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The long-distance walking craze that fascinated Victorians

The long-distance walking craze that fascinated Victorians

Name: The long-distance walking craze that fascinated Victorians
Uploaded: 2024-02-20T14:59:12.775Z
Duration: 35 min 51 s
Description: Why did some people choose to push wheelbarrows hundreds of miles during the 19th century? David Musgrove speaks to Professor Dave Day, professor of sports history at Manchester Metropolitan University, about pedestrianism. A forerunner of modern track and field athletics, the sport captured imaginations and sparked hundreds of endurance challenges on both sides of the Atlantic.

Dave Day discusses the historical sport of pedestrianism, which became a 19th-century phenomenon

Dr David Musgrove, FSA

Published: February 22, 2024 at 9:27 AM

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Why did some people choose to push wheelbarrows hundreds of miles during the 19th century?

In this bonus episode accompanying the new HistoryExtra podcast series The Tiger Tamer Who Went to Sea, David Musgrove speaks to Professor Dave Day, professor of sports history at Manchester Metropolitan University, about pedestrianism. A forerunner of modern track and field athletics, the sport captured imaginations and sparked hundreds of endurance challenges on both sides of the Atlantic.

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Dr David Musgrove, FSAContent director

David Musgrove is the content director at HistoryExtra

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