Author: Derek Martin

A Short History of the Barclay Match:
Long-Distance Pedestrianism in the Nineteenth Century

Posted by Derek Martin | Dec 3, 2020 | Athletics, British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Playing Pasts Publications, Sporting Cultures: Global Perspectives: edited Volume 2019 | 0

Please cite this article as: Martin, D. A Short History of the Barclay Match: Long-Distance...

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Pedestrian Six-day Races in Scotland 1878-1888

Posted by Derek Martin | May 30, 2020 | Athletics, British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Leisure, Playing Pasts Publications, Playing Pasts: edited Volume 2020, Women in Sport | 1

Please cite this article as: Martin, D. Pedestrian Six-day Races in Scotland 1878-1888, In Day, D....

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James Searles and the Revival of the Barclay Match

Posted by Derek Martin | May 16, 2020 | Athletics, British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Pedestrianism: edited Volume 2014, Playing Pasts Publications | 4

Please cite this article as: Martin, D. James Searles and the Revival of the Barclay Match, In...

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A Short History of the Barclay Match: 1809‐1909

Posted by Derek Martin | Sep 20, 2018 | Athletics, British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Videos | 0

Presented by: Derek Martin At Newmarket in 1809 Captain Barclay walked one mile each hour for...

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Captain Barclay’s contemporaries: practising pedestrianism 1780-1820

Posted by Derek Martin | Apr 12, 2018 | Athletics, British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Videos | 0

The national celebrity of Captain Barclay after his 1,000-mile walk in 1809 has overshadowed other...

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