Paddock was once called "the world's fastest human."
Charlie himself was a marathon runner as a young man & even considered competing in the 1908 Olympics:
You see, I have quite a good lung development. And then, my legs were quite well developed from dancing with the 'Eight Lancashire Lads' on the stage. I used to belong to the Kennington Harriers, and thought nothing of running fifteen miles. In fact, I considered going into the Marathon in the London Olympics, but became ill about that time.
I can still run ten miles without minding it. You never lose that stamina and lung power. People are surprised today to know that with my slight figure I can run long distances. (New York Herald, September 11, 1921)