1809 PEDESTRIANISM BECOMES A CRAZE
500 MILES, 500 MORE
In an ambitious wager, walking enthusiast Captain Robert Barclay Allardice bet 1,000 guineas that he could walk 1,000 miles in six weeks. Clocking one mile each hour, his wager paid off, and he became known as the father of pedestrianism – a precursor to racewalking.