pedestrianism
Noun
Meaning
The act, art, or practice of a pedestrian; walking or running; traveling or racing on foot.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
going
walk
walking
prose
footing
mediocrity
dullness
banality
perambulation
go
commonness
bathos
footwork
commonplaceness
hebraism
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By the end of the 19th century, Pedestrianism was largely displaced by the rise in modern spectator sports and by controversy involving rules, which limited its appeal as a source of wagering and led to its inclusion in the amateur athletics movement.
See also Pedestrianism above.