Nope, don't run for those either. If I get near the stop and the bus drives off, I carry on walking all the while pretending I didn't want to get on it in the first place.
I used to cycle, but now I drive - there is no way that I can get back in time to get the kids from school if i cycle, so I don't have a choice. It is only 3 miles, so I do feel a bit guilty, but there is no bus service either.