History Main / SprintScrubbing

* Rick the Hamster can do this (with Kirby as the mop) with a certain ability in ''Kirby's Dream Land 3'' on the Super Nintendo.

* ''SpiritedAway'': This is how the bathhouse workers clean. To demonstrate Chihiro/Sen's status as the new girl, she's shown lagging behind as the rest of the workers sprint past her twice.
* ''{{X 1999}}'': Sorata is shown cleaning his temple this way.

* For a Real Life example, recruits going through basic training in the United States Marine Corps use this in place of mops to clean the floor of their squad bays each morning. This is done for a few reasons: it builds discipline, it acts as a form of exercise, and it actually gets the job done faster than a mop and bucket.
* Done by Jan as a form of [[WaxOnWaxOff training]] using weighted cloths in an early episode of Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger.

* Happens in ''RurouniKenshin''.
* Seen in ''LoveHina'' as part of Motoko's efforts to "become a normal woman" after she (temporarily) abandons bushido.

* This how the two girls clean house in ''MyNeighborTotoro'' as well.

* In ''[[HarukanaruTokiNoNakaDe Harukanaru Toki no Naka de - Maihitoyo]]'' Akane is spotted doing this at one point (nearly running over Shimon in the process).

* Lucy (as Nyu) does this in the ''ElfenLied'' anime. In the OVA, Nana tries this, but trips and [[ArtificialLimbs loses her arms]].

* Done by the main characters in ''{{Amaenaideyo}}'' on occasion.

* Ohana in ''HanasakuIroha'' has to do this. [[spoiler: And so did her grandmother Sui during the latter's younger years.]]

* Done by Jan as a form of [[WaxOnWaxOff training]] using weighted cloths in and early episode of Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger

* Done by Jan as a form of [[WaxOnWaxOff training]] using weighted cloths in and early episode of JuukenSentaiGekiranger

* ''SpiritedAway'': This is how the bathhouse workers clean.

* Done by the main characters in ''Amaenaideyo'' on occasion.

* Patamon and T.K./Takeru do this when they help clean Pixiemon's house in ''DigimonAdventure''.

* Keiichi is forced to do this to pay for his room and board to a Buddhist monk in the ''AhMyGoddess'' anime.

An AnimeTrope. Rather than using mops, the characters take a wet towel in their hands, put it against the floor, and run back and forth putting pressure on it. Looks unusual to Westerners in that their backs are straight while their legs are running; most Westerners would either be on their knees scrubbing, or use a mop.

* {{Filler}} episode 312 of ''{{Bleach}}'' has Soi Fon doing this - but because she's [[{{Badass}} Soi Fon]], the "sprint" turns into TheFlash-style superspeed.

* During [[HotBlooded Operation High Tension]] of AngelBeats, [[LargeHam Takamatsu]], [[BoisterousBruiser Noda]], [[TheLancer Hinata]], and [[OnlySaneMan Otonashi]] reject using mops and opt to use dust clothes to clean and race around the hallways.

* Ohana in ''HanasakuIroha'' has to do this.

* Lucy (as Nyu) does this in the ''ElfenLied'' anime, saying "Nyu!" all the while.

* Ohana in HanasakuIroha has to do this.

* Patamon and T.K. do this when they help clean Pixiemon's house in ''DigimonAdventure''.

* Happens in ''RurouniKenshin''.