Alexa Curtis

Alexa Curtis is an American entrepreneur, writer and former radio host. and is the executive producer and host of the program Fearless on Localish. Curtis has since spoken at multiple summits and universities. Good Morning America, Curtis drew attention to this behavior in a social media post from April 28, 2024 on X, claiming:"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 10 PM. I didn’t sign up for this race. I just asked the security where it started and where it ended and jumped in. No one watched me…" Curtis responded by issuing a statement on April 29, 2024:"I am sincerely sorry for any upset my hasty actions by unofficially joining the Brooklyn Half may have caused [sic]. 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 [sic] 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." While Curtis received many positive comments and encouragements on social media, she also faced additional blowback as a result of this statement, with some responses accusing her of being a "serial bandit," flagging a social media post made by Curtis showing her at the finish line of the Austin 2023 Half-Marathon with a finisher's medal. She appeared in the photo without a race bib, and her name does not appear in the 2023 list of finishers. Curtis had also posted five days prior to the Brooklyn Half Marathon, on April 24, that she was training for and planned to run it, contradicting her account of her decision to join the race as having been "hasty".

Selected writings "Does 13 Reasons Why Glamorize Teen Suicide," Rolling Stone 2017.