Influencer Runs New York Marathon With Someone Else's Bib Number

Content creator Mike Clarke, who gained attention on social media for a video of him high-fiving Ariana Grande, has been banned from next year's New York Marathon. Clarke completed the 26.2-mile course on November 1, but he had never officially registered for the race.

According to a New York Post report, Clarke made a fake version of bib number 4207, which was assigned to Nicolas Bourot, chief security officer of the French banking group BPCE. Clarke shared footage of himself high-fiving Grande near the finish line. The incident came to light when Bourot came across photos showing Clarke running with his number.

Bourot said he had spent ten years trying to earn a place in the prestigious marathon and expressed his frustration at someone else using his number. Although he was worried that his results could be affected, Bourot's finish time of 3:23:23 remained unchanged.

In a YouTube video that was later deleted, Clarke admitted that he had no official record for the race. Even so, he defended his participation as a way to push his own limits and to run for fun in pursuit of that goal.