>>”...the worst thing to do with a bear is run from it...”<<
Indeed. Better to run directly toward the bear with clenched fists and go out fighting like a man!
Nah - bears can out-run a person - and love to chase if a person runs. It’s not macho. The opposite advice applies if an alligator’s after you - always run - and in a slight zig zag pattern because gators on land slow down some when they change direction - - gives you a little “edge”...