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	1	16½	15½	Cool and pleasant.
	2	42	59	17	Mild and do.
	3	½	16	15½	Do. do.
	4	42½	58½	16	Cool and cloudy.
	5	½	16	15½	Do. do. and pleasant.
	6	42	58½	16½	Do. do.
	7	½	16½	16	Do. do.
	8	42	58½	16½	Rather hot, with sunshine.
	9	½	17	16½	Do. do.
	10	42	58½	16½	Do. do.
	11	½	17	16½	Do. do.
D.	12	42	57½	15½	Do. do.
	1	½	15½	15	Do. do.
	2	44	58½	14½	Windy and cloudy.
	3	½	16½	16	Do. do.
	4	41	57½	16½	Do. cool and do.
	5	½	16½	16	Do. do.
	6	41½	57½	16	Cool and cloudy.
	7	½	15	14½	Do. do.
	8	41	58	17	Do. with rain.
	9	½	16½	16	Do. do.
	10	42	59	17	Windy and cloudy.
	11	½	16	15½	Dark and do.
N.	12	42	59	17	Windy and cloudy.

Average time of walking the mile, 16 minutes 1 second.—Total, (24 miles,) 6 hours 24½ minutes.

Thirteenth Day.—June 13.

Hour.		Started min. past.	Returned min. past.	Time per Mile.	State of the Weather.
M.	1	½	16	15½	Windy, and cloudy.
	2	42	59½	17½	Do. cool and do.
	3	½	16½	16	Do. with rain.
	4	41½	59	17½	Do. do.
	5	½	16½	16	Do. do.
	6	43½	59	15½	Cloudy, cool, and fair.
	7	½	16½	16	Do. do.
	8	41½	59	17½	Do. do.
	9	½	17	16½	Do. do.
	10	42½	58½	16	Do. do.
	11	1	17	16	Do. do.
D.	12	41	56½	15½	Do. do.
	1	½	15½	15	Do. do.
	2	41½	57½	16	Hot with sunshine.
	3	½	15½	15	Do. do.
	4	36	53½	17½	Do. do.
	5	½	16½	16	Do. do.
	6	41	58	17	Cooler, with sunshine.
	7	½	17	16½	Do. do.
	8	42	58	16	Warm, with a little wind.
	9	½	17½	17	Do. do.
	10	41½	58½	17	Cool and pleasant.
	11	½	17½	17	Do. do.
N.	12	42	59	17	Do. do.

Average time of walking the mile, 16 minutes 20½ seconds.—Total, (24 miles,) 6 hours 32½ minutes.

Fourteenth Day.—June 14.

Hour.		Started min. past.	Returned min. past.	Time per Mile.	State of the Weather.
M.	1	½	17	16½	Star-light and pleasant.
	2	42	59½	17½	Clear, cool, and pleasant.
	3	½	16½	16	Do. do.
	4	42	59	17	Cool and cloudy.
	5	½	16½	16	Do. do.
	6	42½	59	16½	Cool, with sunshine.
	7	½	16½	16	Do. do.
	8	41	58	17	Hot, with sunshine.
	9	½	20	19½	Do. do.
	10	41	58	17	Very hot with do.
	11	½	18	17½	Do. do.
D.	12	41½	57½	16	Do. do.
	1	½	16½	16	Do. do.
	2	41½	56	14½	Hot, with wind.
	3	½	17	16½	Do. do.
	4	41	57½	16½	Warm with do.
	5	½	17½	17	Do. do.
	6	41	57½	16½	Do. do.
	7	½	16½	16	Do. and windy.
	8	41	57½	16½	Do. with some rain.
	9	½	16½	15½	Do. do.
	10	42	58	16	Cool and pleasant.
	11	½	16½	16	Do. do.
N.	12	42	59	17	Do. do.

Average time of walking each mile, 16 minutes 30½ seconds.—Total, (24 miles,) 6 hours 36½ minutes.