Things to do · Military physical challenge
March the Bataan Memorial Death March
A friend has invited you to do this with them.
This memorial march at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico offers a full marathon-length course and a shorter honorary course, and it remembers the surrender at Bataan in April 1942 and the march that followed. The official site says Army ROTC at New Mexico State University began it in 1989 and that many civilians now take part.
Demanding£100 to £500 / $130 to $650MonthsOutdoorsAlone or with othersNew Mexico
How to start
- Read the history and rules pages on the official Bataan Memorial Death March site.
- Choose the full or the shorter honorary course and register for the in-person or virtual march.
- Train on sandy, hilly trails in the boots or shoes you will wear on the day.
Where to go
- Bataan Memorial Death March official site, history page
- Bataan Memorial Death March official site, home and registration
We opened these links on 8 October 2026 and found them to be what we say. Dates, places and prices are on the official page, where they stay up to date.
Plan this
Pick a day, or a month, and we will set out how to get ready, step by step, with a date and a reason for each. Events have fixed dates and entry or ticket deadlines. Physical events add a training plan from our guidance engine, and its length is set by the engine, not by the date you would like.
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