Watching people try to walk around and around a track for six consecutive days was apparently not as dull as it sounds. During the 1870s and 1880s, thousands of people filled the original Madison Square Garden and similar venues to witness such competitions.
‘Pedestrianism’ Highlights The Surprising History Of Competitive Walking | Only A Game

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