Didn't get caught by

• Beat in a footrace
• Got ahead of
• Left in the dust
• Beat at Belmont
• Beat on a course
• Led the field
• Beat in a relay

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The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Outrun \Out*run"\, v. t. [imp. Outran ; p. p. Outrun ; p. pr. & vb. n. Outrunning .] To exceed, or leave behind, in running; to run faster than; to outstrip; to go beyond. Your zeal outruns my wishes. --Sir W. Scott. The other disciple did outrun Peter, ...

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Chronically underfunded and overspending, development costs always outran returns. ▪ Fleet-footed young men were always arriving to race with her and she always outran them. ▪ Once again, however, the ability of politicians and economists ...