The phrase "ambition of running" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing someone's desire or goal related to running, whether it be a sport, a career, or a personal challenge.
Example: "Her ambition of running a marathon inspired her to train every day for months."
Alternatives: "desire to run" or "goal of running".
Steven Wallis, winner in 2007, is among those yet to fulfil his ambition of running his own place, as is James Nathan, who won the following year, although Mat Follas, who won in 2009, has opened the Wild Garlic in Dorset.
However Dan hadn't given up on his ambition of running his own place, and opened a popup in a local pub in his native north London.
Whether Dolan harbors ambitions of running the Garden permanently is unknown and perhaps unlikely.
Dresdner's ambitions of running a global investment bank are being shelved.In America, too, the one-stop-shop model has lost its shine.
In May of 2010, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led at the time by Dominique Strauss Kahn, who had ambitions of running for the presidency of France, conducted an analysis to see if such a scenario was realistic.
It is no secret that Mr. Pataki, who will introduce the president at the convention on Thursday, and Mr. Giuliani, who will give a prime-time address on Monday, both harbor ambitions of running for president.
At the same time, Mrs. Clinton was unstinting in her praise of Mr. Kerry and his running mate, Senator John Edwards, presumably aware that many Democrats have suggested that Mrs. Clinton's own potential ambitions of running for president might make her less than anxious for a Democratic victory this year.
Again, this was not the path for any priest with ambitions of running an archdiocese like Chicago.
I had no ambition of eventually running the place.
Mr. Ayers has openly toyed with his own political ambitions, including the possibility of running for governor of Georgia.
He has been breathing down Ayrault's neck since his appointment as interior minister after Hollande's victory in 2012, making no secret of his ambition to run the country's administration.
