Must Know Information
Registration for the
23rd Annual Bataan Memorial Death March is
OPEN!
Individual
Team
Mail-in
Registration must be postmarked
no later than March 10, 2012.
Online Registration closes
midnight (Mountain Standard Time) 14 March 2012.
No On-site Registration!
Any changes to registration
can ONLY be done
during in-processing on 23 or 24 March 2012.
To check if you are
registered for the march, go to "Register Online go!"
button,
then under the "Register Now" button,
click on the "Check if I am Registered" link.
Refunds will NOT be given once you register.
Registration is non-transferable.
ALL Marchers (Individuals,
teams
&
honorary)
receive
T-shirt, commemorative dog tag, certificate of
participation, Bataan Memorial Death March timing chip (the timing
chip is yours to keep as a souvenir -
you do not have to turn it in
at the end of the race),
drawstring sports bag and post event meal.
No packet pick up the day of the march. You will receive ONLY a
chip and bib. If you do not have this chip or a bib you can NOT do the
march. If you do not have a bib you will be removed from the
course by security.
You can NOT start the course if you arrive late. Be sure
you are in the line up for the opening ceremony at 6:35 a.m., NO
EXCEPTIONS for late starters.
Are you a member of a team? Have a friend you want to keep
in touch with? Have your teammate's cell phone numbers if you
want to track them on the route. The March Officials only
track medical emergencies and DQs for official purposes.
When you
arrive at White Sands Missile Range
please allow extra time while at the gate
because of
security procedures. All vehicles are subject to search. Be prepared to
show photo identification, vehicle registration and proof of insurance (or rental car
contract). We appreciate your patience and cooperation.
IN-PROCESSING
**Want to avoid Saturday's lines? Pick your
packet up on Friday instead!**
Friday, March 23,
2012, 9
a.m.- 9 p.m.
Saturday, March 24, 2012, 9 a.m.- 9 p.m.
Community Center
(Bldg 460, Flagler
St.)
Individual marchers
and teams (the team captain or a representative) must in-process and
pick up their packet (which includes timing chip, bib number,
T-shirt, dog tag, certificate, drawstring sports bag and meal ticket) at the
Community
Center on Friday or Saturday.
REGISTRATION CHANGE FEES (Changes may ONLY be made
during in-processing/packet pick up on Friday, 23 March or Saturday,
24 March. All fees must be paid at that time):
- Changing Team registration to Individual registrations - $25.00
per individual
- Transferring your Individual registration to another individual -
$25.00
- Changing team members - $25.00 per individual
- There is no charge for changing category, but you MUST inform the
timing company at In-processing so your time is recorded
appropriately. Examples include: changing from Military
categories to Civilian categories, changing from the full march to
the honorary march, etc.
- Changing an Individual registration into a Team registration will
not be accepted at in-processing. In the event that you have
registered individually and would like to form a team instead, you
must forfeit your individual registration and re-register your team.
You will NOT receive a refund for the individual registration and
must also pay the team registration fee. THIS MAY ONLY BE DONE
PRIOR TO THE REGISTRATION DEADLINE OF MIDNIGHT (MST) ON 14 MARCH
2012.
MANDATORY TEAM CAPTAIN BRIEFINGS
Hourly
Friday, March 23, 2012, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
Saturday, March 24, 2012, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.
Community Center
Briefings will be
conducted at the top of each hour on Friday between
10 a.m. and 7 p.m. and on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the
Community Center. The team captain or a team
representative must attend one of these briefings.
BRING YOUR COIN
Back by popular demand! Since this was
such a success last year, during this year's Death March, show your
unit's participation and pride. Bring your unit's coin and have it
displayed throughout this year's in-processing. Coins will be
displayed on a special made coin rack. After Bataan, the coins and
coin rack will be moved to the White Sands Museum to be displayed in
their special Bataan Memorial Death March section.
DAY OF MARCH - SUNDAY, 25 MARCH
2012
NEW MARCH STARTING LOCATION:
Youth Services Soccer Field
(next to Bldg. 1316, Goddard Ave). Finish Line will be
located at the Frontier Club (Bldg. 1330, Martin Luther King Blvd).
No registration or packet pick-up on march day!
- Plan on
arriving at White Sands Missile Range by 5:00 a.m.
-
It will
be DARK when you arrive - consider packing a pen-light for
the early morning hours.
-
Marchers must
report to the start area by 6:00 a.m.
-
Opening
ceremony is at 6:35 a.m.
The
march starts at 7 a.m. with marchers in the following order:
1. AmpuTeam
Soldiers
2. Individual Light Categories
3. Team Light Categories
4. Individual *Heavy Categories
5. Team *Heavy Categories
6. Honorary March Participants
*It
is suggested that marchers in the heavy categories leave their
backpacks and rucksacks off until 10 minutes prior to departure
as they will be the last out.
Weight For Your Backpack (Heavy
Division):
For the heavy category please
consider bringing beans, rice, nonperishable items, cans,
macaroni, pasta, cat/dog food to use as weight in you
backpack. At the conclusion for the march, you can drop your
items in the food bin, located at the finish line, and it will be donated to the Community
Action Agency Food Bank. Last year brought in nearly 11000
lbs of non-perishable food items! It is our hope that the
individuals that will be packing heavy will consider packing
non-perishable food items once again in an effort to
increase the total donated from last year.
Community Action Agency Food Bank is the largest Food Bank
in the southern part of New Mexico and with food donations
from our outreach efforts such as the Bataan Memorial Death
March, we are able to adequately provide food to the six
counties we serve. In Doña Ana county alone, we provide over
40,000 pounds of food each month to churches, food pantries,
homeless shelters, group homes and victims of domestic
violence. In addition, we supply food to individuals facing
an emergency crisis, such as fire, loss of employment,
victims of violent crimes or any natural disaster. In
addition to the non-perishable food we collect, we also work
closely with corporate donors to provide therapeutic meals
to homebound elderly in our local community and are working
to expand to each of the counties we serve.
Those of you
traveling, buy these items at the White Sand Commissary or
local grocery store once you arrive. Save on packing extra
weight in your suitcases.
MEDALS
Medals are awarded to first and
second place in each category of each division of the 26.2-mile
course. No awards are given for the 14.2-mile honorary
course.
Unofficial results will be posted at the finish line (weather
permitting) as they are available. Official results will be
available after formal verification process is complete and will be
posted to www.bataanmarch.com.
Medals will be awarded to the Overall 1st and 2nd place finishers
for male and female, National Guard travelling trophy and ROTC (if
times are available). All other medals will be mailed to
individuals and teams after MWR has verified all times per category.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Photography will be permitted in Main Post areas ONLY.
Photography in the uprange areas, which includes all areas north of
US Highway 70 and all areas east of the Cox Range Control Center on
Nike Boulevard, is RESTRICTED to permit holders conducting official
business. Use of non-standard cameras, such as cell phone
cameras and personal digital devices, in the uprange areas is
prohibited. To view the full policy on photography, please see
Garrison Policy Letter
#18: Photography.
