Mary Keitany and the Power of Not Knowing

Mary Keitany jogged across the Reservoir Bridge in Central Park early Thursday morning, three days before the New York City Marathon. A petite woman, she wore a black warm-up suit, bright purple shoes, and a black beanie pulled low to her eyebrows. “Good luck, Mary!” a passerby shouted.

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