The phrase "ability to outrun" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing someone's capacity to run faster than someone or something else, often in a competitive context.
Example: "His ability to outrun his opponents made him a star athlete in high school."
Alternatives: "capacity to run faster" or "skill in outrunning".
And it misjudged its ability to outrun both trends.
Its low-priced V-8 sedan of 1932 gave the average criminal the ability to outrun the average police car.
A "golden retriever" is a studio executive with the ability to outrun everybody else and bring in the hottest scripts, actors, or directors.
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He appears to know precisely the equation between the distance the ball has to travel from, say, third man, and his ability to outrun a throw.
There was no way to corroborate Mr. Ghoga's claim on the location of Colonel Qaddafi, whose ability to outrun the rebel forces that toppled him has prevented them from claiming absolute victory in the Libya conflict.
The result is that the ability to determine DNA sequences is starting to outrun the ability of researchers to store, transmit and especially to analyze the data.
Increases in the cost of doing business begin to outrun the ability to upgrade.
One of the largest companies, Phico, which sells insurance nationally but concentrates on New Jersey and Pennsylvania, was taken over in August by regulators in Pennsylvania, where it is based, when claims threatened to outrun the company's ability to pay.
My only concern is that his pedigree does not scream long distance ability, but more than one horse has been known to outrun his pedigree.
Thus, while the ability to hunt at high speed may enable cheetahs to outrun prey, they may not always choose to use maximum speed, especially when chasing prey that attempts evasion by sudden changes in direction.
