Im so confused?

[Creeper]

Every time Sonic tries to catch Eggman in every level, Eggman beats Sonic in a footrace, meaning Dr. Eggman is actually breaking the sound barrier due to him beating Sonic's average speed of above the sound barrier as told multiple times throughout history. This means Eggman is actually the fastest thing alive, not Sonic.

ok, you are wrong about one thing. Eggman is just running, not "beats Sonic in a footrace"
Also, lets say you are fighting someone who took hostages.
He runs away, but would you A:Run after him, without looking over the hostages or
B:Look after the hostages to make sure they are ok.