What will the BAA do if he tries this in Boston? Good chance I will be in the same Corral as him, he qualified with 2:58 mid and I was 2:56 high. If the biker gets in my way they won't be on the bike much longer.
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Physicallyremoval wrote:
coachy wrote:
You don't get physical. You get on the course and yell at them and direct them off the course. If that doesn't do anything then you DQ the runner and ban them from future events.
When the actions of disruption is on going, race officials should physically remove them from the course to restore order. A rule is useless if not enforced.
Citizen arrests seldom turn out well.
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gibberish1 wrote:
What will the BAA do if he tries this in Boston? Good chance I will be in the same Corral as him, he qualified with 2:58 mid and I was 2:56 high. If the biker gets in my way they won't be on the bike much longer.
From the BAA website FAQ:
"Are bikes, skates, baby joggers/strollers, or dogs allowed on any of the B.A.A. courses?
No. For safety reasons, baby joggers/strollers, in-line skates, skateboards and like vehicles of any kind, and animals are not permitted on any of the B.A.A. courses."
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Physicallyremoval wrote:
coachy wrote:
You don't get physical. You get on the course and yell at them and direct them off the course. If that doesn't do anything then you DQ the runner and ban them from future events.
When the actions of disruption is on going, race officials should physically remove them from the course to restore order. A rule is useless if not enforced.
I guess you could get away with that in Texas where this is happening. I am in CA and no way could you grab someone and remove them.
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I know that is their rule, but its also the rule of any USATF Sanctioned marathon, including Austin, my question is. Will the BAA actually enforce it if he tries it there
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Even Canada is pi$ed wrote:
gibberish1 wrote:
What will the BAA do if he tries this in Boston? Good chance I will be in the same Corral as him, he qualified with 2:58 mid and I was 2:56 high. If the biker gets in my way they won't be on the bike much longer.
From the BAA website FAQ:
"Are bikes, skates, baby joggers/strollers, or dogs allowed on any of the B.A.A. courses?
No. For safety reasons, baby joggers/strollers, in-line skates, skateboards and like vehicles of any kind, and animals are not permitted on any of the B.A.A. courses."
I know that is their rule, but its also the rule of any USATF Sanctioned marathon, including Austin, my question is. Will the BAA actually enforce it if he tries it there
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gibberish1 wrote:
What will the BAA do if he tries this in Boston? Good chance I will be in the same Corral as him, he qualified with 2:58 mid and I was 2:56 high. If the biker gets in my way they won't be on the bike much longer.
Oh look out! A 120 lb marathon geek!
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I don't see where MI has commented on the situation, other than to say it has contacted the marathon about whether the marathon gave the runner permission to run with the cyclist.
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hee hee wrote:
gibberish1 wrote:
What will the BAA do if he tries this in Boston? Good chance I will be in the same Corral as him, he qualified with 2:58 mid and I was 2:56 high. If the biker gets in my way they won't be on the bike much longer.
Oh look out! A 120 lb marathon geek!
I'm 170 lbs but okay
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the BAA didn't even let steven gnoza post his gopro race footage on youtube, no shot they let this choi dude have an entourage of e bikes on their course
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This is Matt Choi, Baby!!! We just out here inspiring baby!!!! Out here with the SQUAD!!! Eating food!!!!! Getting to the Gym!!!! Running Marathons!!!! Taking people to the promise land!!! Making a new video every other day showing people what I ATE!!!! Also, i did run with an e-bike along side of me so people could witness various angles of me running the marathon. The phone just would not capture the full essence of me. I just want people to look at me and that's how I inspire them. I make loud noises and point at people. This is my brand - everything else is fake news.
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Scooby Dooby wrote:
I don't see where MI has commented on the situation, other than to say it has contacted the marathon about whether the marathon gave the runner permission to run with the cyclist.
He wrote, "Instagram influencers ruin everything".
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I've seen this guy on town lake multiple times now. He's such a prick who has zero regard for the unspoken "rules of the road"
Dude shoulder checked an old lady walking her dog instead of slowing down.
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Austinite_88 wrote:
I've seen this guy on town lake multiple times now. He's such a prick who has zero regard for the unspoken "rules of the road"
Dude shoulder checked an old lady walking her dog instead of slowing down.
No way 😂 That totally tracks with the attitude he gives off. “We out here with the SQUAD just GRINDIN’ and knocking out ladies DOWN, let’s goooooo.”
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Thank you for the non apology Matt. He literally cannot help himself by breaking almost all the rules and regulations.
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Matt Choi is a 3hr marathon celebrity. He has a camera guy following him around all day. Lets go my dawgs!
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Pretty much “I know bikers are dangerous and annoying as hell but I don’t care because I’m so iNsPiRiNG”
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This guy. Banditing. Illegal "support" on course interfering with other participants that have worked hard to be there. Posting shots of getting a "recovery" IV. Always shirtless.
Nike and the other brands can find better brand ambassadors than this tool.
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I have NEVER watched a single thing this guy put on social media. Ever. But I decided to watch this "apology" video just to see what he had to say. I lasted about 10 seconds before regretting it, 20 seconds before I was cursing, and 40 seconds before I turned it off. How in the world can anybody watch this guy? Even worse, how desperate and gullible are people today that THIS is the kind of person who makes money in running today? Sadly, if you lined up 10 Olympic medalists and 10 coaches who have coached Olympic medalists and had them describe how to train to be the best runner you can be, and then you had this goofball walk up and say something that is completely opposite of what all 20 of them said, 99% of the masses would follow whatever BS he fed to them.
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Choi claimed he wasn't the only influencer with a bike squad at the Austin marathon. At the 4:24 mark of his Tokyo marathon recap, influencer Alex Filitti stated he had intended for a cyclist to follow him from kilometer two to the finish.
He was surprised that, in his view, there was no effective way for a cyclist to follow him, so those goals were dashed. So hard to say whether the bike was sanctioned or not, but it appears on-course influencer filming is here to stay. Hopefully directors find a way to minimize negative impacts on other runners moving forward.
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