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Could You Keep Up With an Olympic Marathoner?

Olympic marathoner Ryan Hall has a 6 foot 10 inch stride length and 4:46 mile pace, which he sustains for all 26.2 miles of a marathon. Could you keep up with that for even 60 feet?

An ASICS’ ad for the New York City Marathon — ASICS Run With Ryan Hall — let people try. This 60 foot stretch of wall with footage of Hall running, lets passerbys test their skills alongside him. No one who ran against the wall beat Hall — not those who took a second head start and not even Hall himself who showed up to take on “virtual Ryan”.

Check it out:

If you‘ve ever wondered what it might be like to run a marathon but don’t have the endurance  – or desire to run for hours on end — here’s a time-lapsed version of the 2011 New York City Marathon as viewed from a runner’s headcam. It is probably one of the fastest versions of a marathon you’ll ever see at 5:49:

To create this video, Gwen Schroeder’scamera took a photo every second, which she then edited with Quicktime 7 and Final Cut Pro.

[H/T Gizmodo, Buzzfeed]

Comments (13)

  • bigdaddyt46
    Posted on November 15, 2011 at 8:13am

    i don’t running. i get enough excersize pushing my luck and jumping to conclusions. not to mention the very powerful 12oz curl excersize i do for 12 hours every day.

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    • Ruler4You
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 11:32am

      I used to run for fun and relaxation every day. I was awaiting orders on Treasure Island in 1977 when I got a room mate named Andy Gonzales. He was local Cali guy from Squaw Valley. He held the world record, at the time, for 100 miles in less than 24 hours (I think it was about 20 or so) through steeplechase cross country terrain in the Squaw Valley area.
      Man that guy could run. The Navy recruited him to run the mile in the olympics. He never qualified. But, he did have an obligation to the Navy after that for 3 more years.

      Sucker!

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  • Tickdog
    Posted on November 15, 2011 at 7:14am

    I cant even run 1 mile at a 4:46 pace let alone 26.2

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    • V-MAN MACE
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 7:32am

      I ran track, I could probably beat him in the sprint, but a 26.2 mile marathon…definitely not.

      Not a marathon runner. I’m a sprinter. And I smoke too much weed.

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    • InversionTheory
      Posted on November 15, 2011 at 7:42am

      Yeah… I can keep up the 4:46 pace for about 1/10th of a mile and I’ve been running for years. 7:30 is my normal pace for the first mile, then each additional mile dips little by little to my distance pace of 9:30 (more of a jog, really).

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  • louise
    Posted on November 15, 2011 at 5:54am

    It is a good day when I can keep up with my grandsons!

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  • Mr.Fitnah
    Posted on November 15, 2011 at 5:27am

    Running is for people who cant shoot.

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  • Badger Patriot
    Posted on November 15, 2011 at 2:12am

    I want to try too! As a marathon runner, I have alot of respect for Ryan Hall. He represents the sport well, Is awesome to watch run, and he uses his running as a tool to spread the gospil! Good Luck in the Olympic Trials Ryan!

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  • Trevorkian420
    Posted on November 15, 2011 at 2:06am

    Of course you can’t beat him you start from a stand still he starts at full speed

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  • Petire
    Posted on November 15, 2011 at 1:01am

    that’s awesome! I wanna try!

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