A New York influencer is under fire after admitting to participating in the Brooklyn Half Marathon last weekend without paying.
Alexa Curtis, who has more than 23,000 followers on Instagram and another 13,000 on X, posted both a video and an accompanying tweet explaining how she completed the entire 13.1 miles without registering or paying to run the race.
The cost for runners who participated is $125.
Curtis wrote a lengthy tweet in which she explained how cathartic the race had been for her with the course bringing back memories of her time in Brooklyn.
“I just ran 13.1 miles for the Brooklyn Half Marathon at a 7.43 minute pace. I didn’t walk at all. I cried for a long time,” she said. “I went to bed at 10 p.m. I didn’t sign up for this race. I just asked security where it started and where it was over and I got started.
New York influencer Alexa Curtis sparked controversy after admitting to running the Brooklyn Half Marathon without paying the $125 entry fee.
Curtis shared a video and tweet about her unrecorded 13.1-mile run, skipping the $125 fee, highlighting its emotional significance to her.
Alongside her video, Alexa Curtis posted a lengthy tweet about her run.
Curtis was criticized by internet users unhappy with her behavior.
“No one saw me cross the finish line this year. I didn’t charge my AirPods last night. I didn’t train for this. The most I ran in the last 13 months was 6 miles. I had 2 glasses of wine last night.
Curtis, who founded Be Fearless Inc., a “reimagined career brand” dedicated to “helping you be fearless and become the boss of your own life,” shared how she walked past her very first Brooklyn apartment, where she had endured heartbreak in both cases. business and his personal life.
“I ran past my first apartment in Brooklyn, where I lived when I was broke and blogging and living with five roommates.
“Over the past year, I have faced the worst heartbreak in business and in my personal life. Moved to another country. I’ve done so badly in business. I got out of debt and started doing it again. The only person I counted on to show up and cross the finish line today was myself,” Curtis continued.
But those who read her post and watched her video online saw things very differently and were stunned that she had the audacity to run the entire race without paying like thousands of other runners did.
Banditry – running a race without registering – is particularly controversial in the world of running, because registration fees are used to pay for course support, such as security, medical responders, water and energy drinks along the route, as well as the medals at the finish line.
A portion of the registration fee is usually donated to charity.
Alexa Curtis describes herself as the CEO of Alexa Curtis Consulting with her motto “Be Fearless”
Curtis founded Be Fearless Inc., a “reimagined career brand” that aims to “help you be fearless and become the boss of your own life.”
“It’s a bit unfair to others who have paid for police support, road closures and first responders…” wrote Lorna Roberts.
“Life isn’t fair :(” Curtis replied.
“Bad attitude – do better,” replied Stefan Lingmerth.
“You are a bandit and you have stolen from this race and this community. these things are expensive and for charity. Shame on you,” another user added.
“It’s really disingenuous and selfish. I’m sorry you thought cheating the system was the best way to be “fearless.” You could have run 13.1 in Central Park, man. I hope you are banned from participating in any further races. (You already knew the risks when you decided to do this.) And you can push ‘life isn’t fair’ to your Pharisee,’ said another.
On Monday, Curtis apologized to her followers, but the criticism still hasn’t stopped with more users online rushing in and demanding better from her in the future.
On Monday, Curtis apologized to her subscribers
The criticism didn’t stop with the increase in online users demanding better from it in the future.
“I didn’t think I would offend so many people. The message was meant to be inspirational and I had no intention of taking anything from anyone or the race: I was running for myself, for my sanity. In the future, I will be sure to review the rules if I decide to run again,” Curtis said.
“You knew the rules. If everyone did what you did, what do you think would happen,” Lingmerth interjected.
“It’s quite clear why you can’t move forward. You are a fraud, you are entitled and you are deeply unsympathetic,” Camilla Rhodes wrote.
“You’re getting people to cheat the system by not donating to charity events and then bragging about it online as fearless. Money, time and resources go into an event like this, which in turn helps people. You took the opportunity to try to get up.’, Nikki said.
“If you’re really sorry, you’d donate the entry fee to the event’s main charity. Everything else is just words and your only regret is that you were exposed for what is basically cheating. What would your customers think of you being a cheater? Be better,” David Swales added.
The NYCRUNS Brooklyn Half, whose route passes under the Williamsburg, Manhattan and Brooklyn bridges before ending in Prospect Park, released a statement condemning Curtis’ behavior.
“We had a record number of runners on Sunday at the NYCRUNS Brooklyn Half Marathon, with over 21,000 official finalists.
“Our top priority is the safety and well-being of each of these runners, and the bib each runner wears is their lifeline if a medical issue arises on the course. It’s dangerous to run a race without a bib, and it’s also not fair to the thousands of runners who are.
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