Black Gold 5km

30th November 2025 – Early Bird Pricing ends

28th February 2026 – Standard Pricing ends

31st January 2026 – Last day for cancellations (50%)

1st March to 26th March 2026 – Late Entry fees

10th March 2026 – Last day to register for names on race bibs – 12pm

26th March 2026 – Transfer Deadline – No transfers after 5pm 26th March 2026

27th March to Race Day 28th March 2026 – Super Late Entry fees

28th March 2026 – Race Day entries available at Event Hub

Transfers end date is Thursday March 26th 2026 at 5pm.

• There are no transfers available on the day or on Friday night check in.
• The Transfer between race distances or to another runner can be done online in the Race Roster portal here. There is a transfer fee of $30.
• We can assist in the transfer process. The new runner will get a ‘transfer request’ email to accept the entry and pay the transfer /processing fees.
• To transfer to a greater distance event the fee is the difference between the race fees.
• Products purchased in advance of the event can be transferred to the new entrant, be picked up on the day or posted out to the original entrant for a fee of $10 – please email us if you wish to get the original product purchases sent out to you.

There is no mandatory gear other than enclosed footwear required for this race distance.

8 hours (7:00 pm)

There is plenty of spectator access around the 5km course which is run around the pony club area.

There is no requirement for drop bags in this race distance.

Some parts of the courses are on private property. 

Most of the course is within the Hassans Walls Reserve area and can be accessed.

The Pony Club gate is closed most of the time so access by vehicle is usually not available. You can walk past the locked gate.

We will have several training runs during the lead up to the event – usually after the Lithgow Parkrun on a Saturday.