liuxiang was so fast in the race that no one can( )him答案是run for,为什么?

liuxiang was so fast in the race that no one can( )him答案是run for,为什么?
liuxiang was so fast in the race that no one can( )him
答案是run for,为什么?

liuxiang was so fast in the race that no one can( )him答案是run for,为什么?
很牵强的答案,也许其他三个更不好,排除法吧.
说他牵强,是因为run for的一般解释为竞选,但是在这句中,也可以解释为追赶.
例句：
我因为追赶公共汽车,弄得上气不接下气.
I was out of breath after running for the bus.

答案有问题

这里。。应该是超过的意思吧。。。

答案也可以是beat啊。为什么一定是run for呢？run for又表示什么意思呢？