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	½	16	15½	Windy, and star-light.
	2	41½	59	17½	Clear and windy.
	3	½	16	15½	Do. do.
	4	42	58	16	Do. do.
	5	½	15½	15	Do. do.
	6	41½	57½	16	Windy, cool, and cloudy.
	7	½	15½	15	Do. do.
	8	42	58½	16½	Cool and windy.
	9	½	16	15½	Do. do.
	10	42	57½	15½	Do. do.
	11	½	16	15½	Do. do.
D.	12	41	56½	15½	Do. do.
	1	½	15½	15	Do. do.
	2	41½	57½	16	Do. do.
	3	½	15	14½	Do. do.
	4	41	56½	15½	Do. do.
	5	½	15½	15	Do. do.
	6	42	55	13	Windy.
	7	½	15	15½	Do. and cloudy, with rain.
	8	41	57	16	Gloomy, with rain.
	9	½	16	15½	Do. do.
	10	42½	58	15½	Windy and cloudy.
	11	½	16	15½	Do. do.
N.	12	41½	58	16½	Do. with star-light.

Average time of walking the mile, 15 minutes 31 seconds.—Total, (24 miles,) 6 hours 12½ minutes.

Eighth Day.—June 8.

Hour.		Started min. past.	Returned min. past.	Time per Mile.	State of the Weather.
M.	1	½	16	15½	Windy, star-light.
	2	41½	58	16½	Clear, with sharp wind.
	3	½	16	15½	Do. do.
	4	42½	58	15½	Do. but cool.
	5	½	16	15½	Do. do.
	6	41	56½	15½	Windy, with sunshine.
	7	½	15½	15	Do. do.
	8	42	58	16	Do. do.
	9	½	16	15½	Do. do.
	10	40½	56	15½	Do. and rather stormy.
	11	½	16	15½	Do. and rainy.
D.	12	41	56½	15½	Do. cold and cloudy.
	1	½	15	14½	Do. do.
	2	41	56	15	Do. do.
	3	½	16½	16	Do. do.
	4	41½	57	15½	Cloudy, with rain.
	5	26	42	16	Do. do.
	6	42½	58	15½	Calm and fair, but cloudy.
	7	½	16	15½	Rainy.
	8	41	57½	16½	Mild and fair.
	9	½	16½	16	Do. do.
	10	43	59	16	Do. do.
	11	½	16½	16	Do. do.
N.	12	42	58½	16½	Do. do.

Average time of walking the mile, 15 minutes 40 seconds.—Total, (24 miles,) 6 hours 16 minutes.

Ninth Day.—June 9.

Hour.		Started min. past.	Returned min. past.	Time per Mile.	State of the Weather.
M.	1	1	17½	16½	Mild, with star-light.
	2	41½	58	16½	Cloudy, but mild and pleasant.
	3	½	16	15½
	4	42½	58½	16	Dark and gloomy.
	5	½	16½	16	Do. do.
	6	42	58	16	Cool, with some rain.
	7	½	16	15½	Do. do.
	8	43	59	16	Do. and cloudy.
	9	½	16	15½	Do. do.
	10	41½	57	15½	Do. and rainy.
	11	½	15	14½	Windy and rainy.
D.	12	40½	56½	16	Do. and cloudy.
	1	½	16	15½	Do. do.
	2	42	57½	15½	Cloudy, cold, and rainy.
	3	½	16	15½	Do. do.
	4	42½	58½	16	Windy, cold, and rainy.
	5	½	16	15½	Do. do.
	6	42	58	16	Cloudy and calm, with rain.
	7	½	16½	16	Do. do.
	8	41	57½	16½	Cool and pleasant.
	9	½	16½	16	Do. do.
	10	42	58	16	Do. do.
	11	½	16½	16	Dark and rainy.
N.	12	41	58	17	Do. and fair.

Average time of walking the mile, 15 minutes 51 seconds.—Total, (24 miles,) 6 hours 21 minutes.