Examples of using "бежишь" in a sentence and their english translations:
Why are you running?
You run.
Why are you running?
Why are you running?
Why are you running?
When do you run?
What are you running away from?
When you speak of a pay-raise before recognition, I am inclined to think you are putting the cart before the horse.
Hope is when you suddenly run to the kitchen like a mad man to check if the empty chocolate cookie box you just finished an hour ago is magically full again.