London Marathon's 'electric' return an important step towards normality

The biggest mass participation event since lockdown will also feature some fascinating elite races on the capital's streets The most joyous and uplifting event in the British sporting calendar is back - and this year it will be bigger than ever. Come 9am on Sunday morning, 40,000 people will start a 26.2 mile journey from Blackheath to the Mall as the full-fat version of the London Marathon returns to the capital's streets for the first time since 2019. Meanwhile another 40,000 will also run or ...