Maine man outruns bears in Auburn

[jpak]

http://bangordailynews.com/2017/07/07/news/lewiston-auburn/maine-man-outruns-bears-in-auburn/

A man out on his morning run was chased by bears in Auburn.

Moninda Marube said he’s been running the trails in Auburn for the past five years. During that time he says he’s seen all sorts of wildlife, but what he encountered on Wednesday morning was a first.

Marube said he headed out early Wednesday morning for an 18-mile run. About six miles in, by Lake Auburn, he heard rustling in the woods, but assumed it was a deer. Then, two black bears stopped in front of him on their way to the lake. Marube ran away from them, and when they chased him, he hid at a nearby house.

“I remember a number of theories that people have given me, if you came across a bear, you hide your head, you go down,” Marube said. “Either you become big. Those theories at that time, I wasn’t even thinking about them.” He admitted that in his panic, he “did everything wrong.”

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[jberryhill]

1. ....and Maine Man's friend fails to outrun bears

[underpants]

2. He's the main man!!!

[flyingfysh]

3. Actually, he didn't outrun the bears

A different report says they were gaining on him, closing the gap to just 10 yards. He got into a screened porch, and the bears didn't really they could have just crashed through the screen.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

4. This guy wins all the local races when he competes in them.

http://www.sunjournal.com/news/lewiston-auburn/2017/07/05/pair-bears-join-kenyan-runner-morning-run/2161257

This article has a little more detail on the man that I think is interesting.

"Two years ago, Marube embarked on a 3,700-mile cross-country run in an effort to raise awareness of human trafficking."

[Nac Mac Feegle]

5. Of course a man can outrun a bear

He isn't slipping and sliding on crap.