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Injury forces Keitany to shelve her plans for 2020 season

Kenya's Mary Keitany poses during a photocall for the London Women's Marathon elite athletes outside Tower Bridge, in central London on April 18, 2018, ahead of the upcoming London marathon. [AFP PHOTO / Tolga AKMEN]

New York marathon silver medalist Mary Keitany is actively battling two wars: to be fit from injury and staying safe from the Covid-19 disease.

At 38, Keitany is not about to throw in the towel despite failing to clinch any wins in the 2019 season. 

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