Bollocks. That's so elitist. She ran 4-29 in 1994. And it was Washington, not NY.
And in reply to ajfranke's "I am not sure those first four years count", why the heck not? Marathoning wasn't huge then. Just cos there weren't 30,000 Oprahs out there doesn't make any difference. My buddy finished 9th in '73. Private-message me and I'll give you his email address so you can tell him it doesn't count.