Matt Choi, who ran the course in under three hours, was followed by two cameramen on electronic bikes, who were said to have obstructed other runners.

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.

The running influencer was disqualified and banned from participating in future races after he ran alongside e-bike riders who recorded himRunning influencer Matt Choi has issued an apology after he was disqualified from the New York City Marathon and banned from future races.

Matt Choi, the running influencer who infuriated the running community by bringing two unauthorized e-bikes onto the NYC Marathon course, has issued an apology.

The New York City Marathon is organized by the New York Road Runners (NYRR). Here’s what the NYRR rules (which apply to all NYRR races, except for kids’ races) say about assisting runners: “Unofficial pacers or other unregistered participants are not permitted on the course,

Matt Choi, who has a large following on social media, is barred from competing in future New York Road Runner events.