# run for the exercise

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To run for political office with little chance of success.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, exercise.

## Etymology
A pun on two senses of run: to run for election and to travel quickly on foot.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/run-for-the-exercise