pedestrianism

"J. Townsend,
Most respectfully informs the inhabitants of Abergavenny and Monmouth and their vicinities, that on Monday morning July 11, 1825, he will start from the
White House, Abergavenny,
And walk to the
Robin Hood, Monmouth,
And return to the White house, Abergavenny, from whence, after a few minutes rest, he will again start for the Robin Hood, Monmouth, and return through Abergavenny, and go to the Lamb and Flag, Llanweworth, and return to the white House, Abergavenny, being a distance of 66 miles in 1 day, the first he will perform for 6 successive days. No man ever performed such a [unreadable 21st century script] feast before".