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Nope.
The pitcher's mound is not a "stop button". The ball is not dead. In fact, it is never dead until the umpire says "Dead ball!" or "Foul Ball!"
LBR kicks in when the A) the pitcher has the ball in the circle, B) the BR has achieved first base, and C) no play is being made on a runner by the pitcher.
At the moment LBR kicks in, any runner stationary on a base must stay there. Any runner stationary between bases must decide which way to run (1-mississippi, 2-mississippi) and run that way without stopping (unless pitcher makes a play, thus removing LBR). Any runner not stationary between bases may A) continue running in that direction or B) stop - decide which way to run (1-mississippi, 2-mississippi) and run that way without stopping.
So, to stretch this to the ridiculous, a walked BR may, while the ball is in the circle and the pitcher is not making a play, run past first, past 2nd, past 3rd, stop inches from home plate, finally hear her coach yelling "You missed first, you missed first!", stop, decide which way to go, run to 3rd, 2nd, and stop on 1st, and never violate the LBR. (Of course, if at any time during this the pitcher leaves the circle or makes a play (including a fake throw), the LBR is off until F1 reenters the circle and doesn't make a play --- giving the runner the legal ability to stop again, decide again, and proceed, even if she made a stop before LBR was taken off).
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