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

Tenth Day.—June 10.

Hour.		Started min. past.	Returned min. past.	Time per Mile.	State of the Weather.
M.	1	½	16½	16	Cloudy and windy.
	2	41½	58	16½	Do. cold and dry.
	3	½	16	15½	Do. dry, with sharp air.
	4	42	58	16	Do. with cold wind.
	5	½	16	15½	Windy, cold, and rainy.
	6	42	58	16	Do. do.
	7	½	15½	15	Do. do.
	8	41	57	16	Cloudy, cold, and dry.
	9	½	15½	15	Do. do.
	10	43	57½	14½	Do. do.
	11	½	16	15½	Do. do.
D.	12	41	57½	16½	Cool and pleasant.
	1	½	16	15½	Do. do.
	2	41½	57½	16	Cloudy, hot, and windy.
	3	½	16	15½	Do. do.
	4	42	58	16	Windy, cool, and cloudy.
	5	½	16	15½	Do. do.
	6	41	57	16	Cloudy, cool, and pleasant.
	7	½	16	15½	Do. do.
	8	41	56½	15½	Cool and pleasant.
	9	½	17	16½	A fine sharp wind, & fair.
	10	42	58	16	Windy and rainy.
	11	½	16	15½	Do. do.
N.	12	42	58	16	Dark and windy, with rain.

Average time of walking the mile, 15 minutes, 42½ seconds.—Total, (24 miles,) 6 hours 17½ minutes.

Eleventh Day.—June 11.

Hour.		Started min. past.	Returned min. past.	Time per Mile.	State of the Weather.
M.	1	½	16	15½	Dark and windy, with rain.
	2	41½	58½	17	Foggy, cold, and rainy.
	3	½	16	15½	Do. do.
	4	42	58½	16½	Stormy, with rain.
	5	½	15½	15	Do. do.
	6	43	58½	15½	Cold, with rain.
	7	½	16½	16	Do. do.
	8	41½	58	16½	Windy and cold, with rain.
	9	½	16	15½	Do. do.
	10	43	58½	15½	Do. rather stormy.
	11	½	16½	16	Do. do.
D.	12	40	55	15	Do. do.
	1	½	15½	15	Do. do.
	2	41	57	16	Cloudy and do.
	3	½	16	15½	Do. do.
	4	42	57½	15½	Windy and stormy.
	5	½	16	15½	Do. do.
	6	42½	58	15½	Do. cool and cloudy.
	7	½	16	15½	Do. do.
	8	41½	58	16½	A fine evening.
	9	½	16½	16	Do. do.
	10	42	58½	16½	Cool and pleasant.
	11	½	16½	16	Do. do.
N.	12	42	59	17	Do. do.

Average time of walking the mile, 15 minutes 50 seconds.—Total, (24 miles,) 6 hours 20 minutes.

Twelfth Day.—June 12.