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    Default And we think we're fast - George Wilson

    But first we have:

    "The first celebrity pedestrian was Foster Powell, a law clerk by trade, who, in 1773, walked from London to York and back again, a distance of 396 miles, in six days for a wager of one hundred guineas."

    Then George:

    "Wilson’s first notable feat of pedestrianism was in 1805, at age 40, when he walked across England at its narrowest point—a distance of 84 miles in 22 and a half hours. He undertook high-profile challenges at Newmarket in 1807 and London in 1808. Then, in 1809, he walked 360 miles over six consecutive days for a prize of 50 guineas."

    "...Wilson walked to London, but this time didn’t make the round trip. In London he resumed his paid-for pedestrianism, walking 96 miles in 24 hours for 30 pounds..."


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    In October 1816, 12 months after Blackheath, George Wilson stood in the walled garden of the Ship Launch Inn, in Hull, Yorkshire. He had, as promised, continued to walk—50 miles in under 12 hours in Norwich, one hundred miles in 24 hours in Yarmouth, 250 miles in five days in King’s Lynn."

    Note he is 51 years old at this time.

    Not long after this he walked 1000 miles in 18 days (55 mpd).

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    He repeated his greatest feat by walking one thousand miles in 18 days in Manchester in 1817 and did it a third time in Chelsea in 1820. By then, he was 54 years old,.."


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    Before Wilson retired, he had a hometown swansong. He returned to Newcastle in 1822, walking 90 miles in 24 hours on the town’s racecourse in front of a crowd of up to 60,000 people. "

    Yup. At 57 years old. And get this he was 5 ft 4 inches.


    https://deadspin.com/the-man-who-wal...way-1835620495


    I feel humbled.

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    396 miles in six days @ 66 MPD avg for six straight days isn't shabby. Did York stop at tea times?

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    Then there is this trek. Here is the story.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Odd Man Out View Post
    Then there is this trek. Here is the story.
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    In another article they put the total miles at exactly 2176.

    I think that was a special number for a few others too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Odd Man Out View Post
    Then there is this trek. Here is the story.
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    Heather "Anish" the Arctic fox.

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