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Unless there's a headwind the only advantage in sitting behind is stressing out your opponent, there's no drafting advantage if no headwind, you aren't going fast enough when running- However, no one likes someone breathing down their neck and not being able to see them, its a psychological see your enemy at all times thing.
Spares
but isn't his point that if you're the fastest and you're just going flat out then a surge shouldn't be able to catch you
during the mens marathon in rio gold winner kipchoge chastised the silver runner for trying to slipstream him and basically told him to run to his side if he wanted to stay with him. when he didn't kipchoge just opened the taps and burned him off and the silver guys race was done. if he'd let him sit behind him for a few more km chances are the silver runner might have had enough left to out sprint him for the final stretch.