--- ---  # Dog Sneaks Into Half Marathon, Places Seventh by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Jan 25, 2016 5:23 PM UTC  Ludivine is seen in the Trackless Train Trek Half Marathon in Elkmont, Ala. on Jan. 16, 2016. Ludivine is seen in the Trackless Train Trek Half Marathon in Elkmont, Ala. on Jan. 16, 2016.Gregg Gelmis—WeRunHuntsville by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Jan 25, 2016 5:23 PM UTC If running a [half marathon](http://time.com/3944673/half-marathon-training-tips/) is one of your goals this year, allow this dog to be your new inspiration. Meet Ludivine, a two-and-a-half-year-old hound dog, who was let out of her house in Elkmont, Ala., on an average Saturday morning. She managed to sneak out of her backyard and into the starting area of the local half marathon, _Runner’s World_ [reports](http://www.runnersworld.com/running-with-dogs/hound-bandits-half-marathon-in-alabama). Then, she proceeded to run the race. All 13.1 miles of it. “All I did was open the door, and she ran the race on her own accord,” the pup’s owner, April Hamlin, told _Runner’s World._ She said she was surprised because Ludivine is “actually really lazy.” Even though the pooch strayed from the course a few times to sniff around, she still managed to cross the finish line moments after the runner who placed sixth — technically making her #7\. She even got a medal: “Ludivine is taking her newfound celebrity in stride,” Hamlin [told](http://www.buzzfeed.com/juliareinstein/half-marathon-dog?bffbmain&utm%5Fterm=.srJz2eeQ2M#.ulX9QKKDQg) _BuzzFeed_, “and has not let fame go to her head.” Dog Runs Alabam Half Marathon, Places Seventh ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4192354/dog-runs-half-marathon/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4192354/dog-runs-half-marathon/"},"headline":"Dog Sneaks Into Half Marathon, Places Seventh","datePublished":"2016-01-25T17:23:56.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:29:10.338Z","description":"She completed all 13.1 miles","url":"https://time.com/4192354/dog-runs-half-marathon/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt53c2ac85843bc4af/69887a7acf40a83b48c419fe/elkmont-half-marathon.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Samantha Grossman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt53c2ac85843bc4af/69887a7acf40a83b48c419fe/elkmont-half-marathon.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"elkmont-half-marathon","caption":"Ludivine is seen in the Trackless Train Trek Half Marathon in Elkmont, Ala. on Jan. 23, 2016.","creditText":"Gregg Gelmis—WeRunHuntsville","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4192354/dog-runs-half-marathon/","name":"Dog Sneaks Into Half Marathon, Places Seventh"}}]}] ```