Bataan Memorial Death March

A memorial march at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, held every year since 1989 to commemorate the Bataan Death March, and a marathon where the ground matters more than the distance. The full march is 26.2 miles and the honorary march 14.2 miles, over paved road, trails and sandy washes where sand and rocks work into your boots, so gaiters earn their place. Civilians walk alongside military teams, and the heavy division adds a pack of at least 35 pounds that is weighed at the finish. The next in-person march is scheduled for March 20, 2027, and a virtual edition covers anyone who cannot travel to New Mexico.