USA Triathlon is coming to Edgewater. (Gus Chan, The Plain Dealer)

One of America’s most competitive triathlons comes to Cleveland.

The Olympic-Distance Age Group National Championship — which participants must qualify for — will take place on Saturday, Aug. 11. The Sprint National Championship will occur on Sunday, Aug. 12, and anyone is welcome to enter. Athletes will swim in Lake Erie and bike and run along the lake shore overlooking downtown Cleveland.

Participants of both races have the chance to compete for Age Group National Titles as well as spots on Team USA in 2019.