HOUND DOG HALF IS THE PLACE TO BE

The Hound Dog Half Marathon is this Saturday and everything is coming together nicely! We are excited about the turnout and the  forecast is predicting perfect weather, party sunny and low 40s for race time. We are looking forward to all the runners and spectators coming to Elkmont!

There will be a custom finishers medal as well as age group and overall awards.  All participants registered by Dec 1, 2017 are guaranteed t-shirt sized specified on registration.  There will also be a special award for our 7th place finisher in honor of Ludivine's accomplishment.  
  
Packet pickup is at the town hall located at 18890 Upper Fort Hampton Rd in Elkmont, Alabama.  It will be held on Friday, Jan 19th from 4 pm - 7 pm and on race day from 6 am - 7:45 am. Registration Link
  
Beautiful, CERTIFIED (USATF #AL15062JD) half marathon through the rolling hills of Elkmont, Alabama.  The course begins in downtown Elkmont and heads out into the country on the rolling rural roads.  About 7-8 miles into the race, runners will move off the road and onto the old L&N Railroad bed and is now known as the Richard Martin Trail and is part of the Rails to Trails Conservancy, where they will run the final 5-6 miles of the half marathon.

The inaugural race was a couple of years ago and was "interrupted" by this young lady. 

You can check out the story if you haven't heard by clicking on the these links:

Elkmont Hound Dog Still In News  
Proud of the Hound Dog
World Record Set at Trackless 
Race Renamed Hound Dog Half

Your Hound Dog Half race bib is your ticket to the pancake breakfast! (Elkmont Methodist Church Annex) Family and friends can join you for $5. They can pay at the door 🙂

Runrgirl is hosting a pancake breakfast at Elkmont's Hound Dog Half starting at 8:30am. Tickets are 5.00 a piece for community and spectators. The breakfast is free to all registered runners. The proceeds will be split between the Elkmont XC team and 9/11 Heroes Run-Athens, Alabama.

Proceeds from this race will benefit the Elkmont High School Cross Country and Track/Field programs.  100% of the proceeds from the Hound Dog Half go towards entry fees, equipment and other expenses of the team. Parents provide additional funding by purchasing uniforms, providing travel and accommodations as needed for state competitions. Coach Pugh inspires these kids. He is out there (on the trail) running/training WITH these kids. Doing the same workout he has them doing and through running, he has instilled a passion in some of these kids that no other coach or sport had been able to do. 

The race director has heard what some are saying about cost and is looking at other options during registration for next year's race (well, the Jan 2019 race) - bare bones entry (finisher medal only) or all in swag entry (finisher medal, shirt, hat, breakfast, etc). Some people run races for the cause and some run for the swag. Our goal (in addition to supporting the XC and track teams) is to bring you, the runners, a fun, challenging race with great support out on the course, quality swag and a desire to come back year after year to support our kids that love running as much as you do!

We are looking forward to seeing you at the 3rd annual Hound Dog Half on Jan 20, 2018!