History Main / BigHeroicRun

'''Jimmy''': So who's the fastest runner? (''cue a mixture of lame and reasonable excuses)''.\\
--> '''Gwen''': Um, I can move pretty fast.\\

'''Jimmy''': So who's the fastest runner? (''cue a mixture of lame and reasonable excuses)''\\

'''Jimmy''': So who's the fastest runner?\\ (''cue a mixture of lame and reasonable excuses)''\\

'''Jimmy''': So who's the fastest runner?\\ (''cue a mixture of lame and reasonable excuses)''\\

* ''Series/{{CSINY}}'': In the season 3 finale, "Snow Day," Sheldon races down the street with his game face on and carrying a high powered rifle to help rescue Danny and Adam who are being held hostage by an Irish drug lord and his crew intent on getting back their drug horde that was seized at the beginning of the episode.

* Happens during Chapter 22 of ''Fanfic/DaughterOfTheSun'', when Skypaw's trying to call reinforcements for [=ThunderClan=] when they're going to battle [=WindClan=]. She makes a Big Heroic Run to [=ThunderClan=] camp--although she's interrupted by Chasefire trying to fight her. Then, Skypaw's Clanmates find her and they all make a Big Heroic Run together to reach the [=ThunderClan=]-[=WindClan=] border.

See also BringNewsBack, MeadowRun, RaceForYourLove. Contrast with PowerWalk. May be a part of a SternChase.

* ''Jason's Lyric'': By the time his friend, Rat, informs him that his brother, Joshua, is going to kill his girlfriend, Lyric, and her brother, Alonzo, Jason immediately rushes to her house. After their car is stopped by an oncoming train, Jason decides to get off his car, runs across the speeding train and races up to save her. Despite Joshua (accidentally) shoots Lyric, thankfully she survives after Jason immediately takes her to the ambulance. Jason and Lyric eventually [[EarnYourHappyEnding earn their ultimate wish: to be together]] after leaving their pasts behind.

See also BringNewsBack, MeadowRun, RaceForYourLove. Contrast with PowerWalk. May be a part of a SternChase

* In Anna Sewell's ''Black Beauty'', the main character has two: one a round trip to fetch a doctor, and one a chase after a runaway horse.

* A particularly awesome example during the climax of ''Film/MissionImpossibleIII'', when Ethan (Tom Cruise) needs to sprint about 16 blocks to save his wife. No stunts or SFX, just several straight minutes of Cruise flooring it at stunning speeds down busy streets and across rooftops on his own. [[OncePerEpisode Every]] ''Mission Impossible'' since has featured a scene of Cruise running at full speed somewhere.

** When Boromir is attacked by the Uruk-Hai in ''[[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheFellowshipOfTheRing The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' at Amon Hen, he runs from them and blows the Horn of Gondor, causing Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli to all run toward him.
** A better example is the heroic run that Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli do to try to rescue Pippin and Merry in ''[[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheTwoTowers The Two Towers]]''. They run for ''days'' after the orcs, only to get intercepted by the exiled Rohirrim.

* ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings''

** A better example is the heroic run that Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli do to try to rescue Pippin and Merry in '[[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheTwoTowers The Two Towers]]''. They run for ''days'' after the orcs, only to get intercepted by the exiled Rohirrim.

* ''Series/DoctorWho'': Many examples. Starting from [[TheNthDoctor Three]] -- but especially Four -- the Doctor does an awful lot of running.

* In ''Manga/FairyTail'', Natsu has to run to catch Lucy before she hits the ground after she falls off a very tall tower.
* In a famous sequence from ''Anime/MillenniumActress'', Chiyoko runs after information on her beloved artist; the time period and Chiyoko's garb change several times along the way.

* Happens during Chapter 22 of ''Fanfic/DaughterOfTheSun'', when Skypaw's trying to call reinforcements for [=ThunderClan=] when they're going to battle [=WindClan=]. She makes a Big Heroic Run to [=ThunderClan=] camp--although she's interrupted by Chasefire trying to fight her. Then, Skypaw's Clanmates find her and they all make a Big Heroic Run together to reach the [=ThunderClan=]-[=WindClan=] border.[[/folder]]

* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'' does this trope well with Miles Morales.[[/folder]]

* The end of ''Film/TheGraduate'' involves a lot of running.
* This is often the prelude to the climax of ''Franchise/KamenRider'' movies, like in ''Series/KamenRiderDenO: Ore, Tanjou!'' and ''Final Countdown'' (5 and 7 Riders, respectively) and ''Series/KamenRiderDecade: All Riders vs. Great Shocker'' (24, since the title said '''All''' [[note]]although there are two currently missing[[/note]] Riders).
* In the beginning of ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'', all the Super Sentai teams of the past 35 years charge towards the invading Zangyack Empire. There are '''182''' heroes present in that run.
* ''Film/RunLolaRun'': Lola has twenty minutes to retrieve a large amount of money that her boyfriend lost in the subway, under the threat of him getting killed by the mob boss he works for. So, she does spend a large amount of screen-time running around (with plenty of slow-motion shots) in order to save his bacon.
* There was a ''Film/SinCity'' one-shot in which Marv successfully runs after escaping {{mooks}} in a car and hops on. A roller-blade variation occurs in ''Family Values'' in which Miho skates after a speeding car.
* In ''Film/{{Stardust}}'', Tristan outright sprints all the way to the Wall when he finds out Yvaine will die if she crosses the wall.
* In ''Film/BatmanTheMovie'', the caped crusader tries to get rid of a lit bomb, but cannot find a place to discard it that doesn't endanger someone, causing him to run throughout the city trying to find a safe detonation zone. Some days, you just can't get rid of a bomb.
* In ''Film/LChangeTheWorld'', L attempts one when he realizes Maki is gone, but is too late to reach her.
* The last few minutes of the WWII POW escape movie ''Film/VonRyansExpress'' has the titular 'von' Ryan (actually a discipline-minded U.S. Army Air Force officer) running along the train tracks as the train he and his fellow prisoners hijacked trundles towards Switzerland and safety. [[spoiler: Ryan doesn't make it]].
* A particularly awesome example during the climax of ''Film/MissionImpossibleIII'', when Ethan (Tom Cruise) needs to sprint about 16 blocks to save his wife. No stunts or SFX, just several straight minutes of Cruise flooring it at stunning speeds down busy streets and across rooftops on his own. [[OncePerEpisode Every]] ''Mission Impossible'' since has featured a scene of Cruise running at full speed somewhere.
* ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'' What is the very first thing Steve Rogers does as the perfect human specimen? Chase down a speeding car, of course. While barefoot.
* In ''Film/AHardDaysNight'', Music/TheBeatles do one when they have to rush to the police station and save [[Music/RingoStarr Ringo]] before their concert starts. It's set to an epic reprise of "Can't Buy Me Love."
* Running is one of ''Film/ForrestGump'''s key abilities. This makes him a football hero and then a war hero.
* ''Film/{{Benji}}'':
** Happens in ''For the Love of Benji'' when Benji sees Cindy being held at gun point, complete with slow-motion effect.
** Briefly (without the slow motion) in ''Benji the Hunted'' when Benji rushes back to shield the cubs from an eagle attack.
** Also happens in ''Benji Off the Leash''. Lizard Tongue (a stray dog Benji has befriended) is about to be shot,and freezes in terror, so Benji races over/straight into him and knocks him out the way.
* Played straight and subverted in ''Film/TheHungerGames''. Katniss runs to save Rue when she's caught in the Career's net trap, and then runs to find Peeta later on when she hears the gong signalling a Tribute death (which wasn't his).
* ''Film/SeeYouYesterday'': Has this BolivianArmyEnding style when Claudette runs to try once again to save her brother from being murdered by cops.
* ''Film/{{Gallipoli}}'': During the assault at Nek, Frank is assigned to act as message runner for Major Barton. First he makes a dash under enemy fire to General Gardener's HQ to tell how the Australian forces are being cut down. The general tells Frank that he is reconsidering the attack. Frank sprints back to convey this news, but the phone lines are repaired and Colonel Robinson orders the attack to continue. Frank arrives seconds too late and lets out a scream of anguish and despair.
* ''Film/NineteenSeventeen'' features a big, climactic [[TheOner oner]] of an unarmed Lance Corporal Schofield blitzing through an active battlefield, with explosions going off around him and fellow soldiers rush perpendicularly to him, serving as [[spoiler:his final push to reach the Colonel who can call their attack off]].

* A ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' example: Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli running after the orcs to save Merry and Pippin.

* Ryan Ellis has one of these in ''Big Fat Disaster'' by Beth Fehlbaum.
* In Anna Sewell's ''Black Beauty'', the main character has two: one a round trip to fetch a doctor, and one a chase after a runaway horse.
* Terry White pursues a runaway horse on her own mount, Frosty, in ''Hobby Horse Hill'' by Lavinia R. Davis.
* In ''Afraid to Ride'' by C.W. Anderson, Judy gallops a horse cross-country, without a saddle, to bring help to an unconscious rider.
* In ''Number the Stars'' by Lois Lowry, Annemarie must run through the night to bring a vital package to refugees.
* A horse, Torch Bearer, is galloped miles to fetch a doctor in ''The Look of Eagles'' by John Taintor Foote.
* Another horse, Little Vic, is galloped cross-country to warn campers of an oncoming flash flood in ''Little Vic'', by Doris Gates.

* ''Series/DoctorWho'': Many examples. Starting from [[TheNthDoctor Three]] -- but especially Four -- the Doctor does an awful lot of running.
** The Tenth Doctor runs all the way across the Library and down to the core of the world to save River Song.
** The Eleventh Doctor tries to run across Upper Leadworth in "Amy's Choice," but the Dream Lord makes him fall asleep.

* Subverted twice in the original ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' pilot. Simon has just been told by Mal that Kaylee has died (meaning he's failed to save her after he [[spoiler: let her get shot]]), and he takes off at a dead run to the infirmary. When he gets there, instead of a dead Kaylee, he finds her alive and giggling at something Book's just said. Simon angrily calls Mal "psychotic". Irony cut to Mal, Zoe, Jayne, and Wash on the bridge, laughing their asses off at the prank and Wash calling Mal "psychotic."
* In ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'', there are two chase scenes in the same episode, between the prime witness in an investigation into a strange alien artifact and first Gwen then Owen. Gwen nearly gets him the first time, getting his hoodie and the artifact, and Owen corners him after a chase through several gardens. The second chase scene is on youtube.

* In ''Series/{{RedDwarf}}'', the episode ''Out of Time'' ends with Lister, Cat and Kryten all killed by their own corrupted future selves. With only a minute left before Starbug breaks apart completely and only Kryten's last words ([[HopeSpot "There may be a..."]]) to hold onto, [[DirtyCoward Rimmer]] snatches up a bazookoid and charges into the rapidly disintegrating engine room, even taking a support beam landing on him, just so he can destroy the time machine that caused all this in some faint hope he can save everyone.
* Happens frequently in ''The Bionic Woman'' (always in slow motion), once while she wore a nun's habit.
* Also happens frequently in ''The Six Million Dollar Man'', also always in slow motion.
* ''[[Series/WonderWoman1975 Wonder Woman]]'': Creator/LyndaCarter could be credited with inventing the ''Series/{{Baywatch}}'' run for some of her lingering slow-motion running shots, such as in "Amazon Hot Wax." In character, this was best shown in "Death in Disguise" when she ran over 700 mph to thwart the evil plan.

* In the prologue part of ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight'', Richter Belmont runs to confront Dracula, accompanied by [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUkuxAfC328 this song]].
* The ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' series heavily features this trope. Unsurprising, given the title character's [[PunnyName name]] and [[SuperSpeed what that name implies]]. It could even be said that the series' gameplay is ''built'' on this...[[ScrappyMechanic/SonicTheHedgehog aside from some infamous exceptions]].
* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel II'' has [[TheHero Rean]], who is capable of finally controlling his SuperpoweredEvilSide, has him running all the way to the deck of the Pantagruel to escape while carrying Princess Alfin with him in a BridalCarry, all to the tune of "[[{{Leitmotif}} Blue Destination]]".

* The main cast of Webcomic/IronGate, in their quest to defend the world from supernatural evil, has charged in like this to protect people at least twice.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Unlimited'' season two finale, [[Franchise/TheFlash Wally West's]] run ''around the goddamn planet'' to build up enough momentum to punch through [[spoiler:the merged Luthor-Brainiac being]]'s armor. Bonus points for doing it multiple times and [[spoiler:being nearly permanently sucked into the Speed Force as a result]].
** For the math geeks: he runs around the planet 9 times (though he only delivers 8 hits) in JustForFun/FortyTwo seconds, averaging at about 4.9 ''million'' km/h. That's about 3 million mph for Americans and around 46 times faster than Earth's orbital speed.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/AsToldByGinger'' episode "Of Lice and Friends", Ginger does one of these to prevent Dodie from revealing to the whole school that Courtney Gripling has lice.