Option 1
Register as an individual
No team required. Complete all four individual events, get your own Operational Readiness & Injury-Risk Scorecard, and compete for the Individual Champion title.
Enter soloSaturday, October 24, 2026 | EDH Fire Training Facility
KIME PERFORMANCE Tactical Challenge
BRING YOUR BEST CREW | Four individual events. One rescue relay. Three titles on the line.
One day built to test what the job actually demands β endurance, strength, speed, and performing under load alongside your team. Compete solo or bring your department. Every athlete receives a personalized Operational Readiness & Injury-Risk Scorecard after the event.
No cost to participating agencies. Compete solo or bring a four-person team β registration is individual either way.
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Who this is for
Two ways in. Both start with your own registration.
Built for tactical athletes β police, fire, and military personnel. Whether you show up alone or bring three teammates, you're scored the same way on the individual events. The relay is what separates a squad from a solo entry.
Option 2
Register with a team
Four athletes, each registering individually under the same shared team name. Departments entering multiple teams should use a different name for each four-person team. Unlocks the Rescue Relay and puts you in the running for both team titles.
Enter with a teamChallenge overview
No cost to participating agencies
The essentials
Every event was chosen because it reflects something you actually need to be good at as a tactical athlete. All testing and competition equipment is provided by KIME.
Date
Sat. Oct 24, 2026
Check-in 7:30 AM. Event concludes at noon.
Location
EDH Fire Training Facility
3800 Cypress Point Ct.
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
Cost
Free to compete
No cost to participating agencies.
Who
Fire, LE & Military
First responders and military personnel, active and reserve.
BEFORE YOU ARRIVE
Check-in opens at 7:30 AM. Wear work pants or military fatigues with a shirt featuring your unit or department logo. Onsite parking is available. No spectators are permitted for this event.
How the day works
Doors at 7:30. Champions by noon.
Check in, complete baseline assessments and individual events, and compete in the four-person Rescue Relay if entering with a team. The morning concludes with awards; personalized scorecards follow after the event.
Measured
Scored
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7:30 AM
Check-In & Warm-Up
Confirm your registration, get your participant number, and warm up.
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8:00 AM
Baseline Testing
CMJ rebound, thoracic mobility, and VALD shoulder external rotation. Untimed, not scored.
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8:30 AM
Individual Events
All four scored events, run at parallel stations.
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10:30 AM
Rescue Relay
Four-person team heats.
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11:30 AM
Awards
Three champions crowned. Event concludes at 12:00 PM.
Schedule is approximate and will be refined closer to the event based on final registration numbers.
What you'll be doing
Four events. Nothing you can fake.
Each event measures a different component of tactical performance. Results are evaluated using the eventβs established scoring standards and contribute to the Individual Champion and Overall Team Champion standings.
Individual β Scored
Core Endurance
A timed isometric trunk hold measuring posterior core endurance β one of the strongest predictors of low back injury risk in tactical work.
Timed isometric hold
Individual β Scored
Maximum Push-Up
Two minutes. Max reps. Raw upper-body pushing endurance, scored against age- and gender-adjusted standards.
2-minute max reps
Individual β Scored
Sprint-Drag-Carry
Five 50-meter shuttles β sprint, 150 lb rescue dummy drag, lateral shuffle, 40 lb kettlebell carry, sprint β with heart rate recovery captured one minute after you finish.
5 Γ 50m + HR recovery
Individual β Scored
40-Yard Sprint
A single, all-out, electronically timed sprint. Straight-line speed that translates directly to foot pursuits and rapid deployment on scene.
Electronically timed
Beyond the competition: every athlete completes an untimed, unscored baseline assessment battery. These measurements contribute to your personalized scorecard, not your competition placement.
Squat Jump
We measure force, speed, and reaction on forceplates.
Thoracic Mobility
Spinal mobility relevant to the demands of tactical work.
Shoulder Strength
Shoulder strength and range of motion β a key injury-risk marker for tactical populations.
The team event
The Rescue Relay
Four-person teams. One leg per athlete. One team time. Each leg is a full out-and-back: run to the task, complete it, run back to the start β then the next teammate goes. This is the closest thing to the real job you'll find in a competition setting. Each athlete will wear a weighted vest during their relay leg. All competition equipment is provided.
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Weighted Stair Climb
Run out, complete the stair climb wearing a weighted vest and carrying a medicine ball throughout the leg, then return to your team.
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Forced Entry
Run out, pry open the door with a Halligan, then return to your team.
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Obstacle Climb Over
Clear the obstacle clean and head back.
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Standing Power Throw
Backward overhead medicine ball throw. Clear the standard distance in up to two attempts, or your team takes a fixed time penalty and moves on.
Scored on distance
You need four registered athletes to enter.
Four completed individual registrations are required for a relay team. Coordinate with your teammates before event day and use the same team name when registering.
- Every athlete registers individually. Your registration doesn't cover your shift, your crew, or your department.
- All four athletes must register individually using the same shared team name. Departments entering multiple teams should use a different name for each four-person team.
- Mixed-agency teams are welcome. Pick one shared team name at registration.
- Every athlete's individual results still carry into the team total β so the relay isn't the only thing that decides it.
Scoring & champions
Three titles on the line.
Top-3 finishers in each individual event earn points. Those points follow you into your team's total, which means nothing you do all day is throwaway.
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Individual Champion
Highest combined point total across the four individual events. No team required to win it.
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Team Relay Champion
Fastest adjusted Rescue Relay time. One run, four athletes, one clock.
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Overall Team Champion
Highest combined point total across every individual and team event β the day's biggest crown.
What you take home
You leave with more than a finish time.
Every athlete gets a personalized Operational Readiness & Injury-Risk Scorecard, built from real performance data collected across the morning β your baseline battery, your core endurance hold, and your heart rate recovery from the Sprint-Drag-Carry.
It's not a ranking sheet. It's a picture of where you're strong, where you're exposed, and what to work on next β benchmarked against tactical athletes, not the general population.
What's on it
- Explosive lower-body power and reactive strength from your CMJ rebound
- Thoracic mobility relative to the demands of tactical work
- Shoulder strength and range of motion β a key injury-risk marker
- Posterior core endurance, the strongest predictor of low back injury risk
- Cardiovascular Fitness Score β your Sprint-Drag-Carry time combined with how fast your heart recovers
- Your scored results with age- and gender-adjusted standards
Questions
Bringing a group? Talk to us first.
Department coordinators sending multiple athletes should make contact early so we can plan testing throughput and heat scheduling. Registration questions, roster help, or anything about how the day runs β reach out directly.
Josef Mielke, DPT
KIME Fellow | Director of Tactical Performance
Email jmielke@kimeperformance.com
Phone 916-905-6378
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