Date
Sat, 3 Apr 2027
Start
09:30
Venue
Lithgow Pony Club, Sheedy’s Gully, via Willowbank Avenue, Lithgow, NSW 2790
Lithgow, New South Wales
Countdown
April
The half marathon option at Lithgow: 21 km with 890 m of climbing, so it runs harder than a road half. A good first step up into trail racing.
Key facts
01Minimum age 15
029.5-hour cut-off
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The course
The route
Lithgow
Distance21km
Total climb890m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate20.7 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
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Emma PINN02:15:549.3 km/h
02Zoe PETERS02:16:459.3 km/h
03Tani HOFFMAN02:29:588.4 km/h
54
Women finishers
3:24:56
Median time
6.2 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserBlue Mountains Fitness
Websiteridgydidgetrail.com.au
Instagram@bluemountainsfitness
Running since2022
Training
Training for the Lithgow Ridgy-Didge Trail Run Festival 21 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.
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Typical sessions
21 km with 890 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
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