Palmetto Ultras

Big adventure on the horizon! Aka eating a bunch of food and wandering around the forest 🪩 🍕 🌲

When I'm fueling well--the adventures are more fun because I don't feel like a dumpster fire 🙌🏼 Sooo before I head out to the trails I come up with a plan for the day and there's always a few key players that need to be in the mix: carbs, electrolytes, and fluids (on longer adventures like this one there will also be some protein and fat thrown in).

I don't just throw random stuff in my bag and hope for the best. I know my targets for carbs/electrolytes/fluids and make sure I have products that will help me hit those targets. When I know what I'm taking in it's also a lot easier to troubleshoot should any issues creep in.

I'm your race director but I'm also a Registered Dietitian and I create custom race day fueling plans for runners so you can do the fun part (the running) and I can do the nerdy part (crunch the numbers and create a plan that's specific to your needs/preferences/and race). If you have a race in the next few months--shoot me a DM and let's chat about getting you a race day fueling plans!

Here is your 2026 Dirt Dash shirt design from local artist Marcus Cripps 🥳

You need to be registered by August 19th in order to guarantee your shirt

Dirt Dash is happening at Johns Island County Park on September 12th. You can pick from 5k/10k/half marathon/marathon and the cutoff for all distances is 7 hours!

Awesome swag, tasty food after you finish your race, the friendliest volunteers around, and the prettiest course in Charleston 🫶🏽

Fair warning--this race has sold out every year so do not wait until the last minute and get stuck on the waitlist ‼️

Hope to see you out there! You can register via the link in bio or search for The Dirt Dash on ultrasignup.com

Summer running 🫠 Got any tips to add? Drop them in the comments ⬇️

Another one I forgot to add to the slides--I tend to do shorter looped trails so I can avoid wearing a vest and come back to my truck and grab some ice and a cold drink every few miles 👌🏼

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

Our friends and race sponsor Bohemian Bull James Island bohemianbullchs have a fun event coming up this week on Thursday---if you're into bourbon you won't want to miss it! Check out their social media for more info

If you need something for the kiddos to do--check out Without Limits Charleston youth programs. Mine will be doing the last few weeks and she can't wait! We did it last summer so let me know if you have any questions. And if you need a training plan to keep you on track this summer--they can help with that too!

And in our world--we have a group run at Meggett County Park NEXT Saturday 7/18 at 730am

And don't forget to grab your tickets for the Trail Running Film Festival right here in Charleston on August 2nd. There are some amazing films this year and we'll have food drinks and tons of giveaways! It's a fun night where we all wear normal human clothes and sit inside in the AC😂

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

4th of July run/exploring on James Island 🇺🇸

Dirt Dash is happening on September 12th at Johns Island County Park!

You can pick from 5k/10k/half marathon/full marathon AND the best part is everyone has a 7 hour time limit to finish the race🥳🙌🏼

The course is a beautiful 3.3 mile loop that's a mix of that wide open cross country type trail and some single track. It's mostly shaded 👌🏼 There will be an aid station at the start/finish line + a water stop around the halfway mark.

If you register by August 19th you'll get a super cozy shirt with one of our new Dirt Dash designs from local artist Marcus Cripps. It's coming soooon so keep an eye out for the new design 👀

Registered runners get access to the aid station that will be stocked with all your favorite running snacks, coffee from Reel Fishing Roasters , Skratch Labs: Fuel + Hydration hydration mix, water and soda. After you finish your race we'll have some hot dogs & hamburgers for you 🌭 🍔 If you are bringing friends/family---they can purchase a meal for $5

I'm just going to say it now--there will not be bananas 🍌 🚫 This is not a road race & in the world of trail & ultra we do it a little different 🤣 We will have some type of fresh fruit---usually those little oranges (mandarins🤷🏼‍♀️) or watermelon if we can still get our hands on it. There was a lot of feedback requesting bananas last year sooo glad we got that out of the way....This race is BYOB (bring your own banana)😝

This is such a fun race at a beautiful park & I can't wait to see yall out there! Register now before you forget & miss out on getting that awesome shirt🔥

Register Here ⬇️
https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=130596

It's group run time 🥳 Join Nancy Crook of Nancy Edith Crook Charleston Realtor for some miles at Biggin Creek MTB Trail on Saturday morning at 730AM.

Run. Walk. Skip. We don't care--just show up and get moving on the trails with us 🙌🏼

Get all the details in the slides ⬆️

Check out the "Up Next" highlight for all the upcoming runs 👌🏼

Our group trail runs are free and open to the public but if you'd like to officially join the club you can do that for just $15/year and get 15% off all Palmetto Ultras races PLUS discounts with some of our other partners and sponsors including⬇️Head on over to runsignup.com and search for "Lowcountry Trail Runners" or click the link in our bio 🏃🏽 🌲

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