Sentence examples for been a top runner from inspiring English sources

But Collins was a champion sprinter since high school and has been a top runner ever since.

The governor has been a top runner in the chase for political cash, and he predicted that people would criticize him for "biting the hand that fed me".

Imagine you are a top runner, in prime physical condition, and you decide to take six months off.

"I couldn't wait to see the Pixar Gromit Lightyear go because obviously that was a top runner," Mr Park said.

Junior Drew Tacchine should also be a top runner for the girls' team.

His mother Maree was a top runner and tennis player, and elder twins Adam and Troy were identified as talented footballers at a young age.

Portman, a former congressman and White House budget director, was a top runner-up to Ryan in the vice-presidential sweepstakes.

Richard Deverell, a Controller of BBC Children's, appeared on the show in 1976 as part of a troupe of knitting scouts and Ewan Vinnicombe, the show's current Editor, was a Top Runner-Up in a Blue Peter Competition when he was six and a half.

The races on back-to-back weekends would have been unprecedented for a top runner after a top finish.

Coaches from other schools know Erin, and recognize that she is likely to be a top college runner and perhaps an Olympic contender some day.

He was a top-flight runner in high school.