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.

by Walter Thom

Hour.		Started min. past.	Returned min. past.	Time per Mile.	State of the Weather.
M.	1	1½	15	13½	Clear moon-light.
	2	41	57	16	Cold and windy.
	3	½	14½	14	Do. do.
	4	41½	57	15½	Do. do.
	5	½	15	14½	Do. do.
	6	41½	56	14½	Do. do.
	7	½	14½	14	Do. do.
	8	41	55½	14½	Do. do.
	9	½	14½	14	Do. with a little sunshine.
	10	42	53	11	Very rainy and stormy.
	11	1	15½	14½	Do. do.
D.	12	43	56½	13½	Stormy, with rain.
	1	½	15	14½	Do. do.
	2	41	55	14	High wind, but dry.
	3	½	15	14½	Do. with some rain.
	4	41½	56½	15	Very high wind.
	5	½	14½	14	Do. do.
	6	41	53	12	Cold and windy.
	7	½	14	13½	Do. do.
	8	40	54	14	Cool, but pleasant.
	9	½	14½	14	Do. do.
	10	41	56	15	Clear and windy.
	11	½	15½	15	Do. do.
N.	12	41½	57½	15	Clear, windy, and cold.

Average time of walking the mile, 14 minutes 10 seconds.—Total, (24 miles,) 5 hours 40 minutes.

Third Day.—June 3.

Hour.		Started min. past.	Returned min. past.	Time per Mile.	State of the Weather.
M.	1	½	14½	14	Clear, cold, and windy.
	2	41½	57	15½	Clear, and the air cold.
	3	½	14½	14	Windy, with cold
	4	41½	57½	16	Clear, with sharp wind.
	5	½	15	14½	Do. do.
	6	41½	56½	15	Cool and pleasant.
	7	½	15½	15	Do. do.
	8	41½	57	15½	Do. do.
	9	½	15	14½	Do. do.
	10	41	56	15	Do. do.
	11	½	15	14½	Warm, with a fine breeze.
D.	12	40½	55½	15	Do. with some wind.
	1	½	15½	15	Do. do.
	2	41	55½	14½	Cool and pleasant.
	3	½	14½	14	Do. do.
	4	43	57	14	Do. do.
	5	½	14½	14	Do. do.
	6	42	57	15	Do. do.
	7	½	16	15½	Do. do.
	8	40	55½	15½	Do. do.
	9	½	15	14½	Do. do.
	10	42	58	16	Cold, but fair; star-light.
	11	½	15½	15	Do. do. do.
N.	12	42	58	16	Do. fair, with wind.

Average time of walking the mile, 14 minutes 52 seconds.—Total, (24 miles,) 5 hours 57½ minutes.

Fourth Day.—June 4th.

Hour.		Started min. past.	Returned min. past.	Time per Mile.	State of the Weather.
M.	1	½	15½	15	Fair, with wind, star and moon-light.
	2	41½	57½	16
	3	½	15	14½	Clear with sharp wind.
	4	41½	57	15½	Milder.
	5	½	15½	15	Clear, with warm wind.
	6	42	57	15	Do. do.
	7	½	15	14½	Cool and pleasant.
	8	42½	57½	15	Do. do.
	9	½	15½	15	Do. do.
	10	42	57	15	Windy and dusty.
	11	½	15	14½	Do. do.
D.	12	42	57	15	Warm, windy, and dusty.
	1	½	15	14½	Do. do.
	2	41	56	15	Warm, windy, with sunshine.
	3	½	15	14½
	4	41½	56	14½	Do. do.
	5	½	15	14½	Do. do.
	6	42	57	15	Do. do.
	7	½	15	14½	Do. do.
	8	40½	56	15½	Cool and pleasant.
	9	½	15	14½	Rather cold, but fair
	10	42	57½	15½	Do. do.
	11	½	15½	15	Do. do.
N.	12	42	57½	15½	Do. do.

Average time of walking the mile, 14 minutes 57 seconds.—Total, (24 miles,) 5 hours 59½ minutes.