What about addressing one of your ambassadors / coachers breaking the rules by running with a selfie stick?
My current understanding is that this was checked on the start-line, and was approved because it didn't extend.
Thanks for holding us to a high standard, and apologies for any disruption this might have caused!
So you throw Matt Choi under the bus and sever ties with him for breaking the rules because his incident blows up on Reddit, but you don't hold your other female ambassador accountable for also breaking the rules.
I do wonder why Runna has escaped any form of punishment from this. Co-founder Ben knew exactly what was going on with Matt and did nothing. Only apologised when there was backlash. I've never seen a company handle things so poorly. If Matt got a DQ, so should Ben. Not to mention that Runna was responsible for another of their ambassadors (Anya) breaking the rules - running with a selfie stick which is banned according to the NYRR regulations. Already heard complaints of people getting a selfie stick in their face. Much less of a danger than an e-bike but NYRR sets rules for a reason. If you don't stick to them, own up and accept whatever comes your way.
Josh from Runna here again. Just on this - we acted within 36 hours of the incident, which was the first opportunity our leadership team had the opportunity to reconvene (we were travelling back from the US at different times, having taken down our pop-up store and on different time zones, and had to figure out exactly what had happened).
On Ben knowing exactly what was going on, the first time he saw the bikes was between 5KM and 10KM. He had no idea that they were going to be on the course, and the fact that they were wearing high-vis gear & nobody tried to pull them off the course meant that - especially in the heat of the marathon - the situation was pretty confusing. Obviously in retrospect he / we should have acted, but even then I'm not sure what he could have done as they were riding ahead of him and pulling them from the course probably risked causing more disruption to runners etc!
Happy to answer any other questions!
cool, i've got a question. how do you lie so effortlessly? especially on a public forum like LRC. it's actually impressive.
Hi Mr. official, please approve my selfie stick. I promise it doesn't extend. My arm doesn't extend either so it wont cause any trouble.
I wont forget seeing those videos from Bester where his camera kept falling off his hat and he stopped and turned around right in front of runners several times.
Anything that can be dropped is a hazard. Anything that can distract you is a hazard. Influencers are a hazard and a stain on society.
This guy has to be the biggest tool of all time. I’m assuming that his followers are massive tools themselves/aspiring run influencers. Either way, collectively, people need to stop supporting any brands that do business with this person. I’ve never seen so much spectacle for such an unimpressive dude. I unfortunately looked at some of his reels that show him giving staged interviews and he’s saying absolutely nothing. It’s all around sad. Runfluencers are spewing the most vapid, superficial nonsense. They are the real estate agents of the running world- bottom feeders who provide zero value with the sole intention of enriching themselves.
And stop doing business with his BFF Kofuzi. Who can forget the video that Kofuzi made implying that the backlash against Choi the last time he pulled this stunt (Austin 2023) was just anti-Asian racism?
What about addressing one of your ambassadors / coachers breaking the rules by running with a selfie stick?
My current understanding is that this was checked on the start-line, and was approved because it didn't extend.
Thanks for holding us to a high standard, and apologies for any disruption this might have caused!
Dear Runna team,
I am incredibly excited to assume the new role of your Head of PR.
As my first order of business, let's treat the running community with respect and honesty. Let's not give replies which we know are BS. Let's not only take action when it's officially acted upon. Let's put our hands up and admit when we got it wrong. Let's not copy and paste replies but actually be authentic. Let's not delete comments on our IG pages that are simply asking questions. Let's put out a statement acknowledging what we did wrong and how we're going to do better.
Love how even in his "full accountability" apology, Choi still cant help but make it about himself: "I just wanted to sub-3 in NYC so bad". Dude will never get it
Love how even in his "full accountability" apology, Choi still cant help but make it about himself: "I just wanted to sub-3 in NYC so bad". Dude will never get it
if you want it that bad to have to resort to doing the absolute most then you're just sad for that
My current understanding is that this was checked on the start-line, and was approved because it didn't extend.
Thanks for holding us to a high standard, and apologies for any disruption this might have caused!
So you throw Matt Choi under the bus and sever ties with him for breaking the rules because his incident blows up on Reddit, but you don't hold your other female ambassador accountable for also breaking the rules.
There’s receipts that the company knew about the bikes on course and the content plan ahead of the race that a few of Mr. Choi’s big influencer friends have 👀
Love how even in his "full accountability" apology, Choi still cant help but make it about himself: "I just wanted to sub-3 in NYC so bad". Dude will never get it
So, how does mugging for the camera every 2 seconds help in this regard?
Chantilly is in FFX County, which isn't fully D. It's what you get with a lot of suburbs and exurbs, maybe move to D over time but depends on the cycle.
She says she won't say who she supported but likes comments that support Trump.
The fact is she's childless so is a menace to society in JD "Maybelline" Vance's eyes, addition to being a menace as an influencer.
Chantilly is in FFX County, which isn't fully D. It's what you get with a lot of suburbs and exurbs, maybe move to D over time but depends on the cycle.
She says she won't say who she supported but likes comments that support Trump.
The fact is she's childless so is a menace to society in JD "Maybelline" Vance's eyes, addition to being a menace as an influencer.
I wouldn’t say she’s a menace as she spends most of her time running, posting on IG and changing outfits.
Chantilly is in FFX County, which isn't fully D. It's what you get with a lot of suburbs and exurbs, maybe move to D over time but depends on the cycle.
She says she won't say who she supported but likes comments that support Trump.
The fact is she's childless so is a menace to society in JD "Maybelline" Vance's eyes, addition to being a menace as an influencer.
It is fully D. Every single elected official that represents FFX county in the State Senate, the State House of Delegates and the US House of Representatives is a democrat. There is one republican on the board of supervisors.
Enough with the politics! I don’t care how she votes. Clor is a speed waddler with a penchant for never running in the same outfit twice. She has also started down the path of posting swimsuit on vacation content. She’s rapidly morphing into female Seth James DeMoor and a thirst trap for lonely divorced middle aged male hobby joggers.
Enough with the politics! I don’t care how she votes. Clor is a speed waddler with a penchant for never running in the same outfit twice. She has also started down the path of posting swimsuit on vacation content. She’s rapidly morphing into female Seth James DeMoor and a thirst trap for lonely divorced middle aged male hobby joggers.
I actually had no idea this person existed, much less that she is apparently a fellow resident of Chantilly.
Enough with the politics! I don’t care how she votes. Clor is a speed waddler with a penchant for never running in the same outfit twice. She has also started down the path of posting swimsuit on vacation content. She’s rapidly morphing into female Seth James DeMoor and a thirst trap for lonely divorced middle aged male hobby joggers.
I actually had no idea this person existed, much less that she is apparently a fellow resident of Chantilly.
Ok I just looked her up on instagram. What a f***ing moron.
Enough with the politics! I don’t care how she votes. Clor is a speed waddler with a penchant for never running in the same outfit twice. She has also started down the path of posting swimsuit on vacation content. She’s rapidly morphing into female Seth James DeMoor and a thirst trap for lonely divorced middle aged male hobby joggers.
I actually had no idea this person existed, much less that she is apparently a fellow resident of Chantilly.
You should get together and run with her. That said, it could get expensive as you’re not allowed to ever wear the same clothes twice.
