He traversed the distance in fifty-nine days, accomplishing 9000 kilometers (5580 miles) in one-third less time than the most rapid caravan.

He died while attempting to discover the source of the Nile, having reached the village of Syang.
A most marvelous feat of endurance is recorded in England in the first part of this century.

It is said that on a wager Sir Andrew Leith Hay and Lord Kennedy walked two days and a night under pouring rain, over the Grampian range of mountains, wading all one day in a bog.

The distance traversed was from a village called Banchory on the river Dee to Inverness.

This feat was accomplished without any previous preparation, both men starting shortly after the time of the wager.
Riders .-- The feats of endurance accomplished by the couriers who ride great distances with many changes of horses are noteworthy.