off to a running start

with a good, fast beginning, possibly a head start. I got off to a running start in math this year. The horses got off to a running start.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Simon	SIE-mən (English), see-MAWN (French), ZEE-mawn (German), SEE-mawn (Dutch)	English, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Hungarian, Slovene, Romanian, Macedonian
Eadburg	-	Anglo-Saxon
DÉBora	DE-bo-rah (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese, French
Onisim	-	Russian (Rare)
Burke	BURK	English
Baal	BAY-əl (English), BAYL (English)	Near Eastern Mythology