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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. cover

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.

Chapter 30: Twenty-first Day.—June 21.
By Walter Thom
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A survey of ancient gymnastic exercises introduces a history of modern pedestrianism and examples of notable competitive walking. The narrative compiles records of celebrated pedestrian matches and offers a full account of Captain Barclay's public and private contests alongside sketches of his habits and lifestyle. A practical essay on training and a chapter on the physical powers of man set out methods for preparing the body, with attention to military and sporting applications. The volume brings together comparative historical description, contemporary performance tables, and an appendix of family genealogy.

Average time of walking the mile, 15 minutes 40 seconds.—Total, (24 miles,) 6 hours 16 minutes.

Ninth Day.—June 9.

Hour. Started
min. past.		 Returned
min. past.		 Time
per Mile.		 State of the Weather.
M. 1 1 17½ 16½ Mild, with star-light.
2 41½ 58 16½ Cloudy, but mild and
pleasant.
3 ½ 16 15½
4 42½ 58½ 16 Dark and gloomy.
5 ½ 16½ 16 Do. do.
6 42 58 16 Cool, with some rain.
7 ½ 16 15½ Do. do.
8 43 59 16 Do. and cloudy.
9 ½ 16 15½ Do. do.
10 41½ 57 15½ Do. and rainy.
11 ½ 15 14½ Windy and rainy.
D. 12 40½ 56½ 16 Do. and cloudy.
1 ½ 16 15½ Do. do.
2 42 57½ 15½ Cloudy, cold, and rainy.
3 ½ 16 15½ Do. do.
4 42½ 58½ 16 Windy, cold, and rainy.
5 ½ 16 15½ Do. do.
6 42 58 16 Cloudy and calm, with rain.
7 ½ 16½ 16 Do. do.
8 41 57½ 16½ Cool and pleasant.
9 ½ 16½ 16 Do. do.
10 42 58 16 Do. do.
11 ½ 16½ 16 Dark and rainy.
N. 12 41 58 17 Do. and fair.

Average time of walking the mile, 15 minutes 51 seconds.—Total, (24 miles,) 6 hours 21 minutes.

Tenth Day.—June 10.

Hour. Started
min. past.		 Returned
min. past.		 Time
per Mile.		 State of the Weather.
M. 1 ½ 16½ 16 Cloudy and windy.
2 41½ 58 16½ Do. cold and dry.
3 ½ 16 15½ Do. dry, with sharp air.
4 42 58 16 Do. with cold wind.
5 ½ 16 15½ Windy, cold, and rainy.
6 42 58 16 Do. do.
7 ½ 15½ 15 Do. do.
8 41 57 16 Cloudy, cold, and dry.
9 ½ 15½ 15 Do. do.
10 43 57½ 14½ Do. do.
11 ½ 16 15½ Do. do.
D. 12 41 57½ 16½ Cool and pleasant.
1 ½ 16 15½ Do. do.
2 41½ 57½ 16 Cloudy, hot, and windy.
3 ½ 16 15½ Do. do.
4 42 58 16 Windy, cool, and cloudy.
5 ½ 16 15½ Do. do.
6 41 57 16 Cloudy, cool, and pleasant.
7 ½ 16 15½ Do. do.
8 41 56½ 15½ Cool and pleasant.
9 ½ 17 16½ A fine sharp wind, & fair.
10 42 58 16 Windy and rainy.
11 ½ 16 15½ Do. do.
N. 12 42 58 16 Dark and windy, with rain.

Average time of walking the mile, 15 minutes, 42½ seconds.—Total, (24 miles,) 6 hours 17½ minutes.

Eleventh Day.—June 11.

Hour. Started
min. past.		 Returned
min. past.		 Time
per Mile.		 State of the Weather.
M. 1 ½ 16 15½ Dark and windy, with rain.
2 41½ 58½ 17 Foggy, cold, and rainy.
3 ½ 16 15½ Do. do.
4 42 58½ 16½ Stormy, with rain.
5 ½ 15½ 15 Do. do.
6 43 58½ 15½ Cold, with rain.
7 ½ 16½ 16 Do. do.
8 41½ 58 16½ Windy and cold, with rain.
9 ½ 16 15½ Do. do.
10 43 58½ 15½ Do. rather stormy.
11 ½ 16½ 16 Do. do.
D. 12 40 55 15 Do. do.
1 ½ 15½ 15 Do. do.
2 41 57 16 Cloudy and do.
3 ½ 16 15½ Do. do.
4 42 57½ 15½ Windy and stormy.
5 ½ 16 15½ Do. do.
6 42½ 58 15½ Do. cool and cloudy.
7 ½ 16 15½ Do. do.
8 41½ 58 16½ A fine evening.
9 ½ 16½ 16 Do. do.
10 42 58½ 16½ Cool and pleasant.
11 ½ 16½ 16 Do. do.
N. 12 42 59 17 Do. do.

Average time of walking the mile, 15 minutes 50 seconds.—Total, (24 miles,) 6 hours 20 minutes.

Twelfth Day.—June 12.

Hour. Started
min. past.		 Returned
min. past.		 Time
per Mile.		 State of the Weather.
M. 1 1 16½ 15½ Cool and pleasant.
2 42 59 17 Mild and do.
3 ½ 16 15½ Do. do.
4 42½ 58½ 16 Cool and cloudy.
5 ½ 16 15½ Do. do. and pleasant.
6 42 58½ 16½ Do. do.
7 ½ 16½ 16 Do. do.
8 42 58½ 16½ Rather hot, with sunshine.
9 ½ 17 16½ Do. do.
10 42 58½ 16½ Do. do.
11 ½ 17 16½ Do. do.
D. 12 42 57½ 15½ Do. do.
1 ½ 15½ 15 Do. do.
2 44 58½ 14½ Windy and cloudy.
3 ½ 16½ 16 Do. do.
4 41 57½ 16½ Do. cool and do.
5 ½ 16½ 16 Do. do.
6 41½ 57½ 16 Cool and cloudy.
7 ½ 15 14½ Do. do.
8 41 58 17 Do. with rain.
9 ½ 16½ 16 Do. do.
10 42 59 17 Windy and cloudy.
11 ½ 16 15½ Dark and do.
N. 12 42 59 17 Windy and cloudy.

Average time of walking the mile, 16 minutes 1 second.—Total, (24 miles,) 6 hours 24½ minutes.

Thirteenth Day.—June 13.

Hour. Started
min. past.		 Returned
min. past.		 Time
per Mile.		 State of the Weather.
M. 1 ½ 16 15½ Windy, and cloudy.
2 42 59½ 17½ Do. cool and do.
3 ½ 16½ 16 Do. with rain.
4 41½ 59 17½ Do. do.
5 ½ 16½ 16 Do. do.
6 43½ 59 15½ Cloudy, cool, and fair.
7 ½ 16½ 16 Do. do.
8 41½ 59 17½ Do. do.
9 ½ 17 16½ Do. do.
10 42½ 58½ 16 Do. do.
11 1 17 16 Do. do.
D. 12 41 56½ 15½ Do. do.
1 ½ 15½ 15 Do. do.
2 41½ 57½ 16 Hot with sunshine.
3 ½ 15½ 15 Do. do.
4 36 53½ 17½ Do. do.
5 ½ 16½ 16 Do. do.
6 41 58 17 Cooler, with sunshine.
7 ½ 17 16½ Do. do.
8 42 58 16 Warm, with a little wind.
9 ½ 17½ 17 Do. do.
10 41½ 58½ 17 Cool and pleasant.
11 ½ 17½ 17 Do. do.
N. 12 42 59 17 Do. do.

Average time of walking the mile, 16 minutes 20½ seconds.—Total, (24 miles,) 6 hours 32½ minutes.

Fourteenth Day.—June 14.

Hour. Started
min. past.		 Returned
min. past.		 Time
per Mile.		 State of the Weather.
M. 1 ½ 17 16½ Star-light and pleasant.
2 42 59½ 17½ Clear, cool, and pleasant.
3 ½ 16½ 16 Do. do.
4 42 59 17 Cool and cloudy.
5 ½ 16½ 16 Do. do.
6 42½ 59 16½ Cool, with sunshine.
7 ½ 16½ 16 Do. do.
8 41 58 17 Hot, with sunshine.
9 ½ 20 19½ Do. do.
10 41 58 17 Very hot with do.
11 ½ 18 17½ Do. do.
D. 12 41½ 57½ 16 Do. do.
1 ½ 16½ 16 Do. do.
2 41½ 56 14½ Hot, with wind.
3 ½ 17 16½ Do. do.
4 41 57½ 16½ Warm with do.
5 ½ 17½ 17 Do. do.
6 41 57½ 16½ Do. do.
7 ½ 16½ 16 Do. and windy.
8 41 57½ 16½ Do. with some rain.
9 ½ 16½ 15½ Do. do.
10 42 58 16 Cool and pleasant.
11 ½ 16½ 16 Do. do.
N. 12 42 59 17 Do. do.

Average time of walking each mile, 16 minutes 30½ seconds.—Total, (24 miles,) 6 hours 36½ minutes.

Fifteenth Day.—June 15.

Hour. Started
min. past.		 Returned
min. past.		 Time
per Mile.		 State of the Weather.
M. 1 ½ 16½ 16 Cool and pleasant.
2 41½ 59 17½ Cold and cloudy.
3 4½ 22½ 18 Do. do.
4 41½ 58 16½ Do. do.
5 ½ 16 15½ Do. do.
6 42½ 58 15½ Do. do. and windy.
7 ½ 17 16½ Do. do.
8 41 58 17 Cool and cloudy.
9 ½ 17½ 17 Do. do.
10 40 55 15 Do. do.
11 ½ 15½ 15 Hot and sunshine.
D. 12 40 56½ 16½ Do. do.
1 ½ 16½ 16 Do. do.
2 43 59 16 Do. do.
3 ½ 17 16½ Do. do.
4 38 55 17 Cool and pleasant.
5 ½ 15 14½ Do. do.
6 40½ 55½ 15 Do. and cloudy.
7 ½ 17 16½ Do. do.
8 41½ 58½ 17 Do. do.
9 ½ 16 15½ Do. do.
10 35 55 20 Do. do.
11 ½ 16 15½ Do. do.
N. 12 42½ 58½ 16 Do. do.

Average time of walking the mile, 16 minutes 19 seconds.—Total, (24 miles,) 6 hours 31½ minutes.

Sixteenth Day.—June 16.

Hour. Started
min. past.		 Returned
min. past.		 Time
per Mile.		 State of the Weather.
M. 1 1 18 17 Cool and cloudy.
2 42 58½ 16½ Cool and pleasant.
3 5 22 17 Do. do.
4 41½ 58 16½ Cool and clear.
5 ½ 16 15½ Do. do.
6 42 58 16 Do. and sunshine.
7 ½ 16 15½ Do. do.
8 40 56 16 Do. do.
9 2½ 19 16½ Do. do.
10 36 54 18 Do. do.
11 ½ 16 15½ Cool and pleasant.
D. 12 40 56 16 Do. do.
1 ½ 16 15½ Rather warm.
2 42 57½ 15½ Cloudy and cool.
3 ½ 16½ 16 Do. do.
4 37½ 54½ 17 Do. do.
5 ½ 17 16½ Do. do.
6 41 57 16 Clear and cool.
7 ½ 17 16½ Do. do.
8 40 56 16 Do. do.
9 ½ 17 16½ Do. do.
10 42 58 16 Cool and windy.
11 ½ 16 15½ Cool, windy, and cloudy.
N. 12 42 59 17 Cool, with wind.

Average time of walking the mile, 16 minutes 10⅓ seconds.—Total, (24 miles,) 6 hours 30 minutes.

Seventeenth Day.—June 17.

Hour. Started
min. past.		 Returned
min. past.		 Time
per Mile.		 State of the Weather.
M. 1 ½ 16½ 16 Cool with wind.
2 41½ 58½ 17 Windy with rain.
3 5 23 18 Do. and cloudy.
4 42 59 17 Do. with rain.
5 ½ 17½ 17 Do. but fair.
6 41½ 58½ 17 Do. and cloudy.
7 ½ 16½ 16 Do. do.
8 39 55 16 Cool and windy.
9 ½ 16½ 16 Do. do.
10 41 56 15 Windy and cloudy.
11 ½ 18 17½ Do. do.
D. 12 41 56 15 Cool, and pleasant.
1 ½ 17 16½ Do. do.
2 41 57 16 Very windy and cloudy.
3 ½ 17½ 17 Do. do.
4 38 55 17 Windy and cloudy.
5 ½ 17½ 17 Do. do.
6 40½ 57 16½ Hot, with sunshine.
7 ½ 18 17½ Do. do.
8 41 57½ 16½ Cool, with wind.
9 ½ 17½ 17 Do. do.
10 42 58 16 Do. do.
11 ½ 17 16½ Windy and cloudy.
N. 12 41 58 17 Cool, windy, and star-light.

Average time of walking the mile, 16 minutes 34 seconds.—Total, (24 miles,) 6 hours 38 minutes.

Eighteenth Day.—June 18.

Hour. Started
min. past.		 Returned
min. past.		 Time
per Mile.		 State of the Weather.
M. 1 ½ 17 16½ Cool, windy, and star-light.
2 42 59 17 Windy and cold.
3 ½ 16½ 16 Do. do.
4 42 58½ 16½ Cold and clear.
5 ½ 17 16½ Do. do.
6 42½ 59 16½ Windy and stormy.
7 ½ 17½ 17 Do. do.
8 39½ 55 15½ Do. do.
9 ½ 17 16½ Very windy and dusty.
10 43 57½ 14½ Windy and cloudy.
11 ½ 17½ 17 Do. do.
D. 12 41 57 16 Do. do.
1 ½ 17½ 17 Cool and windy.
2 41½ 58 16½ Windy and stormy.
3 ½ 17 16½ Do. do.
4 40 55 15 Windy and cloudy.
5 ½ 17½ 17 Cool and pleasant.
6 41 57 16 Do. do.
7 ½ 17 16½ Warm, with wind.
8 42½ 57 14½ Cool and fine.
9 ½ 17½ 17 Do. do.
10 41 58½ 17½ Cool and pleasant.
11 ½ 17 16½ Do. do.
N. 12 42 58½ 16½ Do. star-light.

Average time of walking the mile, 16 minutes 20 seconds.—Total, (24 miles,) 6 hours 32 minutes.

Nineteenth Day.—June 19.

Hour. Started
min. past.		 Returned
min. past.		 Time
per Mile.		 State of the Weather.
M. 1 1 18 17 Cool and star-light.
2 42 59 17 Clear, and sharp air.
3 4 18 14 Do. do.
4 41½ 59 17½ Cool and clear.
5 ½ 17 16½ Do. with sunshine.
6 42 59 17 Do. do.
7 ½ 18½ 18 Do. do.
8 38½ 55 16½ Do. do.
9 ½ 17½ 17 Hot with do.
10 41½ 58 16½ Do. do.
11 ½ 17½ 17 Do. do.
D. 12 34 52 18 Very hot.
1 ½ 18 17½ Do. do.
2 40½ 57½ 17 Do. with sunshine.
3 ½ 17½ 17 Do. do.
4 38½ 55½ 17 Hot and cloudy.
5 ½ 18 17½ Do. do.
6 40 56½ 16½ Do. do.
7 ½ 18 17½ Do. do.
8 35½ 54 18½ Cool and pleasant.
9 ½ 17½ 17 Do. do.
10 42 58 16 Cool and cloudy.
11 ½ 18 17½ Do. and pleasant.
N. 12 42 59 17 Do. do.

Average time of walking the mile, 17 minutes.—Total, (24 miles,) 6 hours 48 minutes.

Twentieth Day.—June 20.

Hour. Started
min. past.		 Returned
min. past.		 Time
per Mile.		 State of the Weather.
M. 1 1 18 17 Cool and pleasant.
2 42 59 17 Cloudy, with rain.
3 1 17½ 16½ Do. do.
4 41½ 58½ 17 Do. and warm.
5 1 17 16 Do. do.
6 41½ 58½ 17 Do. do.
7 ½ 17 16½ Do. do.
8 38 56 18 Do. do.
9 ½ 18 17½ Cool and cloudy.
10 41½ 57 15½ Do. do.
11 1 18½ 17½ Warm and cloudy.
D. 12 40½ 57 16½ Hot and do.
1 ½ 18½ 18 Do. do.
2 41 57 16 Very hot, do.
3 ½ 18 17½ Do. do.
4 36 53½ 17 Do. do.
5 ½ 17½ 17 Do. sunshine.
6 38½ 55½ 17 Do. do.
7 4½ 21 16½ Warm with do.
8 41 57 16 Cool and fine.
9 ½ 17½ 17 Do. do.
10 40 56½ 16½ Do. do.
11 ½ 16½ 16 Cool, and star-light.
N. 12 42 58½ 16½ Cool and pleasant.

Average time of walking the mile, 16 minutes, 48 seconds.—Total, (24 miles) 6 hours 43½ minutes.

Twenty-first Day.—June 21.

Hour. Started
min. past.		 Returned
min. past.		 Time
per Mile.		 State of the Weather.
M. 1 1 18 17 Cool and pleasant.
2 41½ 58 16½ Warm and cloudy.
3 3 18½ 15½ Do. do.
4 41½ 58½ 17 Do. do.
5 ½ 17 16½ Do. do.
6 41½ 58½ 17 Do. do.
7 ½ 18 17½ Do. and sunshine.
8 38 56½ 18½ Do. do.
9 ½ 18 17½ Do. do.
10 40 57½ 17½ Do. and pleasant.
11 ½ 18 17½ Do. do.
D. 12 40 57½ 17½ Do. do.
1 1 17½ 16½ Do. do.
2 40 57½ 17½ Do. with wind.
3 ½ 19½ 19 Do. do.
4 37½ 56 18½ Do. and windy.
5 1 20 19 Do. do.
6 38 56 18 Do. with sunshine.
7 2 21 19 Clear and pleasant.
8 37 57 20 Mild and clear.
9 ½ 18 17½ Do. do.
10 39 56½ 17½ Clear, and moon-light.
11 ½ 18 17½ Do. do.
N. 12 41 58 17 Mild.

Average time of walking the mile, 17 minutes 36 seconds.—Total, (24 miles,) 7 hours 2½ minutes.

Twenty-second Day.—June 22.

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.