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	16½	16	Cool with wind.
	2	41½	58½	17	Windy with rain.
	3	5	23	18	Do. and cloudy.
	4	42	59	17	Do. with rain.
	5	½	17½	17	Do. but fair.
	6	41½	58½	17	Do. and cloudy.
	7	½	16½	16	Do. do.
	8	39	55	16	Cool and windy.
	9	½	16½	16	Do. do.
	10	41	56	15	Windy and cloudy.
	11	½	18	17½	Do. do.
D.	12	41	56	15	Cool, and pleasant.
	1	½	17	16½	Do. do.
	2	41	57	16	Very windy and cloudy.
	3	½	17½	17	Do. do.
	4	38	55	17	Windy and cloudy.
	5	½	17½	17	Do. do.
	6	40½	57	16½	Hot, with sunshine.
	7	½	18	17½	Do. do.
	8	41	57½	16½	Cool, with wind.
	9	½	17½	17	Do. do.
	10	42	58	16	Do. do.
	11	½	17	16½	Windy and cloudy.
N.	12	41	58	17	Cool, windy, and star-light.

Average time of walking the mile, 16 minutes 34 seconds.—Total, (24 miles,) 6 hours 38 minutes.

Eighteenth Day.—June 18.

Hour.		Started min. past.	Returned min. past.	Time per Mile.	State of the Weather.
M.	1	½	17	16½	Cool, windy, and star-light.
	2	42	59	17	Windy and cold.
	3	½	16½	16	Do. do.
	4	42	58½	16½	Cold and clear.
	5	½	17	16½	Do. do.
	6	42½	59	16½	Windy and stormy.
	7	½	17½	17	Do. do.
	8	39½	55	15½	Do. do.
	9	½	17	16½	Very windy and dusty.
	10	43	57½	14½	Windy and cloudy.
	11	½	17½	17	Do. do.
D.	12	41	57	16	Do. do.
	1	½	17½	17	Cool and windy.
	2	41½	58	16½	Windy and stormy.
	3	½	17	16½	Do. do.
	4	40	55	15	Windy and cloudy.
	5	½	17½	17	Cool and pleasant.
	6	41	57	16	Do. do.
	7	½	17	16½	Warm, with wind.
	8	42½	57	14½	Cool and fine.
	9	½	17½	17	Do. do.
	10	41	58½	17½	Cool and pleasant.
	11	½	17	16½	Do. do.
N.	12	42	58½	16½	Do. star-light.

Average time of walking the mile, 16 minutes 20 seconds.—Total, (24 miles,) 6 hours 32 minutes.

Nineteenth Day.—June 19.

Hour.		Started min. past.	Returned min. past.	Time per Mile.	State of the Weather.
M.	1	1	18	17	Cool and star-light.
	2	42	59	17	Clear, and sharp air.
	3	4	18	14	Do. do.
	4	41½	59	17½	Cool and clear.
	5	½	17	16½	Do. with sunshine.
	6	42	59	17	Do. do.
	7	½	18½	18	Do. do.
	8	38½	55	16½	Do. do.
	9	½	17½	17	Hot with do.
	10	41½	58	16½	Do. do.
	11	½	17½	17	Do. do.
D.	12	34	52	18	Very hot.
	1	½	18	17½	Do. do.
	2	40½	57½	17	Do. with sunshine.
	3	½	17½	17	Do. do.
	4	38½	55½	17	Hot and cloudy.
	5	½	18	17½	Do. do.
	6	40	56½	16½	Do. do.
	7	½	18	17½	Do. do.
	8	35½	54	18½	Cool and pleasant.
	9	½	17½	17	Do. do.
	10	42	58	16	Cool and cloudy.
	11	½	18	17½	Do. and pleasant.
N.	12	42	59	17	Do. do.

Average time of walking the mile, 17 minutes.—Total, (24 miles,) 6 hours 48 minutes.