[namarie]

Aren't we actually better at endurance running than any other animal?

[tambourine_man]

Seems sled dogs beat us on this one:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=HDG4GSypcIE

[maga]

Yet again we have created something to outdo us.

[hyperbovine]

DeepMind could do it better.

[natch]

Human plus bicycle is the most efficient.

Which may seem like a snide point (and a ripoff of Steve Jobs) but seriously it hints at where things could go with AI.

[agildehaus]

I think so. It's all about heat regulation: we have far more sweat glands than any other species, even our ape ancestors.

[nightcracker]

Land animal, I believe so, yes.

But an albatros would cover much more ground much more efficiently than us.

[nickpsecurity]

Our superhumans are:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Karnazes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultramarathon