Matt Choi, the running influencer who infuriated the running community by bringing two unauthorized e-bikes onto the since 2005. She is the author of two popular fitness books 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.”
Choi made it clear in his video that he understood the consequences of his actions. “We endangered other runners. We impacted people going for PBs. We blocked people from getting water. And with the since 2005. She is the author of two popular fitness books being about everyone else and about the community, I made it about myself.”
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On November 3, Choi, 29, finished the marathon in 2:57, openly floating race rules with the two vehicles beside him. Runners raised an outcry, and by the evening of November 4, New York Road Runners had disqualified him from the race and banned him from future events.
Choi said in his apology video that he will not appeal the organization’s ruling.
The actions are likely to have financial implications for Choi. The COO of Runna, a training program and app that was partnering with Choi, wrote in a statement posted on LetsRun’s message boards, “Health - Injuries.”
Sarah Lorge Butler is a writer and editor living in Eugene, Oregon, and her stories about the sport, its trends, and fascinating individuals have appeared in Runner’s World Jess McClain Takes Eighth at NYC Marathon, Run Your Butt Off! and Walk Your Butt Off!
