NEW YORK — Mary Keitany ran alone for 11 miles on Sunday to claim her third consecutive title at the New York City Marathon and redeemed a season where she finished ninth in the London Marathon and missed the Rio Olympic team. With the three-peat in New York (in 2:24:26), she joined nine-time champion Grete Waitz as the only female runners to achieve the feat.
“It means a lot to me,” Keitany said of her third straight victory. “It isn’t easy”
Asked if she might win four, five, or perhaps nine times like Waitz, she laughed and said, “Maybe yes.