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| Title: | Champagne, cocaine and some very long walks: when pedestrianism ruled the sporting world |
| Link: | Original article on www.theguardian.com |
| Region: | GB |
| Topics: | times; sporting; weston; days; cocaine; including; long; champagne; westons; miles; york; world; walks; pedestrianism; great; ruled; walk |
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| Summary: | The New York Times would later describe his “elastic, swinging stride and legs that never seemed to tire”. View image in fullscreen Edward Payson Weston in stride during his 500-mile walk, which he completed in just under six days. Pedestrianism declined in the 1890s as it fell victim to shorter and more watchable pastimes, such as bicycling and baseball. The public interest was so great that he chronicled his exploits in a series of dispatches for the New York Times, and schoolchildren were let out early to cheer him on. He arrived a little later than planned, having covered 3,895 miles in 104 active days (122 days including rest periods).... |
