"Year on year, the number of journeys taken on foot declines – indeed, on current projections walking will have died out altogether as a means of transport by the middle of this century. No longer subjected to the measure of man – or woman – or her oversight, the city has already acquired distorted lineaments: vastly extended thoroughfares are lined by cul-de-sacs, while the architecture defined by Rem Koolhaas as "junkspace" presumes that only a corridor can be a viable destination – especially if it has a cash machine."

"With the exception of Nairobi — insert joke here about Kenyans crushing everyone at the New York City Marathon — the fastest walking cities were from wealthy nations. The statistical analysis confirmed this general perception: two of the three strongest social predictors of walking speed were a country's G.D.P. and its purchasing power parity (the other was its individualism). Indeed, when Levine considered all his "pace of life" metrics, he found that pace of life was swifter in "economically productive countries" like Western Europe and Japan than in undeveloped countries."

"I asked Galahad Clark, the brand's creator, if he thinks the general public's shoe-coddled feet will be able to handle running with such little support. "Yes," says Clark, "but it will be a big transition for people accustomed to wearing highly cushioned, inflexible shoes. The foot muscles are weak and need to time to adjust." Not such a bad thing, he believes. "Trainers artificially allow unfit people to run longer than their bodies are conditioned for. It's rather like hitting yourself over the head while wearing a crash helmet: it might not hurt immediately but the long-term harm is obvious."

Yes.

Took ages to get to this but was well worth the wait. Superb.

"A new walking group welcoming all Londoners from our diverse city. We organise accessible walks for all members of the community whether young or old. Families are particularly welcome."

"Based on your biomechanical evaluation, your qualified technician will hand craft your insoles (orthotics) while you wait and integrate them into the correct running shoe, ski boot or other footwear." Hot foot tech.

"Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver are sold with an included Pokéwalker, which is a pedometer that can provide neat extras in the Pokémon games. Pokéfans can put Pokémon in the device and also use it to find items along certain "routes." According to Bulbapedia, unlocking every route in the Pokéwalker can only be done by walking a minimum of 1,000 miles."

New London walking route.

"The Legible London project began in 2003 as an initial study working with the central London boroughs and business fora, aiming not just to improve signs, but to offer far better guidance for walkers. The project was to run a prototype, a measurable trial to prove the concept. They set about developing a taxonomy of walkers, but when they had discovered sixty different types and were still counting they gave up, and instead measured walking activity along two axes, the walkers' knowledge of the area and their speed, defined on a continuum from strolling to striding."

"This map and compass training course in the Peak District will introduce you to the basic skills needed for safe and effective independent navigation."

Runs from East Croydon to Newhaven via the South Downs, Seven Sisters, Surrey Hills etc. 66 miles, goes mostly through open countryside and woodland.

"Long distance routes for walking, cycling and horse riding through the finest landscapes in England and Wales. In Scotland the equivalent trails are called long distance routes."

"A magnificent ridge-top route crossing Dorset's rural heartland."

"This takes you on a circular route through the town, tracing its story through buildings and historical remains, rounds and medieval crosses, churches, chapels, farm towns and shops."

"Explore London on foot with our suggestions for some great capital walks, including riverside rambles, architectural adventures, even the odd pub crawl."

"A GPS-based activity tracker that runs on Nokia smartphones. Information such as speed, distance and time are automatically stored in your training diary, and on this site you can store and share your workouts and routes."

"Nokia Sports Tracker is a GPS based activity tracker that runs on S60 smartphones. Information such as speed, distance and time are automatically stored to your training diary."

"Monitor the movements of a live vehicle/person or to display a previous route that's been traveled. The vehicle/person's path is displayed as a line on either Google Earth or Google Maps with details of the speed at each point along the route."

"A web application that translates GPS data into functional analysis and online mapping for endurance and outdoor athletes."

"Personal GPS tracking"

"The Nokia Step Counter not only counts your steps, it also determines the distance you have covered and your energy expenditure. Your steps are measured by analyzing the output from an accelerometer in your S60 mobile device."

"A scheme to provide better information throughout the capital for people who want to walk."

"Walk London is organising guided walks on every section of the 326 mile / 525km Strategic Walk Network in London over the weekend of 17-18 November."

I like this a lot.

"It is one of the easiest and least stressful forms of exercise you can do. But is walking really enough to get you fit? Only if you do it right"

"Explore the architecture and history along London’s River Thames

"Simply select the leaflet(s) you would like and you will be presented with a choice of whether you wish to view and download a PDF of the leaflet(s) - where possible - or submit your request to us to receive a copy, giving your name, address, email and t

"The London walking tour company whose hallmarks are an astonishing variety of routes, utter reliability, and - most important of all - superb guides."