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fun run

British  

noun

  1. a long run or part-marathon run for exercise and pleasure, often by large numbers of people

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"His adrenaline for the sports was a big worry, people would say 'we'll do a fun run and raise money', he would do it in a sumo suit."

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

“She had a fun run, and she was ready to get off the stage.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 9, 2022

Washington hung in and made a fun run, but the team is getting banged up.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2021

When Barta was 6, she and her brother, Blair, finished the 2010 Marine Corps Marathon fun run before Blair left to partake in postrace activities.

From Washington Post • Sep. 1, 2021

They tease one another, butt with their horns in fun, run off, return, pretend new attacks and new flights with charming agility and frolicsomeness.

From Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 6 Germany, Austria-Hungary and Switzerland, part 2 by Halsey, Francis W. (Francis Whiting)