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Buffalo Stampede 20km
Program for Women

16 weeks of structured, expert-led trail training for the Buffalo Stampede SkyRun 20km in Bright, Victoria. Built by women, for women, so you arrive at the start line strong, confident and ready.

Join Her Buffalo 20km program
 

This Program Includes

What you get

  • ✓16 weeks of progressive trail training built for the Buffalo Stampede SkyRun 20km
  • ✓Climbing strength, hill repeats and technical descending progressions
  • ✓Weekly strength sessions and mobility work, integrated, not bolted on
  • ✓Weekly live coaching calls, plus a private coaching community
  • ✓Structured taper and a race week plan for Bright
  • ✓Suitable for first time mountain runners and road to trail athletes

Delivered through the Her Trails platform and app.
Instant access after checkout.

Why runners choose this program

For many runners, the hardest part of a race like Buffalo is not fitness, it is knowing how to pace punchy climbs, run technical descents with control and fuel through 3 to 5 hours on alpine terrain, which is where most women finish, inside a 7 hour cut-off. This program builds those skills in order, week by week, so race day feels familiar rather than overwhelming.

Every session is delivered through the Her Trails app, with strength and mobility work built in alongside your running, not added as an afterthought. You will have a weekly live coaching call to ask questions, adjust your plan around work or life, and stay accountable through to race week in Bright.

The Race

Running the Buffalo Stampede 20km

A true skyrunning experience: a gnarly loop from Bright out to Mystic and Clearspot with a bit of everything. It starts with a steep climb out of town, rolls across exposed ridgelines with big views over the Ovens Valley, then drops into fast, technical descents that can empty the legs if you are not prepared.

Part of the Buffalo Stampede Festival, presented by ASICS, 19 to 21 March 2027, Australia's original sky run. Held in Victoria's alpine High Country, conditions are famously variable: often warm in the valley but cooler and wind exposed up high, with the chance of sun, rain or wind in a single day.

Around 1,400m of climbing packed into 20km makes this short on distance but big on demand. The punchy climbs, the technical descents and the alpine terrain all reward specific preparation. This program builds exactly that.

Duration

16 Weeks

Race Date

Sat 20 Mar 2027

Program Starts

Mon 30 Nov 2026

Distance

20km

Location

Bright, VIC

Access

Platform + App

The Course

What the course demands

  • ●Climbing strength for steep, punchy ascents packed into a short course
  • ●Confident, controlled downhill running on rocky, loose, technical descents
  • ●Sure footing on stairs, off camber turns and exposed ridgeline
  • ●Fuelling and layering for variable alpine conditions
This Program

How this program prepares you

  • ●16 weeks of progressive trail training with climbing specific strength and hill repeats
  • ●Technical descending practice for rocky, loose alpine terrain
  • ●Fuelling and effort management for 3 to 5 hours of mountain running, inside a 7 hour cut-off
  • ●Pacing and mental resilience frameworks, with a race week plan for Bright

How the Program Builds

Sixteen weeks.
Each phase has a job.

The aim is not to simply add more kilometres each week. We build the qualities the Buffalo Stampede 20km actually demands, then shift the emphasis as race day gets closer. Running load, climbing, descending, strength, fuelling and recovery progress together.

01Foundation

Weeks 1 to 4

Establish consistency before chasing load. Easy aerobic running, trail movement and progressive strength build the capacity your muscles, tendons and joints need for the work that follows.

Coaching lens

We are watching how you absorb training, not simply whether you completed it. Recovery, sleep, symptoms, fuelling and life load all matter.

Consistency before intensity
02Build

Weeks 5 to 9

Duration and terrain become more demanding. Longer runs, structured hills and controlled descending develop aerobic strength while progressive strength work continues to support tissue capacity and movement quality.

Coaching lens

Kilometres are only one part of load. Time on feet, climbing and descending, session effort and recovery response tell us more about what the body is actually absorbing.

Add recoverable load
03Race Specific

Weeks 10 to 13

Training now looks more like the problem you are preparing to solve. Steep climbing, technical descending and sustained effort are layered into more specific sessions, while pacing, equipment and race fuelling are rehearsed rather than guessed.

Coaching lens

This is not about proving toughness with the biggest possible week. The goal is enough specific stress to create adaptation while preserving the ability to recover and train again.

Train the race problem
04Consolidation

Week 14

Training load eases after the most specific work so your body has room to absorb it. Movement stays purposeful, but fatigue is no longer something we are trying to accumulate.

Coaching lens

Fitness is built through stress and recovery together. This week is part of the training, not time away from it.

Absorb the work
05Taper

Weeks 15 to 16

Volume comes down while small aerobic and neuromuscular touches remain. Strength load reduces, fuelling supports recovery and race readiness, and the priority shifts from creating more fitness to allowing the fitness already built to surface.

Coaching lens

There is no prize for squeezing one more hard week into the program. We want you arriving with useful fitness, low residual fatigue and confidence in the decisions you have already practised.

Arrive ready to use your fitness

Female informed coaching

Female physiology informs the coaching, without turning your cycle into a rigid rulebook.

Load

Time, terrain, vertical, effort and recovery matter alongside distance.

Fuel

Training load and nutrition progress together. Under fuelling is not a training strategy.

Adapt

Menstrual symptoms, perimenopause, sleep, energy availability and life load can all change how well training is absorbed.

What's Included

Everything you need, in one place

This program covers your training, strength, recovery and coaching from one integrated platform. Nothing is bolted on.

Training Program

  • ●16 week progressive trail plan built for the SkyRun 20km
  • ●Hill repeats, climbing and technical descending progressions
  • ●Suitable for first time mountain runners and road to trail athletes
  • ●Structured taper and race week preparation
  • ●Delivered via Her Trails platform and app

Strength + Recovery

  • ●Weekly strength sessions designed for trail runners
  • ●Mobility and yoga for recovery and injury prevention
  • ●Female specific physiology integrated throughout
  • ●Guidance on training across your cycle

Coaching + Community

  • ●Weekly live coaching calls, join live or watch replays
  • ●Ask questions anytime via the coaching platform
  • ●Private coaching group for support and accountability
  • ●Expert video content for every stage of training

Who's Behind It

Expert coaching team

01

Endurance and trail coaching specialists

02

Strength and conditioning for runners

03

Physiotherapy and injury prevention guidance

04

Yoga, mobility and recovery expertise

Questions before you commit

I have never done a race like this before. Is this program still for me?+
Yes. This program is built for first time mountain runners as well as experienced trail athletes. The 16 weeks start with consistency and build climbing strength, descending confidence and fuelling skills in the same progressive order, whatever your starting point.
What if training clashes with work, parenting or life?+
For many runners, life load changes week to week, and the program is built with that in mind. Sessions are structured around effort and purpose rather than a rigid schedule, so you can shift days when you need to and your coach can help you adjust without losing the plan.
Do I need to already be a strong runner?+
No. The first four weeks are about building consistency before adding load, so the program meets you at your current fitness and progresses from there. Suitable for road to trail athletes as well as established trail runners.
What if I get injured or need to adjust the plan?+
Reach out to your coach through the coaching platform as soon as something feels off. Training can be adapted around niggles, life load or a missed week, and the program distinguishes between normal training discomfort and pain that needs attention.
Is there support if I have questions along the way?+
Yes. Weekly live coaching calls are recorded if you cannot join live, and you can ask questions anytime through the private coaching community.

All-In Membership

Training for more than one race this season?

The All-In Membership gives you access to every Her Trails program, live coaching calls, the full strength and recovery library and the Her Trails community. One membership, every program.

$220/ quarter
  • ✓All race specific programs
  • ✓Live weekly coaching calls
  • ✓Full strength and recovery library
  • ✓Her Trails community access
  • ✓14 day free trial
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Buffalo Stampede Pinnacle Event Support

Buffalo Stampede is a Her Trails Pinnacle event, one we support beyond the training program. Race weekend support, in-person preparation, accommodation and event-specific essentials are all available. Choose the level of support that fits your race, your life and the kind of experience you want to be part of.

Race

Buffalo Stampede SkyRun 20km

Location

Bright, VIC

Training Camp

19 to 21 February 2027

Accommodation

Extremely limited

Package 1

The Full Experience

Our most supported Buffalo offering, with immersive coaching and connection in the build and a fully hosted race weekend.

  • ✓Shared race weekend accommodation in one of our Her Trails homes, Friday to Sunday
  • ✓Her Trails support across race weekend
  • ✓Immersive coaching and connection in the build, at our Summer Alpine Training Camp, 19 to 21 February
  • ✓Her Trails custom hoodie
  • ✓1:1 coaching call to work through your race plan, pacing, fuelling and race day approach

Accommodation places are extremely limited, with priority given to those choosing the Full Experience.

Monthly instalment pricing is available for this package.

Enquire About the Full Experience
Package 2

Training Camp + HT Custom Hoodie

For women who want the in-person training weekend and the key Her Trails essentials for race week.

$580 AUD upfront, or 3×$193.34

Join the Training Camp + Hoodie Package
Package 3

HT Custom Hoodie

For women following the Her Trails Buffalo program who want the event-specific hoodie for race weekend.

  • ✓Her Trails custom hoodie

$95 AUD

Get the Hoodie
Package 4

Race Weekend Accommodation + Support

For women who want to stay with the Her Trails community and have our team alongside them across race weekend, without the Full Experience package.

  • ✓Shared accommodation in one of our Her Trails homes, Friday to Sunday
  • ✓Her Trails race weekend support

The first opportunity goes to All-In Members, and we will be in touch by mid October to confirm availability.

Enquire About Accommodation

Not sure which package is right for you? Email us and tell us a little about your race plans. We will help you find the right level of support, and let you know what is still available.

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