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Pedestrianism - Wikipedia
Pedestrianism was a 19th-century form of competitive walking, often professional and funded by wagering, from which the modern sport of racewalking developed. en.wikipedia.org
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The strange 19th-Century sport that was cooler than football - BBC
Pedestrianism was a sport of epic rivalries, eyewatering salaries, feverish nationalism, eccentric personalities and six-day, 450-mile walks. www.bbc.com
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A history of… pedestrianism (competitive walking)
It is really a history of ultramarathons, the birth of athletics as a profession, and feats of endurance that frankly seem barely credible! www.gethistories.com
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pedestrianism
pedestrianism (pɪˈdɛstrɪənɪz(ə)m) [f. as prec. + -ism.] 1. The practice of travelling on foot, walking; walking as an exercise or athletic performance.1809 Sporting Mag. XXXIV. 162, I do not intend to level the least sarcasm at pedestrianism. 1813 W. Thom (title) Pedestrianism; or, An Account of the... Oxford English Dictionary
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Pedestrianism - The Walking Institute - Deveron Projects
Pedestrianism was a 19th-century form of competitive walking, often professional and funded by wagering, from which the modern sport of racewalking developed. www.deveron-projects.com
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PEDESTRIANISM Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
1. a : the practice of walking b : fondness for walking for exercise or recreation 2. the quality or state of being unimaginative or commonplace. www.merriam-webster.com
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One of America's First Spectator Sports Was Professional Walking
Pedestrianism saw race fixing, early steroid use and an extortion attempt that ended with a manager's suicide. With the rise of bicycle racing ... www.smithsonianmag.com
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Pedestrianism: Formerly the World's Most Popular Sport
As hard as it may be to believe, one of the popular sports in the 19th century was walking, or as it was known at the time, pedestrianism. everything-everywhere.com
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Pedestrianism: When Watching People Walk Was America's ...
This long-forgotten sport, known as pedestrianism, spawned America's first celebrity athletes and opened doors for immigrants, African Americans, and women. The ... www.amazon.com
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Pedestrianism Competitive Walking - Topend Sports
What is Pedestrianism? Pedestrianism is a 19th-century form of competitive walking, a precursor to the modern day Olympic sport of racewalking. www.topendsports.com
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Pedestrian (disambiguation)
Pedestrian or The Pedestrian may also refer to: Pedestrian, a practitioner of pedestrianism, a 19th-century form of competitive walking "The Pedestrian wikipedia.org
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Centurion (racewalking)
Its name derives from a popular title from those competitors achieving the feat in the 19th century British long-distance walking sport, called Pedestrianism Pedestrianism was to be a popular spectator sport during the 18th and 19th centuries, as equestrianism still is, and bicycle racing became afterwards. wikipedia.org
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What does "walk for a wager" mean in "A Fisher of Men"? In "A Fisher of Men" in _Dr. Thorndyke's Case-Book_ by R. Austin Freeman, Dr. Jervis was digging the earth with his friend, while they saw a stranger man coming ...
Competitive walking, known as ‘pedestrianism’, was the forerunner of today’s walking races. Per Wikipedia: > Pedestrianism was a 19th-century form of competitive walking, often professional and funded by wagering, from which the modern sport
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Frank Hart
Frank Hart may refer to: Frank Hart (politician) (1860–1945), Australian politician Frank Hart (athlete) (1857/58–1908), American athlete known for pedestrianism wikipedia.org
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Robert Barclay (disambiguation)
Robert Berkeley (disambiguation) Robert Barclay Allardice (1779–1854), aka Robert Barclay, Scottish sportsman considered one of the founding fathers of pedestrianism wikipedia.org
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