Possible Clues:

• First man, rising, sped about fast
• Fast Spanish fleet runs out — RN surrounds
• Month before Shawwal
• Raced round like a loony, after a fast time
• Raced around first man returning fast time
• Islam's holiest month
• Ninth Muslim month
• Graduate in drama school gaining name fast?
• Managed to arrest the first man flipping fast
• Barking athlete initially managed to maintain fast time