Show Walks Walk Miles Mil Another great walker ot of n nu day was Foster Powell To Tu quote from the book Yorkshire West Riding by Arthur Mee page In the village of ot Horsforth there was born in 1731 1734 a boy who grew up to be the greatest walker of his day dar Fester Powell In 1773 he tr tramped miles from London to York and back In hours and later won 10 pounds sterling b by doing the same walk In three hours less Ills His best record was miles In 21 hours 35 minutes Everyone looked looked look ed out for Powell when he was on the roads and huge crowds would welcome him back to London But Dut he treated It more as a hobby than as a means of earning money and the wagers he made were always small so that when he died at 79 a ye r after hl his last walk to York he hc had hardly a penny Ills His re records have all been surpassed now but he was the first notable English athlete of ot whom we have any record |