FIRST WORD
I kept thinking, keep fighting, you never know what’s going to happen in front of you. When I finally did get into that third place, I got another level of excitement and felt really proud for myself in that moment because I kept fighting.”
American Shalene Flanagan, last year’s winner, on taking third in Sunday’s New York Marathon. Mary Keitany of Kenya won her fourth title in five years in 2:22:48. Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia won the men’s race in 2:05:59.