An American influencer named Alexa Curtis has been facing the ire of netizens on social media after she ran the Brooklyn Half Marathon 2024 without registering herself. The 2024 Brooklyn Half Marathon took place on April 28, 2024, and influencer Alexa Curtis decided to run the race without signing up. After completing the Brooklyn Half Marathon, Alexa Curtis took to her X handle and shared her experience on how she entered th race without even registering herself. Alexa wrote, "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 during a lot of it. I went to bed at 10PM.." Alexa explained that instead of signing up for the race, she simply asked the security guard for the exact locations it started and ended and started running. As a result, Alexa started getting came under the scanner of social media with many Americans slamming her. As a result, Alexa had to formally issue an apology. Now, the question arises who is Alexa Curtis, Brooklyn Half Marathon runner?
Who is Alexa Curtis?
Going by her X bio, Alexa Curtis is born and raised in small town Mansfield, Connecticut. When Alexa entered middle school, all the bullying she endured led her to need an outlet to escape. In 2011,
at just 12 years old, she started a fashion blog; A Life in the Fashion Lane. It became a platform for her to express her feelings about everything relating to teens, body image and mental health.
Curtis has spoken at numerous colleges; Northeastern, UConn, Eastern Connecticut, Rutgers along with high schools. In October 2018, Curtis spoke alongside Amal Clooney and Serena Williams at Penn Women and in Sept 2018, Curtis added ‘host’ to her arsenal as she launched her own radio show on Radio Disney called “Fearless Every Day” with Alexa Curtis. “Fearless Every Day” was the first of its kind and broke new ground for the Radio Disney brand.
On Instagram, Alexa Curtis enjoys 23.2K followers, while on X, she enjoys 13.3K followers.
Alexa Curtis's apology
After getting multiple negative comments, Alexa Curtis took to her X handle and wrote, "Hi everyone. I did not realize I would offend so many people. The post was meant to be inspirational and I had no intention to take anything from anyone or the race: I was running for myself for my mental health. In the future I’ll be sure to look up the rules if I decide to run again."
She also shared an official note which reads, "I am sincerely sorry for any upset my hasty actions by unofficially joining the Brooklyn Half may have caused. It was never my intention to hurt or upset the running community, the esteemed team who works feverishly to organize and keep everyone safe, or the incredible nonprofits who benefit from runners' involvement. I made a terrible mistake. I thought I was that engaging in something uplifting would inspire others to do the same. It was a last-minute choice to join in from the sidelines and I did not think how my actions May impact the community in a negative way. As a token of my remorse, I have made a $150 donation to Tucks Travels, the nonprofit associated with the half marathon. I look forward to running in future races as an official runner and plan to double that donation at the very least."