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	19	18½	Calm and foggy.
	2	38	57	18	Do. do.
	3	4	24	20	Do. do.
	4	22	58½	36½	Do. do.
	5	½	19½	19	Do. do.
	6	38½	58½	20	Cool and cloudy.
	7	½	19½	19	Do. do.
	8	36½	56½	20	Windy and dry.
	9	½	23	22½	Cool and pleasant.
	10	39	57½	18½	Windy and dry.
	11	4	24	20	Do. do.
D.	12	38	55	17	Do. with sunshine.
	1	½	19½	19	Do. do.
	2	36½	55½	19	Do. with rain.
	3	2½	22½	20	Do. do.
	4	38	55½	17½	Do. and cloudy.
	5	½	19	18½	Do. do. and rain.
	6	36½	55½	19	Do. do.
	7	3	19½	16½	Do. do.
	8	37	55½	18½	Cold, windy, and rain.
	9	½	19½	19	Do. do.
	10	40	58	18	Do. with rain.
	11	½	19	18½	Do. do.
N.	12	40	58	18	Cool and cloudy.

Average time of walking the mile, 19 minutes 36¼ seconds.—Total, (24 miles,) 7 hours 50½ minutes.

Twenty-eighth Day.—June 28.

Hour.		Started min. past.	Returned min. past.	Time per Mile.	State of the Weather.
M.	1	½	18	17½	Cool and cloudy.
	2	38½	58	19½	Do. do.
	3	½	19	18½	Do. do.
	4	37½	56	18½	Do. do.
	5	½	19	18½	Do. do.
	6	38	56½	18½	Do. do.
	7	½	19	18½	Do. do.
	8	36½	55½	19	Do. do.
	9	½	19	18½	Do. do.
	10	40	58	18	Do. do.
	11	½	21	20½	Do. do.
D.	12	37	55	18	Do. do.
	1	½	19	18½	Do. do.
	2	33½	55½	22	Hot and cloudy.
	3	5	24	19	Cloudy and rainy.
	4	38	56½	18½	Hot, with sunshine.
	5	1	20	19	Do. do.
	6	36	55	19	Calm and cloudy.
	7	1½	20	18½	Do. do.
	8	36	55	19	Cool and pleasant.
	9	1	20	19	Do. do.
	10	40	58	18	Do. do.
	11	½	19	18	Do. with wind.
N.	12	40	58	18	Do. do. and cloudy.

Average time of walking the mile, 18 minutes 45 seconds.—Total, (24 miles,) 7 hours 30 minutes.

Twenty-ninth Day.—June 29.

Hour.		Started min. past.	Returned min. past.	Time per Mile.	State of the Weather.
M.	1	½	19	18½	Cloudy, with wind.
	2	38	59	21	Cool and cloudy.
	3	4	23½	19½	Do. do.
	4	38	56	18	Do. do.
	5	½	19½	19	Do. do.
	6	36½	56	19½	Do. do.
	7	½	19½	19	Do. do.
	8	38	55	19	Do. do.
	9	½	19	18½	Do. do.
	10	38	55	17	Do. do.
	11	4	20½	16½	Do. do.
D.	12	37	56	19	Do. and pleasant.
	1	1	20	19	Do. do.
	2	38	57½	19½	Do. do.
	3	2½	19½	17	Do. do.
	4	38	56½	18½	Do. do.
	5	5	24	19	Do. do.
	6	37½	56½	19	Do. do.
	7	½	20	19½	Do. do.
	8	38	57	19	Cold and windy.
	9	2½	22	19½	Do. do.
	10	40	59	19	Do. do.
	11	½	20	19½	Do. do.
N.	12	40	57½	17½	Cool and pleasant.

Average time of walking the mile, 18 minutes 45 seconds.—Total, (24 miles,) 7 hours 30 minutes.