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	18	17½	Mild and pleasant.
	2	41½	58	16½	Do. do.
	3	4	19½	15½	Do. do.
	4	41½	58	16½	Do. with sunshine.
	5	2	18½	16½	Do. do.
	6	41	58	17	Do. do.
	7	½	18	17½	Do. do.
	8	37	57½	20½	Hot with do.
	9	½	19	18½	Calm with do.
	10	40½	58	17½	Do. do.
	11	½	19	18½	Hot and cloudy.
D.	12	35	54	19	Do. do.
	1	½	18½	18	Do. do.
	2	40	58½	18½	Do. do.
	3	½	19½	19	Do. do.
	4	38	55	17	Do. do.
	5	½	19	18½	Do. do.
	6	38	56½	18½	Very dry, with sunshine.
	7	6	23	17	Hot with do.
	8	38	57	19	Warm, with wind.
	9	½	17	16½	Do. do.
	10	40	56	16	Do. do.
	11	½	17	16½	Calm, and moon-light.
N.	12	41	58	17	Do. do.

Average time of walking the mile, 16 minutes, 36 seconds.—Total, (24 miles,) 7 hours 2½ minutes.

Twenty-third Day.—June 23.

Hour.		Started min. past.	Returned min. past.	Time per Mile.	State of the Weather.
M.	1	½	18	17½	Calm.
	2	42	59	17	Do. cloudy and warm.
	3	5	22	17	Do. do.
	4	40½	58	17½	Cool, with wet fog.
	5	½	17½	17	Do. do.
	6	41	58	17	Do. do.
	7	½	17½	17	Do. do.
	8	36	54	18	Hot, with sunshine.
	9	½	19½	19	Very hot, with do.
	10	39½	58	18½	Do. do.
	11	½	19½	19	Do. do.
D.	12	35½	55½	20	Do. do.
	1	½	19½	19	Do. do.
	2	39	57	18	Do. do.
	3	½	20	19½	Do. do.
	4	36	55½	19½	Do. do.
	5	½	20	19½	Do. do.
	6	37	56½	19½	Do. do.
	7	1	22	21	Warm, with some wind.
	8	35	55	20	Do. and fine.
	9	½	19	18½	Do. do.
	10	39	58	19	Do. do. moon-light.
	11	½	19	18½	Do. do. do.
N.	12	41	59	18	Do. do.

Average time of walking the mile, 18 minutes 30¼ seconds.—Total, (24 miles,) 7 hours 24½ minutes.

Twenty-fourth Day.—June 24.

Hour.		Started min. past.	Returned min. past.	Time per Mile.	State of the Weather.
M.	1	½	18	17½	Cool and cloudy.
	2	41½	59	18½	Do. do.
	3	5	22	17	Do. do.
	4	40	58	18	Warm, with wet fog.
	5	½	17½	17	Do. do.
	6	39	57½	18½	Do. do.
	7	½	18	17½	Do. with sunshine.
	8	26	45	19	Clear, with do.
	9	5	22	17	Cool and pleasant.
	10	38	57	19	Warm, with sunshine.
	11	½	20	19½	Do. do.
D.	12	38	57	19	Do. do.
	1	½	20	19½	Hot, with do.
	2	39	58	19	Do. do.
	3	½	19½	19	Do. and cloudy.
	4	39	58	19	Very hot, with sunshine.
	5	½	21	20½	Do. do.
	6	36½	56	19½	Hot and cloudy.
	7	2	20	18	Do. do.
	8	37	56	19	Do. do.
	9	½	19	18½	Do. do.
	10	39	57	18	Calm and fine.
	11	½	18½	18	Do. do.
N.	12	40	58½	18½	Cloudy, with wind.

Average time of walking each mile, 18 minutes 30 seconds.—Total, (24 miles,) 7 hours 24 minutes.