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On short distances all dogs outpace humans. After an hour of running most dogs will just quit. On several occasions I had very hard time convincing various dogs

On short distances all dogs outpace humans. After an hour of running most dogs will just quit. On several occasions I had very hard time convincing various dogs to get off the ground after an 8-10km run.

bernawil 4y ago
my point is, can a human reasonably stay within viewing distance from a dog that is running away from him? the dog can just run at top speed, gain some distance, take a little rest and maintain that distance at a comfortable pace. I used to believe in the endurance hunting thing until I realized playing with my dog it didn't make sense. They DO get tired, but they take a 1 minute break and it's like they are back square 0. For the record, I'm in shape and with a pretty light frame (181cm/70kg) and go for 10km/1 hour jogs regularly.
- mklepaczewski 4y ago
  On a steppe? I think so, I don't see why not. An animal running at or close to top speed might only speed up its exhaustion - it's much easier to run 1km at a steady pace than to do 10x100m intervals. Try to play with your dog for an hour at high intensity. If your dog belongs to a large or very large breed it'll get tired much more quickly than you - assuming you're in somewhat good shape. I'm not advocating in favor of endurance hunting, I'm only stating that we can out-endure some large-ish animals.
- exclusiv 4y ago
  Pretty sure this guy can catch your dog even if your dog was on cocaine, remained focus, and had someone feeding it water periodically: [1] https://www.irunfar.com/aleksandr-sorokin-smashes-24-hour-world-record-with-198-6-mile-319-6-kilometer-run https://www.irunfar.com/aleksandr-sorokin-smashes-24-hour-wo...
  - mklepaczewski 4y ago
    It's only fair to compare exceptional individual to an exceptional breed. According to Google Husky can run 240km in a day. Exceptional Husky might do much better. Average Husky will easily outrun most human runners. Still, this is an exception to the rule - overall humans outperform almost all animals when it comes to endurance running.

bernawil 4y ago

my point is, can a human reasonably stay within viewing distance from a dog that is running away from him? the dog can just run at top speed, gain some distance, take a little rest and maintain that distance at a comfortable pace. I used to believe in the endurance hunting thing until I realized playing with my dog it didn't make sense. They DO get tired, but they take a 1 minute break and it's like they are back square 0. For the record, I'm in shape and with a pretty light frame (181cm/70kg) and go for 10km/1 hour jogs regularly.

mklepaczewski 4y ago
On a steppe? I think so, I don't see why not. An animal running at or close to top speed might only speed up its exhaustion - it's much easier to run 1km at a steady pace than to do 10x100m intervals. Try to play with your dog for an hour at high intensity. If your dog belongs to a large or very large breed it'll get tired much more quickly than you - assuming you're in somewhat good shape. I'm not advocating in favor of endurance hunting, I'm only stating that we can out-endure some large-ish animals.
exclusiv 4y ago
Pretty sure this guy can catch your dog even if your dog was on cocaine, remained focus, and had someone feeding it water periodically: [1] https://www.irunfar.com/aleksandr-sorokin-smashes-24-hour-world-record-with-198-6-mile-319-6-kilometer-run https://www.irunfar.com/aleksandr-sorokin-smashes-24-hour-wo...
- mklepaczewski 4y ago
  It's only fair to compare exceptional individual to an exceptional breed. According to Google Husky can run 240km in a day. Exceptional Husky might do much better. Average Husky will easily outrun most human runners. Still, this is an exception to the rule - overall humans outperform almost all animals when it comes to endurance running.