From what I’ve read, yes, he was a runner. If my goal was to kill or kidnap him, I’d catch him in the open with just his running shorts on. I’d let him run for awhile so he was tired. They are not telling the truth about this attack. Their explanations don’t pass the common sense test.
Stephens was asked by his small remaining American security team to stop running. They said they were no longer able to protect him with the assets they had remaining. The man giving testimony to Issa said Stephens understood and quit immediately. And this was before even more of his security was removed in the weeks following.