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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
- 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 The race began, rather unusually, at 1:00 on
- PEDESTRIANISM Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of PEDESTRIANISM is the practice of walking the practice of walking; fondness for walking for exercise or recreation; the quality or state of being unimaginative or commonplace… See the full definition
- In The 1870s And 80s, Being A Pedestrian Was Anything But
"Watching people walk was America's favorite spectator sport," Matthew Algeo says in his new book, Pedestrianism "In the decades after the Civil War there was mass urbanization in the United
- America’s Favorite Sport Used to Be… Competitive Walking
Professional pedestrians could walk for staggering distances In 1876, the New York Times reported on one race: “A REMARKABLE TEST OF ENDURANCE--ONE THOUSAND MILES WALKED IN ONE THOUSAND
- Pedestrianism - Oxford Reference
Pedestrian contests were predominantly between males, but also took place between females Pedestrianism was the most popular sport in the USA from the 1830s up to the 1860s (when the Civil War began), and attracted top professional runners from England
- The Popularity and Politics of Pedestrianism - JSTOR Daily
One of the most popular spectator sports of the late nineteenth century was “pedestrianism,” that is to say, sport walking Not just a decent walk, though, but competitive walking events that covered ultra-marathon distances
- Pedestrianism: When Epic Walking Was a Wager Sport
Did you know that pedestrianism (aka long-distance racewalking) was an incredibly popular spectator sport during the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries? On a par with running or horse racing, competitive walking was "funded" by wagering! In other words, epic walking was a betting sport
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