[blam]

"Stone tools, fire and the ability to out-endure over time and distance anything that looked like prey while walking gave homo and enormous advantage. "

Even today, if you were good enough to keep track and stalk any other mammal on the earth, he would die of exhaustion before you.

Humans are the most endurable animals on the planet.

[DuncanWaring]

I’ve heard that claim before, but am not sure I believe it; a human would be, I think, hard-pressed to outrun a sled dog.