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Champagne, cocaine and some very long walks: when pedestrianism ruled the sporting world

The GuardianChampagne, cocaine and some very long walks: when pedestrianism ruled the sporting world
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Crowds once flocked to see ambling athletes pull of amazing feats of stamina. Edward Payson Weston was chief among them More than $1.4bn has been staked on prediction markets for this week’s US midterm elections, according to CNN . Though a lot of people…

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