Charles Rowell

Charles Rowell (1852–1909) was an English athlete: a famous runner and celebrated exponent of the sport of pedestrianism race-walking.

Life Rowell was born in Chesterton, Cambridge in 1852, and was sometimes known as The Cambridge Wonder. He was initially hired as a pacemaker for champion Edward Payson Weston, but went on to have his own career. In 1882 he set new world records for 100 miles (13:26), 24 Hours (150 miles) and 48 hours (258 miles/415 km), and 300 miles in 58:17:06 (a record which still stands today).