running рдХреНрдпрд╛ рд╣реИрдВ? running рдХреНрдпрд╛ рд╣реИрдВ? The act or an instance of running.The power or ability to run.Sports The exercise or sport of someone who runs.Ongoing over a period of time: a running conversation; a running joke among us. Set in continuous or unbroken lines: running text. Printed at the top or bottom of every page or every other page: a running title; a running footer. In a consecutive way: four years running. in the running Entered as a contender in a competition.in the running Having the possibility of winning or placing well in a competition.out of the running Not entered as a contender in a competition.out of the running Having no possibility of winning or placing well in a competition.