Rowell, Hughes, and Fitzgerald have astonishingly high records for long-distance running, comparing favorably with the older, and presumably mythical, feats of this nature.

In California, C.A.Harriman of Truckee in April, 1883, walked twenty-six hours without once resting, traversing 122 miles.
For the purpose of comparison we give the best modern records for running:-- 100 Yards .-- 9 3/5 seconds, made by Edward Donavan, at Natick, Mass., September 2, 1895.
220 Yards .-- 21 3/5 seconds, made by Harry Jewett, at Montreal, September 24, 1892.
Quarter-Mile .-- 47 3/4 seconds, made by W.Baker, at Boston, Mass., July 1, 1886.
Half-Mile .-- 1 minute 53 2/3 seconds, made by C.J.Kirkpatrick, at Manhattan Field, New York, September 21, 1895.
1 Mile .-- 4 minutes 12 3/4 seconds, made by W.G.George, at London, England, August 23, 1886.
5 Miles .-- 24 minutes 40 seconds, made by J.White, in England, May 11, 1863.
10 Miles .-- 51 minutes 6 3/5 seconds, made by William Cummings, at London, England, September 18,1895.
25 Miles .-- 2 hours 33 minutes 44 seconds, made by G.A.Dunning, at London, England, December 26, 1881.
50 Miles .-- 5 hours 55 minutes 4 1/2 seconds, made by George Cartwright, at London, England, February 21, 1887.
75 Miles .-- 8 hours 48 minutes 30 seconds, made by George Littlewood, at London, England, November 24, 1884.
100 Miles .-- 13 hours 26 minutes 30 seconds, made by Charles Rowell at New York, February 27, 1882.
In instances of long-distance traversing, rapidity is only a secondary consideration, the remarkable fact being in the endurance of fatigue and the continuity of the exercise.

William Gale walked 1500 miles in a thousand consecutive hours, and then walked 60 miles every twenty-four hours for six weeks on the Lillie Bridge cinder path.

He was five feet five inches tall, forty-nine years of age, and weighed 121 pounds, and was but little developed muscularly.

He was in good health during his feat; his diet for the twenty-four hours was 16 pounds of meat, five or six eggs, some cocoa, two quarts of milk, a quart of tea, and occasionally a glass of bitter ale, but never wine nor spirits.