The New York City Marathon is one of the most popular road races in the world. This year’s edition had more than 55,000 participants running through the five boroughs, with more than 2 million spectators and 10,

A running influencer from Texas has been disqualified from the New York City Marathon and banned from future New York City running events after he ran part of the course with people on e-bikes filming him.

Running influencer Matt Choi was banned from future New York City Marathons after bringing a camera crew on e-bikes to film him in the race.

Influencer Matthew Choi has been banned from the New York City Marathon after running the 2024 race with a camera crew in tow.

The major player here is Matt Choi, a running influencer who a marathoner friend of this writer’s called “notorious for being a total asshole” when she asked him about this story. Choi ran last Sunday’s New York City Marathon in under three hours,

The influencer Matt Choi has been permanently banned from the New York Marathon after his brother and videographer followed him on e-bikes to film, putting other runners at risk. The post Influencer Banned for Life from the New York Marathon After Running with Unauthorized E-Bike Escort appeared first on Instafamosos.