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

Fifteenth Day.—June 15.

Hour.		Started min. past.	Returned min. past.	Time per Mile.	State of the Weather.
M.	1	½	16½	16	Cool and pleasant.
	2	41½	59	17½	Cold and cloudy.
	3	4½	22½	18	Do. do.
	4	41½	58	16½	Do. do.
	5	½	16	15½	Do. do.
	6	42½	58	15½	Do. do. and windy.
	7	½	17	16½	Do. do.
	8	41	58	17	Cool and cloudy.
	9	½	17½	17	Do. do.
	10	40	55	15	Do. do.
	11	½	15½	15	Hot and sunshine.
D.	12	40	56½	16½	Do. do.
	1	½	16½	16	Do. do.
	2	43	59	16	Do. do.
	3	½	17	16½	Do. do.
	4	38	55	17	Cool and pleasant.
	5	½	15	14½	Do. do.
	6	40½	55½	15	Do. and cloudy.
	7	½	17	16½	Do. do.
	8	41½	58½	17	Do. do.
	9	½	16	15½	Do. do.
	10	35	55	20	Do. do.
	11	½	16	15½	Do. do.
N.	12	42½	58½	16	Do. do.

Average time of walking the mile, 16 minutes 19 seconds.—Total, (24 miles,) 6 hours 31½ minutes.

Sixteenth Day.—June 16.

Hour.		Started min. past.	Returned min. past.	Time per Mile.	State of the Weather.
M.	1	1	18	17	Cool and cloudy.
	2	42	58½	16½	Cool and pleasant.
	3	5	22	17	Do. do.
	4	41½	58	16½	Cool and clear.
	5	½	16	15½	Do. do.
	6	42	58	16	Do. and sunshine.
	7	½	16	15½	Do. do.
	8	40	56	16	Do. do.
	9	2½	19	16½	Do. do.
	10	36	54	18	Do. do.
	11	½	16	15½	Cool and pleasant.
D.	12	40	56	16	Do. do.
	1	½	16	15½	Rather warm.
	2	42	57½	15½	Cloudy and cool.
	3	½	16½	16	Do. do.
	4	37½	54½	17	Do. do.
	5	½	17	16½	Do. do.
	6	41	57	16	Clear and cool.
	7	½	17	16½	Do. do.
	8	40	56	16	Do. do.
	9	½	17	16½	Do. do.
	10	42	58	16	Cool and windy.
	11	½	16	15½	Cool, windy, and cloudy.
N.	12	42	59	17	Cool, with wind.

Average time of walking the mile, 16 minutes 10⅓ seconds.—Total, (24 miles,) 6 hours 30 minutes.

Seventeenth Day.—June 17.