Foot racing

Foot racing was a form of competitive running and walking of the 17th and early 18th centuries. Usually it involved feats of endurance which would now be classified as ultramarathon. It evolved into Pedestrianism (a code of 19th century foot racing) and subsequently into Racewalking.

ee also

* World record progression for the mile run
* Ultramarathon#History

External links

* [http://www.infopt.demon.co.uk/grub/racing.htm Early Eighteenth-Century Newspaper Reports, A Sourcebook compiled by Rictor Norton]