Related Clues:

• Competed in a 10K
• Succumbed to fear, maybe
• Competed in a marathon
• Accepted the nomination, say
• Moved apace
• Sped up
• Japanese adaptation of "King Lear"
• Threw one's hat in the ring
• Cantered
• Kurosawa's ''King Lear''
• Went quickly
• Headed for the hills
• Competed at Pimlico
• Ripped off
• Went lickety-split