Palmetto Ultras

SWAMP SERIES 2027 🐊 👑

All three races of the Swamp Series are open for registration

Frozen: H3 (January 8-10)
Swamp Fox (March 6-7)
Hell Hole (June 4-6)

Run the most miles at all 3 races and you'll be crowned the Swamp King/Queen and take home a sweet award, crown, and bragging rights for the next year 🙌🏼

Check out the slides to see how to get signed up! Drop any questions in the comments ⬇️

Who's in for 2027?!?

See you on the trails soon ✌🏼 🌲 🏃🏽‍♀️

Most runners that I've worked with to create a race day fueling plan are already fueling up on their runs. But what's missing is intention.

You can usually wing it--until you can't 🫠 That's how my first marathon went when I bonked 2 miles from the finish line.

You should know how many grams of carbs, ounces of fluid, and milligrams of sodium you specifically need every hour. From there you can combine different sports/regular drinks and foods to hit those targets.

It probably sounds like a lot of work and number crunching but for me---I get to put my nerd hat🤓 on and create race day fueling plans that are specific to your needs and the logistics of your race.

It's even better when you run one of our races and I get to help you in real time 🙌🏼

If you have a race coming up in the next few months--it's time to start thinking about this. Your plan should be practiced on training runs leading up to the race.

I have 2 options for getting a plan that will fit different budgets and have different levels of support. If you need one or have questions about it--shoot me a message 🫶🏽

*This post contains an example of a fueling plan. It will not meet the needs of every runner and does not take the place of individual nutrition counseling*

Here's what's going on in the world of running this week right here in Charleston 😎

I don't know about yall but I tend to need more "accountability" in the summer aka I like to run with people more because it's HOT and if I told another person I was going to show up--I'll do it 🙌🏼

There's so many good group runs going on pretty much every night so grab a friend and check it out!

Our friends at Bohemian Bull James Island have trivia going on tonight and live music Saturday!

Coming up next weekend we have the Blue Sky Endurance 10 year celebration run on Saturday. It's free but you do need to register on RunSignUp!

And finally--we're hosting the Trail Film Festival again🥳 It's happening on August 2nd at 630pm and pizza, popcorn, and drinks are included with your ticket! Donut Daddy will be there slinging the tastiest donuts too! Lots of giveaways and vendors. It's really just a fun movie night with friends--and it's inside in the AC🙌🏼 Ticket prices go up on July 1st so grab them now!

Hope to see you on the trails soon ✌🏼 🌲 🏃🏽‍♀️

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2026 Swamp Queen & King 👑 were crowned at Hell Hole over the weekend!

Our Swamp Queen is Kathryn Hilton with 169 total miles for the series

Our Swamp King is Chandler Craftsman with 205 total miles for the series Our Swamp

These runners (and many others) ran all 3 races in our Swamp Series and they ran more miles than any other runner who participated:
Frozen:H3 ❄️
Swamp Fox 🦊
Hell Hole 🔥☠️

Huge congrats to Kathryn and Chandler as they reign over the Swamp until next year!

Big thanks to hickoryhandcrafted for creating these beautiful awards

All races for Swamp Series 2027 are open for registration and here's how it works⬇️
1️⃣ Register individually for Frozen:H3, Swamp Fox, Hell Hole on ultrasignup. Check YES when it asks if you're participating in the Swamp Series
2️⃣ Show up to all 3 races. Run whatever distance you want. DNF miles count and we'll go with how many miles you got from the last aid station you checked into
3️⃣ I'll keep track of standings and give you updates as we move through the series
4️⃣ We'll crown the Swamp Queen & King at Hell Hole. All participants get a Swamp Series token!

Drop any Swamp Series questions in the comments ⬇️

Let's just talk about these NEW course records for a minute

Nathan Blair completed 100 miles in 15:30:36 beating the previous course record by SIX HOURS. I'm not gonna lie--after his first two loops I was thinking ok it's early and something's gotta give at some point. But he just. kept. moving. It was really something special to witness and I'm sure that course record now has a really big target on it but it's going to be hard to beat🔥

Not only did Nathan beat the previous course record but the top 5 guys also beat it as well 🤯

In the 50 mile race we had beat his own course record he set last year by over TWO hours with an incredible time of 6:17:40! That's a huge improvement in a year and I'm excited to see what he's got on his race calendar next.

The top 4 guys in the 50 mile race broke the previous course record 💥

In the 50k we had finish in 4:08:02 as he shaved 28 minutes off a course record set last year that I thought would stand for awhile! Second place was just a few minutes behind him and he also broke the course record

In the daytime 25k we had snag the course record with a time of 2:03:56. She's been showing up and taking down course records at our races 🔥 Second place female also beat the course record

And finally in the Night 25k we had come back after she ran the 50k to take over the women's course record with a time of 2:12:45. She was also the only runner to sign up for 2 events at Hell Hole this year!

HUGE congrats to these runners and everyone who got to that start line. It seriously takes a lot of guts to sign up for a race called Hell Hole 😝😈 I would say that I think these records will stand for awhile but every year I'm proven wrong!

This past weekend was incredible 🔥☠️❤️

This is our third year putting on Hell Hole and the 13th year the race has been ran.

After last years extreme heat and the carnage it brought with it--I was looking forward to a year with milder temps and a dry course and we got it🥳

I'll have another post coming on all the course records that went down over the weekend but dang 💥 Ya'll threw down last weekend

There were 90+ runners signed up for this race with no previous ultrasignup results 🤯 That means this was likely a distance PR or a first trail/ultra for almost half the field. Even in the 100 miler start when I asked if it was anyone's first trail race--a few people raised their hands!

Runners: It's so inspiring to see you push through and get it done. And it's also inspiring to see you make the right call (even when it's so dang hard) and stop when you know it's time to call it. Ultrarunners aren't always known for our good decision making skills 😂

Volunteers: ya'll are the heart and soul of this race and there is no way we could take such good care of our runners without you and your selflessness❤️

Sponsors: without your generosity we wouldn't be able to make these races so epic with awesome swag, good food and all the little extras like popsicles and Coke slushies on course🫶🏽

you always capture the vibe of the race so perfectly 📸

and my kiddos: I know I may be a little crazy 🤪 the week of the race so thank you for putting up with me and all my crazy ideas and being there all weekend to help out!

If you're feeling crazy--registration for 2027 is open and I anticipate we will sell out again--probably even earlier than this year. Plus when you sign up before the end of the year you'll save some $$$

See you on the trails soon ✌🏼 🏃🏽‍♀️ 🌲

It's group trail run time🥳 If you were personally victimized by Hell Hole last weekend--come out for a nice recovery run 😂❤️🔥

Ya'll asked for early morning runs sooo here it is🙌🏼 We're meeting at 6am at Laurel Hill County Park.

Check out the slides for details and drop any questions in the comments.

All paces and experience levels are welcome here! This is one of the more beginner friendly trails in the area 👌🏼

Know what to expect before you get to the race this weekend!

The most important thing I'll say about parking is to please drive slow 🐢 and to listen to the parking volunteers. This year I bought them light up vests and things that look like light sabers soooo you can't miss them!