Run Your Own Race

Coug felt lonely running by himself. It would have been a lot nicer to run against some fast friends, like Dusty or Kicker, and then have a closer race. It would have been a whole lot better to have someone to keep company with on such a long race. Instead, because of Bixie -- slow, slow Bixie -- he pretty much had to run alone.

When Coug ran past the school a second time he realized that he was getting hot and sweaty. He decided to rest for just a moment under the cool shade of an apple tree.

He looked around for Bixie, but she was nowhere in sight. Then he finally saw her. Way off in the distance, she looked like a very small runner. It was only her first time around the school, and she still had so much more of the race to run.

Coug still couldn’t believe that of all the KidzAnimals, Bixie would actually run a race against him! He just laughed to himself. He figured that since it would take Bixie such a long time to catch up to him, and since he had such a strong lead, it couldn’t hurt to rest for a little while and cool down – just for a little while.