Historical clue formulations

• Beat rapidly, as the heart — 2025-02-25
• Competed in a marathon, say — 2025-02-10
• Participated in an Ironman, e.g. — 2024-06-17
• Was in a rush — 2023-09-05
• Sped — 2023-07-23
• Sped — 2023-07-03
• Tore — 2022-04-02
• Sped — 2021-08-12
• Tore — 2020-01-22
• Sped — 2018-10-24
• Hurried along — 2018-07-01
• Went pit-a-pat, pit-a-pat — 2017-04-28
• Darted — 2011-10-13
• Sped — 2011-06-13
• Made time — 2009-11-06
• Sprinted — 2009-08-24
• Did a 10K, e.g. — 2008-05-27
• Shot — 2008-05-17
• Ran — 2008-05-06
• Hurried — 2008-03-23
• Zoomed — 2005-01-10
• Went like the wind — 2005-01-03
• Thumped fast, as the heart — 2003-08-04
• Tore — 2002-07-19
• Flew — 2001-03-09
• Tore — 2000-10-07
• Sped — 2000-06-20
• Fought the clock — 2000-02-20
• Competed at Daytona — 1999-02-15
• Did derbies — 1998-03-01
• Ran — 1997-02-22
• Hied — 1995-08-09
• Dragged, in a way — 1994-02-20