[AbsurdJinx]

Originally Posted by AshtonTheRavenclaw

Heatherpaw heard Mumblenose tell her to start. She used her hind legs to push off, she was careful to keep her claws in. Like Mumblenose, her run started with a leap, but as soon as felt the grass underneath her paws, she lowered herself to the ground. Her eyes were slits and her ears were flat against her head. Her paws were reaching forward, moving her forward when they reached the ground. At first, she was keeping up with him, but then she noticed him ahead of her. She remembered to keep her breaths even. Her fluffy tabby fur was touching the grass blades. Her long fluffy tail was following behind her. She started catching up to him, but wasn't next to him yet. Heatherpaw knew that because Mumblenose had longer legs than her that he would be faster. She pushed with all her strength to catch up, but knew that her mentor was much faster than her. She didn't give up though, and continued to try and be as fast as him. She used the strength of both her front legs and her back legs to run faster. She was so focused on trying to be faster, that she wasn't focused on her breathing and her breaths started to become uneven.

MumbleNose could hear HeatherPaw's labored breathing behind him, and he decided to slow. He slowed to a trot, his torso rising away from the surface. He then stopped completely, spinning on his heel to face his apprentice. ``Okay, that's enough,`` He meowed, a slight smile on his face. He knew HeatherPaw could be a fantastic runner, and it did take longer than a day to get there. They'd practice running - every time at the beginning of training.

``Hmm, your speed is acceptable, but your breathing could use some work. Now, I want you to run the track once more, and then we'll try hunting.``