The husband ‘n’ wife duo of Capt. Pramod Salvi and Kranti Salvi can put up their feet at their Mumbai apartment and take it easy. Well. Literally. The couple is back home after running one of the world’s major marathons—London Marathon, on October 2. This was the 42nd running of the race. The London Marathon is held annually in April, but was pushed back to October this year to maximise mass participation.

Like in tennis you have the Grand Slam: the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open, in marathon running one has a somewhat similar concept. The Big Six are the London, Chicago, Boston, Berlin, Tokyo and New York marathons. The return of London is a signal that marathons are back on the roads, after the COVID-19 pandemic had brought most big events screeching to a halt.