Matthew Choi, of Austin, was disqualified from the 2024 TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday and removed from the results, New York Road Runners said in a statement.

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

Matthew Choi, a running influencer from Austin, Texas, who finished the New York City Marathon on November 3 in 2:57:15, has been disqualified from the event after he ran much of the course with two people alongside him riding on electric bicycles and filming his race.

Imagine you are running the New York City Marathon, trying like hell to hold onto the group setting a sub–three hour pace. You are ingesting disgusting energy slurry from gel packs, listening to Crazy Frog on your wireless headphones for motivation,

Matt Choi, the running influencer who infuriated the running community by bringing two unauthorized e-bikes onto the New York City Marathon course to film him running, has issued an apology. “I f----- up,” he said in a video posted to Instagram. “I was selfish on Sunday.”

The running influencer was disqualified and banned from participating in future races after he ran alongside e-bike riders who recorded him