The phrase "as a potential runner" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing someone who may have the ability or intention to participate in running, whether in a race or as a sport.
Example: "She has been training hard and is now considered as a potential runner for the upcoming marathon."
Alternatives: "as a possible runner" or "as a likely runner".
With Ms. Miller withdrawing, Sallie L. Krawcheck, a longtime Wall Street executive, has emerged as a potential front-runner.
Just a few months ago, Mr. Perry entered the race as a potential front-runner, a proven fund-raiser and three-term governor of the country's second-largest state.
Gardner could return as a potential pinch-runner in September when rosters expand, Girardi said, as long as his injured elbow cooperates and as long as "it doesn't jeopardize him getting back next year".
DealBook » As Official Drops Outs, Race Shifts for S.E.C. | With Mary J. Miller, a senior Treasury Department official, withdrawing, Sallie L. Krawcheck, a longtime Wall Street executive, has emerged as a potential front-runner, Ben Protess and Susanne Craig reported.
So Tuesday, the Yankees activated the speedy Gardner (right elbow surgery) from the 60-day disabled list to serve as a potential pinch-runner and defensive replacement for the final nine games of the season.
After Mary J. Miller, a senior Treasury Department official, removed her name from consideration, Sallie L. Krawcheck, a longtime Wall Street executive, has emerged as a potential front-runner to head the S.E.C. Potential Successors at the S.E.C. Elisse B. Walter, a commissioner at the S.E.C, will succeed Mary L. Schapiro as the head of the agency.
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"His name was mentioned as a potential replacement but he certainly wasn't the front runner with the bookmakers early on.
The European Union, which shunned Slovakia as a potential member two years ago, now lists it as a candidate for entry just behind front-runners like Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic.
Among the former government officials, the remaining front-runner is Amr Moussa, a popular former diplomat who was sidelined within the government as a potential rival to Mr. Mubarak.
