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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. 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. And with the New York City Marathon being about everyone else, and about the community, I made it about myself. He said he got an email from New York Road Runners on Monday night about his disqualification and lifetime ban. On Monday he had shared an Instagram reel showing himself running along the NYC marathon path.
Persons: Matthew Choi, , Choi, Tik Tok, , there’s, I’m, ” Choi Organizations: New York City Marathon, Athletic Locations: Texas, New York City, Austin, New York, New, Instagram, York
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Persons: , Linda Carrier, Carrier, NYRR, that's Organizations: Service, Business, Carrier, New York, Research, National Institute, Aging Locations: Antarctica, North Carolina, New, Hell
“New Yorkers love Marathon Sunday, but taxpayers cannot be expected to subsidize a wealthy non-government organization like the New York Road Runners to the tune of $750,000,” MTA Bridges and Tunnels President Catherine Sheridan said in a statement. The New York Road Runners, which organizes the race, says that the marathon already generates millions of dollars for the city’s economy, and that the amount MTA proposed would make the race less affordable. “We value our partnership with all the City and State agencies that allow us to stage all of our events, including the marathon,” NYRR said in a statement. The MTA recently voted to approve congestion pricing in New York City, making it the first US city to charge such a toll. Despite the approval and expected implementation of the tolling plan, multiple lawsuits, such as one spearheaded by New Jersey Gov.
Persons: Catherine Sheridan, ” NYRR, Kathy Hochul’s, Phil Murphy, CNN’s Nathaniel Meyerson Organizations: CNN, Metropolitan Transit Authority, York, New, MTA, City and State, Gov, New Jersey Gov Locations: Brooklyn, New York City
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