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

Twentieth Day.—June 20.

Hour.		Started min. past.	Returned min. past.	Time per Mile.	State of the Weather.
M.	1	1	18	17	Cool and pleasant.
	2	42	59	17	Cloudy, with rain.
	3	1	17½	16½	Do. do.
	4	41½	58½	17	Do. and warm.
	5	1	17	16	Do. do.
	6	41½	58½	17	Do. do.
	7	½	17	16½	Do. do.
	8	38	56	18	Do. do.
	9	½	18	17½	Cool and cloudy.
	10	41½	57	15½	Do. do.
	11	1	18½	17½	Warm and cloudy.
D.	12	40½	57	16½	Hot and do.
	1	½	18½	18	Do. do.
	2	41	57	16	Very hot, do.
	3	½	18	17½	Do. do.
	4	36	53½	17	Do. do.
	5	½	17½	17	Do. sunshine.
	6	38½	55½	17	Do. do.
	7	4½	21	16½	Warm with do.
	8	41	57	16	Cool and fine.
	9	½	17½	17	Do. do.
	10	40	56½	16½	Do. do.
	11	½	16½	16	Cool, and star-light.
N.	12	42	58½	16½	Cool and pleasant.

Average time of walking the mile, 16 minutes, 48 seconds.—Total, (24 miles) 6 hours 43½ minutes.

Twenty-first Day.—June 21.

Hour.		Started min. past.	Returned min. past.	Time per Mile.	State of the Weather.
M.	1	1	18	17	Cool and pleasant.
	2	41½	58	16½	Warm and cloudy.
	3	3	18½	15½	Do. do.
	4	41½	58½	17	Do. do.
	5	½	17	16½	Do. do.
	6	41½	58½	17	Do. do.
	7	½	18	17½	Do. and sunshine.
	8	38	56½	18½	Do. do.
	9	½	18	17½	Do. do.
	10	40	57½	17½	Do. and pleasant.
	11	½	18	17½	Do. do.
D.	12	40	57½	17½	Do. do.
	1	1	17½	16½	Do. do.
	2	40	57½	17½	Do. with wind.
	3	½	19½	19	Do. do.
	4	37½	56	18½	Do. and windy.
	5	1	20	19	Do. do.
	6	38	56	18	Do. with sunshine.
	7	2	21	19	Clear and pleasant.
	8	37	57	20	Mild and clear.
	9	½	18	17½	Do. do.
	10	39	56½	17½	Clear, and moon-light.
	11	½	18	17½	Do. do.
N.	12	41	58	17	Mild.

Average time of walking the mile, 17 minutes 36 seconds.—Total, (24 miles,) 7 hours 2½ minutes.

Twenty-second Day.—June 22.