If not - why are they running around in the first place?

"Then why did she run away in the first place?"

No, you don't have to run in place like he does.

First, I want you to run it from that time with everyone still in place.

She wondered what his name was and why he'd run away in the first place.

"It makes you wonder why they ran for Congress in the first place."

That's why these animals can run so fast in the first place.

W. should never have run against me in the first place.

They arrived at the corner as the light turned red and began to run in place.

The Giants got their only points early and spent the rest of the game running in place.