I hate those horrible retractable leashes. I don't think they should be allowed on a path like that--one of those leashes combined with a dog owner wearing an iPod is a lethal combination.

I think you handled it really well, and I'd bet that the guy's reaction was probably driven more by his own fear/adrenaline surge when he realized what COULD have happened than anything else. Maybe he's just a jerk, but maybe he's also a guy who will be more careful in the future. (But come on, no faster than the slowest walker? So we should all be going the pace of the 80 year old cardiac patient?)

Hmmm, I kinda like the idea of handing out the MUT rules to people you pass. I would have given four of them yesterday to people walking their dogs without leashes.

I'm glad everyone was OK!

Sarah