Related Clues:

• Fled
• Vied for a position
• Took a powder
• Sought a seat
• Wasted no time
• Scampered
• High-tailed it
• Headed up
• Competed in a 10K
• Succumbed to fear, maybe
• Competed in a marathon
• Accepted the nomination, say
• Japanese adaptation of "King Lear"
• Threw one's hat in the ring
• Cantered