Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
Сделать разгон
English translation:
(in this case) to take a running jump
Russian term
Сделать разгон
Currently, my version is: "he took off running and jumped over the Recruitment Office fence."
However, something about this doesn't sit right with me.
There are also too many phrases in the previous sentences having to do with the character "running around", so I'd like some other options.
Proposed translations
United Kingdom
Translator since 1953
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, German to English, English
(in this case) to take a running jump
So in this case, simply "He took a running jump over the recruiting Office fence".
"Take a running jump!" is also used as a rude way of telling someone to go away or of rejecting a suggestion.
New Zealand
Translation with excellence
Native in: Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, French to English, and 3 more.
took a running leap over...
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Note added at 3 mins (2010-11-04 21:56:13 GMT)
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Or perhaps "vaulted" if you don't like another "running".
Ukraine
250+ pounds of professional attitude
Native in: Russian 
, Ukrainian
Works in: Ukrainian to Russian, English to Ukrainian, English to Russian, and 5 more.
Gather speed
"he gathered speed and jumped over the Recruitment Office fence."
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Note added at 12 мин (2010-11-04 22:05:06 GMT)
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In russian i'd better say "разогнался" or "взял разгон" instead of "сделал разгон".
Going last in a line of acrobats during the parade in Wheeling, he gathered speed, bounded off the trampoline and turned two-and-a-half somersaults.
He gathered speed and Finn felt a hard gust of wind whip his face.
United States
Excellent English from Russian originals
Native in: English (Variants: Australian, US, British)
Works in: Russian to English
took a run-up
"He took a run-up and leaped over..."
took a run ...
The example is from the book
Showbiz
by Jason Anderson
Every so often one of them would get the courage to take a run and jump over the fire
Better than native
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, German to Russian
he sprinted toward the fence
-PK, Ваша Сага изобилует редкими языковыми конструкциями; иногда - на самом пределе...
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