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

Thirty-fifth Day.—July 5.

Hour.		Started min. past.	Returned min. past.	Time per Mile.	State of the Weather.
M.	1	½	21	20½	Moonlight, and fine.
	2	36	59	23	Moon and star-light.
	3	5	26	21	Do. do.
	4	36	56	20	Cool and pleasant.
	5	½	19½	19	Do. do.
	6	36	56	20	Do. and cloudy.
	7	½	19	18½	Warm, with some rain.
	8	36	56	20	Do. do.
	9	6	25	19	Do. do.
	10	35	56	21	Fine, but cloudy.
	11	2	21	19	Do. do.
D.	12	35	54	19	Do. do.
	1	½	20	19½	Cloudy, with rain.
	2	37	56	19	Cool and fair.
	3	3	19½	16½	Do. with sunshine.
	4	36½	57	20½	Do. do.
	5	½	20½	20	Do. do.
	6	36½	57	20½	Do. do.
	7	½	20	19½	Do. do.
	8	36	57½	21½	Do. and cloudy.
	9	½	21	20½	Do. do.
	10	36	56	20	Do. do.
	11	½	21	20½	Moon and star-light.
N.	12	35	58	23	Do. do.

Average time of walking the mile, 20 minutes 2½ seconds.—Total, (24 miles,) 8 hours 1 minute.

Thirty-sixth Day.—July 6.

Hour.		Started min. past.	Returned min. past.	Time per Mile.	State of the Weather.
M.	1	½	23	22½	Moon and star-light.
	2	35½	58	22½	Cool and cloudy.
	3	½	21	20½	Do. do.
	4	37½	57	19½	Do. and raining.
	5	½	19	18½	Do. and dry.
	6	36	56	20	Warm and do.
	7	1	19½	18½	Cloudy.
	8	37½	56½	19	Cool, with some rain.
	9	3	22	19	Warm, with do.
	10	37	56	19	Do. do.
	11	1	21	20	Pleasant.
D.	12	37	55½	18½	Cool, with a fine breeze.
	1	3	23	20	Do. do.
	2	37	57	20	Do. do.
	3	1	21	20	Warm, with sunshine.
	4	36½	57	20½	Hot, with do.
	5	½	20	19½	Do. do.
	6	36	57	21	Warm with do.
	7	8	29	21	Cool and pleasant.
	8	38	57	19	Do. do.
	9	½	21	20½	Do. do.
	10	36	58	22	Do. do.
	11	½	21	20½	Do. do.
N.	12	35	57	22	Do. do.

Average time of walking the mile, 20 minutes, 9 seconds.—Total, (24 miles) 8 hours 3½ minutes.

Thirty-seventh Day.—July 7.