A hip injury may have forced elite marathoner Ryan Hall out of this Sunday’s 2013 New York City Marathon, but his presence—and his pace—is being felt in the Big Apple this weekend. Hall’s sponsor, Asics, is driving a flatbed truck around Manhattan with a treadmill on the back, challenging anyone who dares to see how long they can hold the Olympian’s best marathon pace.

The treadmill, which includes a safety harness, is set at 12.6 MPH, or 4:46 per mile, the average pace Hall ran at the 2011 Boston Marathon. His finishing time of 2:04:58 that year is the fastest marathon by an American runner.Hundreds of people took the challenge throughout the weekend, including members of the New York Fire Department and local meteorologist Amy Freeze, whose attempt was watched by Hall

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The video above shows Olympian Alysia Montaño and two RW editors trying to keep pace. The one below shows others taking the challenge.

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