One definition of "accost" according to the American Heritage Dictionary is:
How was egonlou not accosted?

Here is what you should have done to prevent this jog-rage...

1) Call out "excuse me Sir...I would like to request permission to pass you"

2) If permission is granted hop off your bike and run with your bike until you pass him....this shows good faith...

3) After you have clearly passed him request permission to remount your bike and continue riding.

These few simple steps could have prevented the ugly incident you describe.

This really amuses me. :D

A bike bell, or a shouted "excuse me", is much less offensive than a Fox40 whistle.

i like the Fox40...so loud...
i also like to scream...no words, just a "i just found an ax-murderer in my closet" type scream...usually scares the crap out of people

With people like that, just run him over next time. Or what I like to you on people like that is my air horn, keeps them quite.

I think you did very well at keeping your calm.
I encounter runners ( and Im one of them) but who run in the opposite lane, I always have to be the one who looks to see if anyone is behind me so that I can move on the road since they are taking all the room and I have wanted to get angry at thier stupidities since that puts me at risks!
avoiding an uncoming car is much easier when running then riding!
God job keeping your cool, I might of lost it

Am I missing something? How much space was there between the rider and the runner? That path looked just fine for many people to pass on. Eitherway the damn runner needs to like, deal with it.