Pentathlon Canada in partnership with Pentathlon Alberta, Ares Pentathlon & Fencing Club, Atlas Obstacle & Pentathlon Club, Breathe Parkour and Obstacle Sports Canada is pleased to present the 2025 Modern Pentathlon National Championships. These Championships are being hosted in Calgary/Okotoks, Alberta at the venues outlined below.
We look forward to hosting you and your families. It is going to be a great event!
If you have any questions please contact Shelley Callaghan, Pentathlon Canada Executive Director at: executivedirector@pentathloncanada.ca
VENUES
OBSTACLE RACING
Breathe Parkour
401 33 St NE Unit 8,
Calgary, AB T2A 7R3
LASER-RUN
Wylie Athletic Park
99 Okotoks Dr, Okotoks,
AB T1S 1K1
FENCE
Okotoks Recreation Centre
99 Okotoks Dr, Okotoks,
AB T1S 1K1
BANQUET & AWARDS CEREMONY
Big Sky BBQ Foothills
306016, 15th St. E, Foothill, AB T1S 1A6
SWIMMING
Riley Minue Pool
99 Okotoks Dr, Okotoks,
AB T1S 1K1
CLINIC DAY
MNP Community & Sport Centre
2225 Macleod Trl SE, Calgary, AB T2G 5B6
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Competition will be run in accordance with UIPM rules
FRIDAY, JULY 25
Obstacle – U13 and younger
Check-in and General Warm-Up: 4:30-5:00pm
Equipment Warm-up: 5:00-5:15pm
Competition: 5:20-5:40pm
Obstacle – U15-U19 and Masters
Check-in and General Warm-Up: 5:30-6:00pm
Equipment Warm-up: 6:00-6:15pm
Competition: 6:20-6:40pm
SATURDAY, JULY 26
Obstacle – Junior and Senior
Check-in and General Warm-Up: 9:00-9:30am
Equipment Warm-up: 9:30-9:45am
Competition: 9:50-10:10am
Fence
Check-in: 11:00am
Warm-up: 11:30pm
Swim and Laser Run to immediately follow
Banquet and Awards Ceremony
6:00-9:30pm
Big Sky BBQ Foothills
Cost of Dinner included in athlete registration.
Additional tickets can be purchased for $55 each
SUNDAY, JULY 27
FUN EVENT
9:00am-1:00pm
Open FUN event in partnership with Pentathlon Alberta for athletes, parents, family and friends. Expert coaches will be on hand to teach swimming, running and shooting techniques. Individual and team events will also take place followed by a BBQ/Picnic lunch. For athletes already competing in the pentathlon this event is included.
CATEGORIES & DISTANCES
The age of the pentathlete is determined by subtracting the year of birth from the year of the competition. Youth may compete in higher age categories. Masters athletes may compete in the Senior category. Following are the distances for the swim and laser run events by age category.
CATEGORY AGE BIRTH YEAR SWIM DISTANCE LASER-RUN DISTANCE
Senior (> 21) 2004 or earlier
Junior (19 – 21) 2004 – 2006 200m 5 x 600m
U19 (17, 18) 2007 – 2008
U17 (15, 16) 2009 – 2010 200m 4 x 600m
U15 (13, 14) 2011 – 2012 100m 3 x 600m
U13 (11, 12) 2013 – 2014 100m 3 x 300m
U11 (9, 10) 2015 – 2016 50m 2 x 300m
Masters 1 (≥ 30) 1995 – 1966 100m 3 x 600m
Masters 2 (≥ 60) 1965 or earlier 50m 2 x 600m
LASER-RUN
Counts as 2 events (run and shoot)
Please indicate if you need to borrow a laser pistol. There are limited laser pistols available.
FENCING
Equipment must be in safe working order
SWIMMING
25 metre pool, starting blocks
Warm up will be 20 minutes at opening of pool
Bathing suit required, goggles and cap
OBSTACLE
Athletes will have 15-20 minute general warm up followed by a 15 minute on equipment warm up.
Obstacles will be adjusted for smaller athletes. If you see something of concern during the warmup please point it out to the organizers and we’ll look to make the necessary adjustments.
Timers with buzzers are set up for the event. However, only the first athlete to press the buzzer will stop the official time. The other athlete will be recorded via stopwatch.
Athletes will have one official run for time that will count towards their overall pentathlon score.
For athletes in Masters, U 13 and below: athletes are permitted to fail twice on each obstacle though on the second fail, they may move on to the next obstacle.
For athletes in U 15 and above: athletes who fail the same obstacle after two attempts, will be asked to stop the obstacle course at that time and will receive no points for the obstacle discipline.
If an athlete fails an obstacle they must walk/run to the end of the obstacle, around the end vertical truss, and back to the beginning of the obstacle on the outside of the obstacle before attempting a second time.
REGISTRATION DETAILS
Registration is open, with deadlines as follows:
1. Registration closes at 11:59pm July 24 for pentathlon/tetrathlon, fencing and obstacle
2. Registration for Sunday Fun Event closes at 12:00pm July 26
3. Family Discounts available for pentathlon/tetrathlon registrations: 2 athletes from the same family= $50 discount;
3 athletes from the same family=$100 discount; 4 athletes from the same family=$150 discount- please note all athletes must have a full athlete membership to participate.
Please contact Shelley at executivedirector@pentathloncanada.ca to get the family discount code to have it applied at registration.
REGISTRATION COSTS
All Pentathlon and Tetrathlon participants must be members of Pentathlon AB, Pentathlon ON, Pentathlon BC or Pentathlon Canada. If you are not a member you will be asked to register as a member and pay for your membership, in addition to the event registration.
Please note that the registration cost for Pentathlon and Tetrathlon includes some meals (July 26 lunch, July 26 Banquet dinner and July 27 BBQ/Picnic Lunch) and participation in the Sunday Fun Event.
Pentathlon – $250
Tetrathlon (no obstacle) – $200
Fencing Only – $25
Obstacle Only – $40
Additional Banquet Tickets for Guests – $55
Sunday Fun Event – $0