Colorado runner attacked by a mountain lion

Reason 999 why I don’t like animals of any kind, as a matter of fact anything with four legs I’m not a fan of!  So a Colorado man was out for a jog on a trail on the West Ridge of the Horsetooth Mountain Open Space.  The mountain lion attacked him from behind and managed to bite his face, legs, and arm.  The man reportedly used his bare hands and suffocated the animal in order to defend himself.  The man was able to get himself to a hospital after the attack and his injuries are serious, but not life-threatening.  What would YOU have done in that situation?  Me?  I’d probably be dead.