ELKMONT HOUND DOG STILL IN THE NEWS

We have been reading about our now famous hound dog all week.  She was written about locally until she hit the big time with an article in Runner's World.  Ludivine was featured in the Athens Courier on Saturday.  You can get a hard copy of the paper at the Athens office until Friday.  Hill Spirit has included the link if you want to read it online.

NOTHIN' BUT A HOUND DOG: Dog finishes in top 10 at Elkmont race

Highlights:
The top female finisher at last Saturday's Trackless Train Trek Elkmont half marathon was the smallest, lightest runner in the entire race. Ludivine, a 2-year-old bloodhound, ran the entire 13.1-mile race, unofficially finishing seventh overall with a time of one hour, 32 minutes and 56 seconds. 


What's makes Ludivine's story more amazing is her owner never knew she was missing. “We let her out that morning and we live about a quarter of a mile from the start. She will run off sometimes when we let her out,” said Ludivine's owner, April Hamlin. “I did not know about it until it was over. I let her out that morning and got a text from a coworker that Ludivine had finished the race. We let her out for a few minutes and the next thing I know, I got a text saying, 'You have to come down here. Everybody is going crazy over her.'”

More articles about Ludivine:
First Story
Buzzfeed
Runner's World 
Al.com 
I Heart Dogs 
Canadian Running 
Times 
USA Today 
HelloU, United Kingdom 
Independent, United Kingdom 
Cleveland Ohio News 
American Kennel Club 
Australia News 
CNN 
NBC 
ESPN