[Spok]

“If you are in a group, pepper spray the bear, and while he is temporarily blinded hand the spray can to someone else in the group.”

Preferrably, the slowest runner in the group.

[af_vet_rr]

Preferrably, the slowest runner in the group.

Skip the middleman (or middlebear in this instance) and just pepper spray the slowest runner to begin with. He's going to make so much racket and noise, you'll have plenty of time to get away.