Yup. Not sure how it works on console, but on PC, you simply hold <Ctrl> while moving.

Ok, time to come clean: I have played JC3 for more than 80 hours, yet I am still not bored. I guess it depends on personal opinion, but I can’t agree with your statement about the 1 hour gaming sessions - I constantly find myself wasting (or enjoying) away an entire day at a time in this game.