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New York City Marathon: Mary Keitany Wins Third Straight Title

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At age 34, Mary Keitany of Kenya has won her third straight New York City Marathon — with an extraordinary flourish.

Keitany seemed to decide near the halfway point that no one in the women’s professional field was in her class and ran away from the lead pack. She ran alone for the second half of the race, a highly unusual situation at a major marathon. She could have taken a stroll through the Sheep Meadow in Central Park on her way to the finish and still placed first.