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	20	19½	Cool.
	2	36	58½	22½	Cold.
	3	½	20	19½	Cool and cloudy.
	4	37	58	21	Do. do.
	5	2	23	21	Do. do.
	6	36	56	20	Calm and raining.
	7	10	30	20	Do. do.
	8	36	57	21	Cloudy, with rain.
	9	7	30	23	Do. do.
	10	36	56	20	Do. do.
	11	½	20	19½	Do. do.
D.	12	36½	55½	19	Do. do.
	1	1	20	19	Do. do.
	2	36½	56½	20	Cool and dry.
	3	½	20	19½	Do. do.
	4	36	56½	20½	Warm, with sunshine.
	5	2	21	19	Hot, with do.
	6	36½	55	18½	Do. do.
	7	½	20	19½	Do. do.
	8	36	55	19	Pleasant.
	9	½	20	19½	Cool and pleasant.
	10	35	56	21	Dark and gloomy.
	11	½	22	21½	Do. do.
N.	12	36	59	23	Do. with lightning.

Average time of walking the mile, 20 minutes 15 seconds.—Total, (24 miles,) 8 hours 6 minutes.

Thirty-eighth Day.—July 8.

Hour.		Started min. past.	Returned min. past.	Time per Mile.	State of the Weather.
M.	1	½	22	21½	Dark, with lightning.
	2	37	59	22	Cool and pleasant.
	3	½	23	21½	Do. do.
	4	38	59	21	Do. and cloudy.
	5	½	20½	20	Do. do.
	6	35	55	20	Do. do.
	7	½	21	20½	Thunder, lightning & rain.
	8	38	57	19	Much rain.
	9	13	32	19	Do.
	10	36	56	20	Warm and cloudy.
	11	1	21	20	Do. do.
D.	12	36	55	19	Do. do.
	1	½	21	20½	Do. do.
	2	35½	55	19½	Do. do.
	3	4	24	20	Do. do.
	4	36½	55½	19	Do. do.
	5	½	20½	20	Do. do.
	6	36	55½	19½	Cool and cloudy.
	7	½	21	20½	Do. do.
	8	35	55	20	Do. do.
	9	½	20	19½	Do. do.
	10	35	58	23	Cold and do.
	11	1	22½	21½	Do. do.
N.	12	36	59	23	Do. do.

Average time of walking the mile, 20 minutes 23¾ seconds.—Total, (24 miles,) 8 hours 9½ minutes.

Thirty-ninth Day.—July 9.

Hour.		Started min. past.	Returned min. past.	Time per Mile.	State of the Weather.
M.	1	½	22½	22	Cold and cloudy, with rain.
	2	36	58	22	Cold wind, with rain.
	3	½	22	21½	Do. do.
	4	35	58	23	Do. do.
	5	½	21½	21	Do. do.
	6	36½	56	19½	Do. high wind, but dry.
	7	½	21	20½	Do. do.
	8	36	56	20	Do. do.
	9	½	20	19½	Do. do.
	10	35	55	20	Do. do.
	11	½	20	19½	Do. do.
D.	12	35	54	19	Do. and cold.
	1	½	20	19½	Do. do.
	2	37½	57	19½	Do. do.
	3	½	20	19½	Do. with rain.
	4	36	57	21	Do. do.
	5	½	21	20½	Do. do.
	6	37	56	19	Do. do.
	7	½	23	22½	Do. do.
	8	37	57	20	Do. do.
	9	1	22	21	Wind and do.
	10	36	57	21	Do. do.
	11	½	20	19½	Do. do.
N.	12	37	58	21	Do. do. and dark.

Average time of walking the mile, 20 minutes 30½ seconds.—Total, (24 miles,) 8 hours 11½ minutes.