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	3	23	20	Cool and fine.
	2	36	57	21	Cloudy and calm.
	3	½	20	19½	Do. do.
	4	37	57½	20½	Calm and pleasant.
	5	½	20	19½	Hot and cloudy.
	6	36	55	19	Do. do.
	7	4	22	18	Do. with sunshine.
	8	37½	59	21½	Do. do.
	9	8	28	20	Do. do.
	10	39	59	20	Do. do.
	11	9	29	20	Do. with rain.
D.	12	36	55	19	Do. do.
	1	3	25	22	Warm and cloudy.
	2	37	57½	20½	Do. and rain.
	3	1	22	21	Do. do.
	4	38	59	21	Do. do.
	5	3	22	19	Do. do.
	6	37½	56	18½	Do. do.
	7	3½	24	20½	Hot and cloudy.
	8	36	55	19	Warm, fair, and fine.
	9	½	20	19½	Do. do.
	10	36	58	22	Cool and cloudy.
	11	½	20	19½	Windy and do.
N.	12	37	58	21	Do. do.

Average time of walking the mile, 20 minutes, 3¾ seconds.—Total, (24 miles,) 8 hours 1½ minutes.

Thirty-third Day.—July 3.

Hour.		Started min. past.	Returned min. past.	Time per Mile.	State of the Weather.
M.	1	2	22	20	Cloudy, with wind.
	2	36	59	23	Cool, with wind.
	3	½	21	20½	Do. do.
	4	35½	56½	21	Do. and cloudy.
	5	4	24	20	Do. do.
	6	33	54	21	Cool and sunshine.
	7	½	20	19½	Do. do.
	8	37	57	20	Fair, but cloudy.
	9	½	20	19½	Do. but cloudy.
	10	36	56	20	Windy and rainy.
	11	1	20	19	Do. do.
D.	12	38	57	19	Do. do.
	1	½	22	20½	Do. do.
	2	38	57	19	Cool and cloudy.
	3	3	22	19	Do. do.
	4	36	56½	20½	Do. do.
	5	½	20	19½	Do. do.
	6	37	58	21	Do. do.
	7	½	20	19½	Do. do. with rain.
	8	38	58	20	Do. do.
	9	1½	22	20½	Do. do.
	10	35	56	21	Do. do.
	11	1	21	10	Do. do.
N.	12	35	58	23	Very rainy, and cold.

Average time of walking the mile, 19 minutes 50 seconds.—Total, (24 miles,) 7 hours 56 minutes.

Thirty-fourth Day.—July 4.

Hour.		Started min. past.	Returned min. past.	Time per Mile.	State of the Weather.
M.	1	½	22	21½	Cold and rainy.
	2	35	58	23	Do. do.
	3	7	28	21	Do. do.
	4	36	56½	20½	Cool, cloudy, and dry.
	5	½	20	19½	Do. do.
	6	34	55	21	Cool and rainy.
	7	2	22	20	Do. do.
	8	37	56	19	Warm, with rain.
	9	7	28	21	Do. but dry.
	10	36	56½	20½	Do. with sunshine.
	11	12	29	17	Cool, with rain.
D.	12	36	55	19	Do. but dry.
	1	2½	22	19½	Do. do.
	2	36	56	20	Do. do. and cloudy.
	3	1	20	19	Do. do.
	4	36	55	19	Do. do. and dry.
	5	½	19½	19	Do. do.
	6	36½	56	19½	Dry and sunshine.
	7	5	24	19	Do. do.
	8	35	54½	19½	Cool and fine.
	9	½	20	19½	Do. do.
	10	33	54	21	Do. do.
	11	½	20	19½	Do. do.
N.	12	35	57	22	Do. do.

Average time of walking each mile, 19 minutes 58¾ seconds.—Total, (24 miles,) 7 hours 59½ minutes.