Date
Sat, 3 Apr 2027
Start
11:00
Venue
Lithgow Pony Club, Sheedy’s Gully, via Willowbank Avenue, Lithgow, NSW 2790
Lithgow, New South Wales
Countdown
April
The easy way into the festival: 5 km with a gentle 195 m of climbing. A relaxed first trail run, or a fun one for the whole crew.
Key facts
01Cut-off at 19:00
Create a free training plan for the Lithgow Ridgy-Didge Trail Run Festival 5 km
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The course
The route
Lithgow
Distance5km
Total climb195m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate5.0 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 5 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 5 km plan targets
Typical sessions
5 km with 195 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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Get your Lithgow Ridgy-Didge Trail Run Festival 5 km plan.
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