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6 Day Race
''For the bicycle race see Six-day racing''
The 6-Day Race became a standard distance in the 1870s and was a popular form of entertainment where up to 70,000 paying visitors, in 1877, came to watch the Pedestrians battle it out.
==History==
Edward Payson Weston in 1867 walked from Portland, Maine to Chicago, Illinois in 26 days, a distance of , earning him $10,000 and national fame. In 1874 Weston walked his first 6-day race and was challenged by Daniel O'Leary, who completed in 153 hours. The big battle took place in Chicago in November 1875 with O'Leary emerging victorious with and Weston finished with . In a re-match in 1877 O'Leary was victorious again and the excitement created enough interest for Sir John Dugdale Astley, a British Member of Parliament, to inaugurate a series of 6 day races to determine the "Long distance Champion of The World". These became known as the "Astley Belt" races and cash prizes were offered. O'Leary won the first two and was thwarted by Charles Rowell in his quest for three in a row. Weston won the fourth, setting a record of and Rowell won the final three multiday races to permanently keep the Astley Belt.
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