I have no problem with Leia being able to evade capture for as long as she did. They were running over rough terrain (that she's familiar with) with many obstacles. In that situation, being smaller with a lower centre-of-gravity can be an advantage.
Also, the thugs were probably under orders not to harm the princess, so they didn't want to risk tackling her and accidentally smashing her head on a rock and the crime going from kidnapping to murder.
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