Doesn't make any sense to me either. Not a biologist, but AFAIK animals known for being sprinters are able to outperform you in bursts, with refractory periods

Doesn't make any sense to me either. Not a biologist, but AFAIK animals known for being sprinters are able to outperform you in bursts, with refractory periods of extreme exhaustion and vulnerability. Especially if already wounded. You turn the chase into a game of hide-and-seek. Small fish/shrimp can appear to "teleport" since they dart away so quickly, but if you harass them enough, you exhaust them into a state of shock. It's no longer a chase, it's a harvest. Even in manhunting, you get nowhere chasing the subject since you move at the same speed and the element of uncertainty tilts in their favor. So you try to anticipate where they're going and ambush them there. You turn the chase into a trap. We're apex predators for a reason. Exhaustion chases don't make sense.