Related Clues:

• Vied for a position
• Took a powder
• Sought a seat
• Showed the way
• Scampered
• Did not follow
• Bid first
• High-tailed it
• Headed up
• Competed in a 10K
• Got the ball rolling
• Succumbed to fear, maybe
• Competed in a marathon
• Accepted the nomination, say
• Japanese adaptation of "King Lear"