NEW YORK — Mary Keitany ran alone for the last 11 miles on Sunday to claim her third consecutive title at the New York City Marathon. It was sweet vengeance for a disappointing marathon season where she finished ninth in London and missed the Rio Olympic team. With the three-peat, she became only the second female runner to do so.
The key moment came at mile 10 where Keitany, fellow Kenyan Joyce Chepkirui, and Ethiopia’s Aselefech Mergia threw down a 5:06 mile to make it a three-woman show. Three miles later, it became a two-woman race as Mergia fell 38 seconds off the lead.