Soverick ran in circles for a while as he took in the glory of the challenge. He couldn't stop at all or he would fall into the water. The surface of the water might be behaving like a stretchy elastic material underneath his feet but that's because of the way he is stepping on it. A pause to admire the scenery will make the water surface remember what it truly is.
Then he grinned in anticipation showing all his teeth, and suddenly picked up speed. He accelerated and began moving like a knife parting the waves. His feet created massive shock waves that erupted with water and mist in his wake. The shockwaves started as ripples as his feet touched the water surface before they expanded into the blast of force that they become.