U.S. National Championship
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U.S. National Championship

Erie, Pennsylvania, United States View on map
Sep 23, 2026 – Sep 25, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Running

About this race

STOP — READ BEFORE CREATING ANY TEAM
All Tandem and Relay Teams must follow these rules when creating teams. If you do not use the correct format, the system will merge teams or assign athletes incorrectly. REMINDER: this event limits athletes to serving on TWO Tandem Teams and TWO Relay Teams.
 
REQUIRED TEAM NAME FORMAT
Use forward slashes / exactly as shown.
When creating your team name please use the following examples:
 
Hybrid Teams
Team Name / Run Day / Run #
Example of how name should be entered: World Champs / Wednesday / Run 1
 
Fire Department Teams
Team Name / Run Day / Run # / Team ID
Example of how name should be entered: Smithfield Fire Department / Monday / Run 1 / Team A
 
IF YOUR TEAM RUNS MORE THAN ONCE
You must create a separate team for each run. This prevents the registration system from merging your teams or showing “team already full.”
 
SECOND RUN ON THE SAME DAY
Create a new team using the same team name, same day, but change to Run 2.
Example: World Champs / Wednesday / Run 2
 
SECOND RUN ON A DIFFERENT DAY
Create a new team using the same team name, but change to the new day and Run 1.
Example: World Champs / Thursday / Run 1
Note: although this is your teams second run, you will enter Run 1 because it's on a different day.
 
TERMINOLOGY (Read Carefully)
Team Name:
     Fire Department Teams: your full legal department name
     Hybrid Teams: any professional, non‑offensive name
Run Day: The day of the week your run takes place (Monday, Tuesday, etc.)
Run #:
     Run 1 = your team’s first run that day
     Run 2 = your team’s second run that same day
Team ID (Fire Department Teams only:) A unique identifier when your department has more than one team in the same subcategory. Examples: Team A, Team 1, Team Blue

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Running

Individual Category Qualifying Run: WEDNESDAY

Running the Full course while on air. SCBA and mask provided to athletes thanks to our friends at 3M™ Scott™ Fire & Safety.

Sep 23, 2026 Individual Category Qualifying Run: WEDNESDAY 8:00 AM
$65.00
Open

Individual Category Qualifying Run: THURSDAY

Running the Full course while on air. SCBA and mask provided to athletes thanks to our friends at 3M™ Scott™ Fire & Safety.

Sep 23, 2026 Individual Category Qualifying Run: THURSDAY 8:00 AM
$65.00
Open

Tandem Category: Team #1: THURSDAY

Tandem teams consist of two athletes completing the course in full turnout gear with SCBA but without masks (“off air”). The course is divided into two halves; each athlete completes one half.

Sep 23, 2026 Tandem Category: Team #1: THURSDAY 12:30 PM
$65.00
Open

Tandem Category: Team #2 THURSDAY

Tandem teams consist of two athletes completing the course in full turnout gear with SCBA but without masks (“off air”). The course is divided into two halves; each athlete completes one half.

Sep 23, 2026 Tandem Category: Team #2 THURSDAY 8:00 AM
$65.00
Open

Relay Category: Team #1: FRIDAY

Relay teams consist of three (3) to five (5) athletes completing the course in full turnout gear with SCBA but without masks (“off air”). Each athlete completes one or more legs before handing off the baton.

Sep 23, 2026 Relay Category: Team #1: FRIDAY 8:00 AM
$65.00
Open

Relay Category: Team #2: FRIDAY

Relay teams consist of three (3) to five (5) athletes completing the course in full turnout gear with SCBA but without masks (“off air”). Each athlete completes one or more legs before handing off the baton.

Sep 23, 2026 Relay Category: Team #2: FRIDAY 8:00 AM
$65.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 1 year of historical conditions on this event's race dates in Erie.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-day average) 17.8° / Maximum temperature (race-day average) 22.7°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-day average) 17.8° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-day average) 22.7°
Wind (km/h)
Average wind speed (race-day average)
13.6
Precip (mm)
Average precipitation (race-day average)
2.9mm
Humidity
Average relative humidity (race-day average)
88.0%

Course

Route map and elevation profile

No course map published yet.

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  • Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
  • Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
  • Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
  • Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 25 Erie events

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