A Runner Went Viral for High-Fiving Ariana Grande at the NYC Marathon. Now He’s Banned for Using a Fake Bib.

A Runner Went Viral for High-Fiving Ariana Grande at the NYC Marathon. Now He’s Banned for Using a Fake Bib.

Mike Clarke, who went viral for high-fiving Ariana Grande at the NYC Marathon, was banned by NYRR for using a counterfeit bib.

Influencer high fived Ariana Grande at the NYC Marathon, then a man who waited 10 years to get in saw the photos and recognized his own bib number

Ten years of trying to get in, and someone else ran with his number.

Aspiring Influencer Who Went Viral For High-Fiving Ariana Grande While Running New York City Marathon Banned For Using Fake Bib To Enter Race

This year, more than 60,000 people officially competed in the New York City Marathon. That seemingly included one man who had a brief brush with fame by high-fiving Ariana Grande during the race, but he’s been banned from competing in it after he was caught forging the bib number of someone who actually paid to […]

Exclusive | NYC marathon runner who high-fived Ariana Grande in viral video is faker who stole French exec’s race number

Influencer Mike Clarke made a counterfiet bib and snuck into the New York City Marathon, and was banned by Road Runners.

We Got This Covered: Influencer high fived Ariana Grande at the NYC Marathon, then a man who waited 10 years to get in saw the photos and recognized his own bib number

We Got This Covered: Influencer high fived Ariana Grande at the NYC Marathon, then a man who waited 10 years to get in saw the photos and recognized his own bib number. “Content creator Mike Clarke is banned from the 2027 New York City Marathon after organizers said he used a counterfeit race bib to run in this year’s event, as reported by Dexerto. Clarke completed the full 26.2-mile course even though he never officially registered for the race…