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However, there weren’t any course record broken or new meet records made, as both the elite international and Indian runners ran a relatively slower race on a flat route, passing through the revamped Central Vista Avenue along the C Hexagon crossing with Rajpath and Janpath among the other race points on a 21.097km stretch. On the competitive side, some of the world’s best and India’s finest long-distance runners were at the flag-off point at the JLN’s Gate No.1 to add glitter to the city’s biggest marathon event, which was cancelled last year owing to Covid-19 restrictions. People ran for fun, for a cause and for themselves to leave so many bright moments behind for the organisers – Procam International – to savour. The Covid-19 pandemic, which had deprived the Delhiites from sharing their joy of running in the Open 10K, Great Delhi Run, Senior Citizens’ Run and the Champions with Disability Run for the last two years at the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon (VDHM), drove out in large numbers at the Jawahar Lal Nehru (JLN) stadium here on a warm Sunday morning to offer a ray of hope to Indian sports to return to the competitive space again. NEW DELHI: The buzz was back, so were the Capital’s running enthusiasts.