Question

What is the best meaning for outdistancing in the passage?
A.
characteristic of, or belonging outdoors
B.
a final or decisive result
C.
to leave someone or something behind
D.
to run a distance of 48 kilometers

Answer 1

C — "to leave someone or something behind." Outdistancing means to surpass or go farther ahead (leave others behind), not outdoors, decisive result, or a 48 km run.