Kaufman was the last place finisher in the event, but that hasn't deterred him from embracing that spot. In fact, he loves all the attention that comes with it even if it's a competition.

Running influencer Matt Choi was banned from future New York City Marathons after bringing a camera crew on e-bikes to film him in the race.

Running influencer Matthew Choi documented his latest marathon with a video of him running through the streets of New York City, chasing a finish time of just under three hours. What the video didn’t show—two people on electronic bikes riding alongside him to gather footage—ultimately led to his disqualification from the New York City Marathon,

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.

But something hit the fan over the weekend when one influencer was disqualified from the New York City Marathon after running the course with what was basically a team of folks filming him. "After a review and due to violations of World Athletics rules,

The major player here is Matt Choi, a running influencer who a marathoner friend of this writer’s called “notorious for being a total asshole” when she asked him about this story. Choi ran last Sunday’s New York City Marathon in under three hours,