Related Clues:

• 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
• Kurosawa's ''King Lear''
• Went quickly
• Headed for the hills
• Went lickety-split
• Beat a retreat
• Appeared in print
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• Wasn't steadfast