King of the Peds

Did you know that in the late 1800's athletes walked up to 100 miles per day for 6 days?!Famous sporting personalities have been around for a long time. However, few will be aware that during the 1870 s and 1880 s, professional pedestrians or peds as they were fondly referred to, competed against each other in gruelling races for up to six days - and nights - on indoor sawdust tracks, getting j...