True. About the only animals that can beat us over long distances are sled dogs -- and they don't do well over 60 degrees F.
As far as I know, humans and wolves are the only long-distance running hunters. It's not speed, it's the ability to keep going for long periods of time that will wear out the prey. And it requires the ability to remain focused on the objective. It's been said that these characteristics are one of the reasons we get along so well with dogs. We're the same kind of hunters.
One of the theories surrounding the relationship between man and dogs is the fact that they both were able to "run/trot" all day long while hunting, something that most predators can't do. In theory this led them to be good hunting partners using the human brain and eyesight and the dogs sense of smell to track and capture prey.