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

Fifth Day.—June 5.

Hour.		Started min. past.	Returned min. past.	Time per Mile.	State of the Weather.
M.	1	½	15½	15	Cold, fair, and star-light.
	2	41½	57½	15	Clear, and more mild.
	3	½	16	15½	Clear and warm.
	4	41½	58	16½	Do. do.
	5	½	15½	15	Do. do.
	6	42	58	16	Cool with sunshine.
	7	½	15½	15	Do. do.
	8	42	58	16	Do. and windy.
	9	½	16	15½	Do. with rain.
	10	41½	57	15½	Do. do.
	11	½	16	15½	Do. do.
D.	12	41	57	16	Do. do.
	1	½	15½	15	Do. do.
	2	41½	56½	15	Cool, fair, and pleasant.
	3	½	15	14½	Do. do.
	4	41½	57	15½	Windy, with sunshine.
	5	½	15	14½	Do. do.
	6	41	56	15	Do. do.
	7	½	15	14½	Do. do.
	8	40	55	15	Dry and fair.
	9	½	15	14½	Windy and rainy.
	10	41½	57	16½	Very windy, fair, star-light.
	11	½	16	15½	Stars with clouds.
N.	12	42	58	16	Cold, windy, and some rain.

Average time of walking the mile, 15 minutes 20 seconds.—Total, (24 miles,) 6 hours 8 minutes.

Sixth Day.—June 6.

Hour.		Started min. past.	Returned min. past.	Time per Mile.	State of the Weather.
M.	1	½	15½	15	Windy, cold, and cloudy.
	2	41	57	16	Cold and stormy.
	3	½	15½	15	Do. do.
	4	42	58	16	Do. do.
	5	½	15	14½	Do. do.
	6	41	56	15	Do. with sunshine.
	7	½	15½	15	Do. do.
	8	42	57½	15½	Windy with do.
	9	½	15½	15	Do. do.
	10	42	57½	15½	Do. do.
	11	½	15½	15	Do. do.
D.	12	40½	55	14½	Do. do.
	1	½	15	14½	Do. do.
	2	41	57	16	Windy and warm with sunshine.
	3	½	15	14½
	4	41½	57	15½	Do. do.
	5	½	15	14½	Do. do.
	6	41½	57	15½	Windy and cloudy.
	7	½	15½	15	Do. do.
	8	41	56	15	Do. and dry.
	9	½	16	15½	Do. do.
	10	41½	58	16½	Windy and fair, with star-light.
	11	½	16½	16
N.	12	41½	58½	17	Do. do.

Average time of walking the mile, 15 minutes, 16 seconds.—Total, (24 miles) 6 hours 6½ minutes.

Seventh Day.—June 7.