35     |   54½    |   19½  | Do.      do.
      5 |     ½    |   21     |   20½  | Do.      do.
      6 |   36     |   56     |   20   | Do.      do.
      7 |     ½    |   21     |   20½  | Do.      do.
      8 |   34     |   55     |   21   | Do.      do.
      9 |     ½    |   21     |   20½  | Do.      do.
     10 |   34     |   57     |   23   | Do.      do.
     11 |     ½    |   25     |   24½  | Do.      do.
  N. 12 |   34     |   58     |   24   | Do.      do.

Average time of walking the mile, 20 minutes 54 seconds.--Total, (24
miles,) 8 hours 21½ minutes.


Forty-first Day.--July 11.

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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