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.

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

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

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.

An influencer who ran a marathon with a camera crew has been banned from future races. The social media star Matthew Choi from Texas was disqualified from last weekend's New York City Marathon and banned from future competitions after he ran the race with a camera crew on e-bikes in tow.

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.