A social media influencer faced a lot of criticism after posting a picture of herself crossing the finish line NYCRUNS Brooklyn Half Marathon Despite not signing up to race on Sunday.
Alexa Curtis, 26, posted an apology on xWhere she said the post was “inspirational.”
“I didn’t realize I’d upset so many people,” she wrote. “…I had no intention of taking anything from anyone or the race: I was running for my own mental health. If I decide to run again in the future I will definitely look at the rules.”
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Participants of the New York City Half-Marathon are seen here along Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn on Sunday, March 17, 2024. 0801. (Theodore Parisien for NY Daily News via Getty Images)
Curtis was the outlaw, otherwise known as racing without registration. This is a highly controversial point because the free entry money for the race is used to pay for security, medical responders, water and Gatorade, etc. during the race.
A portion of registrations, which are $125 and up, also goes to charity. NYU Langone is the “Signature Charity Partner” of the Healthy Brooklyn Half Marathon.
Curtis admitted in a lengthy post that he had not signed up for the race.
“Ran 13.1 miles at 7.43 minute pace for Brooklyn Half Marathon,” Curtis’ post reads. “I couldn’t walk at all. I cried a lot during this time. I went to bed at 10 pm.
Describing the difficulties she has recently faced in her life, she said, “I asked the security where it started and where it ended and I jumped in.” “Nobody saw me cross the finish line this year.
“When people ask me what it’s like to be fearless, it’s like asking safety where the race starts and where it ends. Everything in between, all the bulls***, the pain, the trauma that you go through in your life. It’s nothing because you’ve started running and you’re not going to stop just because you’ve crossed that finish line, you never have it all figured out, but you trust yourself. Because that’s all there is to your life: you.
Those who didn’t appreciate Curtis jumping into the race flooded his comments, with one You should be ashamed.”
Curtis replied to this comment.
Participants of the New York City Half-Marathon are seen here along Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn on Sunday, March 17, 2024. 0801. (Theodore Parisien for NY Daily News via Getty Images)
“You know I don’t have the energy to answer this, but I’m going to because last week I refunded a client $17,000 because I was stupid, I didn’t have a contract and he decided That she was not ‘happy and desperate’ Want money back’ But the last thing I wanted was an American Express dispute so that none of my existing customers would be able to get their invoices processed.
“I worked for free (Be Fearless) for 2 weeks while running another business where I consistently lost money, yet inspired young women who trusted me to be fearless.
“So get back to me about theft – Google the definition of it because that’s what happened to me this month in business, not running a half marathon. HBU? Are there any wins and losses you want to mention on Twitter? “
Curtis’s publicist told The New York Post that he “decided to attend the Brooklyn Half at the last minute.”
“It wasn’t intentional that she didn’t sign up, but rather she thought it would be something to help spread the word through her platform about the importance of moving/working out your body and the mind-body connection. Would be a good way to share. Good awareness for the Brooklyn Half,” read the statement, which also noted that Curtis was coming from abroad.
“His involvement was a positive step, and it is very unfortunate that he is now receiving such a negative response to something that should have been uplifting for his followers.”
NYCRUNS also released a statement to The Post, saying that the race had set a record with participants.
The 2024 United Airlines NYC Half Marathon is held in New York City. The course starts in Brooklyn and ends in Manhattan’s Central Park. (Roy Rochlin/New York Road Runners via Getty Images)
“We had a record number of runners in Sunday’s NYCRUNS Brooklyn Half Marathon with over 21,000 official finishers.
The statement continued, “Our top priority is the safety and well-being of all those runners, and if a medical issue arises during the course, the bib each runner wears is their lifeline.” “Running a race without a bib is dangerous, and it’s also not fair to the thousands of runners out there.”
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Connecticut native Curtis founded Be Fearless Inc., a “reinvented career brand” that aims to “help you be fearless and the boss of your life.” Curtis has 13,100 followers on X and 23,300 followers on Instagram.
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