“I tell people all the time, you need to run your own race,” Benoit said Sunday. “That’s what Mary did; if you play into somebody else’s hands, especially early on, it can foul your plans.”Benoit’s decision to take the lead was spontaneous. In the 2011 New York City Marathon, Keitany broke away but was overtaken by two Ethiopians who steadily reeled her in. But of the women on the podium, she was the only one who had completed a marathon before Sunday. View all New York Times newsletters.

Source: New York Times November 06, 2016 21:59 UTC