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.

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.