I agree with you, and I wouldn't be surprised if the writer was either exaggerating, or if the developers tweak that a bit. It does seem rather harsh to always die if you sprint for too long.The Rogue Wolf said:"Run for more than 2 or 3 seconds and it's instant death for Amanda."
Welp, if this is how it works then no sale for me. This sort of contrived bullshit is what turned me off of the Penumbra and Amnesia series. I can understand running making you a very easy-to-locate target, but instant death just from running for a few seconds no matter where the xenomorph is? It's an artificial timesink and a cheap way to manufacture tension instead of letting it generate naturally.