Date
Sat, 3 Apr 2027
Start
10:15
Venue
Lithgow Pony Club, Sheedy’s Gully, via Willowbank Avenue, Lithgow, NSW 2790
Lithgow, New South Wales
Countdown
April
A short, friendly trail run of just under 10 km with 419 m of climbing. Enough hills to feel like trail, short enough to enjoy it and be done by lunch.
Key facts
01Minimum age 12
02Cut-off at 19:00
Create a free training plan for the Lithgow Ridgy-Didge Trail Run Festival 10 km
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The course
The route
Lithgow
Distance9.7km
Total climb419m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate9.8 km
Weather
Early-April, Lithgow
20°CTypical high
10°CTypical low
2°CColdest in 20 years
34%Days with rain
Highs around 20°C and lows around 10°C, but it has dropped to 2°C. Rain on 34% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
OrganiserBlue Mountains Fitness
Websiteridgydidgetrail.com.au
Instagram@bluemountainsfitness
Running since2022
Training
Training for the Lithgow Ridgy-Didge Trail Run Festival 10 km
We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.
Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.
Intervals.icuWhat a Lithgow Ridgy-Didge Trail Run Festival 10 km plan targets
Typical sessions
10 km with 419 m of climbing
Time on feet and fatigue resistance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long runs that build time on your feet
Tempo and threshold sessions to hold race pace
Back-to-back weekend runs for fatigue resistance
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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