I thought humans were unbeatable in long distance speed endurance, but recently learned that there’s one land creature, seemingly the only one, that can handily outrun any human in a marathon, running sub-2’ miles with over 10-feet strides seemingly for a long long time with nobody really knowing for how long but it’s suspected they can run a marathon in about 45’.
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Wow, aren't you something.
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Ostrich? It’s not very uncommon knowledge
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Wolves can trot at 7:00 pace for 24 hours.
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Ostrich, horse, wolf, dog off the top of our heads and maybe there are more. What are you talking about there's only one?
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Ostrich, camel, and wolf are the main animals that can easily outrun humans in endurance feats.
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bugattiaron wrote:
Ostrich, camel, and wolf are the main animals that can easily outrun humans in endurance feats.
And I can beat them all!
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Gotta be the antelope
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Also, wolves, dogs, and other canids can bite people and have a higher top speed (as well as great endurance at lower speeds). Try beating a wolf in a marathon with part of your calf in its stomach ;)
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Are you talking about Kipchoge?
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Wolf of course 😀
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I think the pronghorn is first, ostrich is certainly a good pick, wild/painted dogs, etc., if the race distance is a marathon or shorter and the weather is not so hot.
I would still give humans the nod for longer distances and hot weather. We can dissipate heat better than any other animal and can keep going even with the knowledge that there may be no return.
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Bxnjsja wrote:
Ostrich? It’s not very uncommon knowledge
OP said "land animal." Ostriches are birds.
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Painted dogs can definitely do it. Those guys run forever and in formation. I'm sure there are others.
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Knobs Sizzler wrote:
Also, wolves, dogs, and other canids can bite people and have a higher top speed (as well as great endurance at lower speeds). Try beating a wolf in a marathon with part of your calf in its stomach ;)
Out in the wild, it’s often the first 100m that count.
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Someone never took Bio 101
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Looking at the average marathon time most animals could out run humans. The Chicago marathon was an apocalyptic war zone when the weather was slightly warm. So I don’t think warm weather is much of an advantage either.
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Wild dogs have been seen 250 miles apart in a year. But they can travel up to 37 mph for three miles and often travel 50k a day. So, they'd get you right away in packs up to 60 animals but if not attacking you, they'd fall behind ultramarathoners in the daily course of their roaming.
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superunner wrote:
I thought humans were unbeatable in long distance speed endurance, but recently learned that there’s one land creature, seemingly the only one, that can handily outrun any human in a marathon, running sub-2’ miles with over 10-feet strides seemingly for a long long time with nobody really knowing for how long but it’s suspected they can run a marathon in about 45’.
Definitely more than one, but I learned from Wild Kratts the pronghorn is the fastest long distance animal in the world.
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