Gonna stay out of the Evolution debate but found this an interesting article on human running.
All in all with the exception of horses, human males (sorry ladies) can out run anything on land. Not always short bursts but for the most part given some terrain or distance humans win. Can’t beat a bear or big feline at 30 yards but at a quarter mile the bear has no chance. 10 or 12 men in shape in concert can wear down any other animal on the planet. Even canines will stop sooner to rest than a human.
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Take 12 men, some dogs, a few horses, and some crude spears and even TREX has no chance.
My reply took some time so some others beat me to some points. So if it seems out of place that’s why.
Horses can’t out distance a human. Not even close. Even an average specimen human in top health can walk a domestic horse to death.