March For The Fallen
About this race
Join the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, at Fort Indiantown Gap for the 15th annual March for the Fallen event on Saturday, September 19, 2026 at Fort Indiantown Gap. This event is rain or shine!
March for the Fallen is an event for the military and civilian communities to join annually in honoring the memory of all fallen service members who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the defense of our great nation. We are bringing this event back to its roots. The event races will be manually timed. You will have from your event start time until 6:00pm to complete the course.
Awards will be provided to individual race winners by the Training Site. The events are the 28- and 14-mile heavy or light marches, 5k run/walk, a 28-mile hand cycle and a virtual 5k run/walk. Heavy marches consist of rucking with a pack weighing at minimum 35lbs. There is a minimum 10lb ruck for light division to qualify for an award. Spectators are also welcome in support of the event but cannot be along the march route. The safest and most comfortable place for spectators will be at the Community Club.
The 28- and 14-mile marches offer challenging routes varying from asphalt roads to rolling and steep mountain trails of dirt and gravel on the training lands of Fort Indiantown Gap. The course start point elevation is 500.77' and climbs to 1239.43' on Second Mountain of the Appalachian Mountain Range; low point elevation is 484.28' and is within the first mile of the course.
Bibs will be provided at check-in. Bibs must be always displayed on your back and visible for safety purposes. Bibs are required to be on the courses. Those found on the courses without the proper event bib will be removed.
Packet Pickup will be Friday 18 Sep 4:30-7:00PM at the Community Club on Fisher Ave and the day of the event starting at 5:30AM.
T-shirts will be sold separately and can be purchased at the link below. *T-shirt’s must be ordered by Sunday, August 30 at 11:59pm to pick up the day of or have delivered for a fee the week of the race. Store will re-open 1 Sept 2026 for t-shirt purchases for delivery only after the 19 Sept race.
CLICK HERE TO ORDER A T-SHIRT
While a donation is not required to participate, registration is a must.
Pets are not permitted. Exceptions are made for working service dogs with proper licenses, leashes and vaccinations.
Personal drones are not authorized on the installation, offenders will be removed from the installation by security personnel.
**Valid ID will be required to enter Fort Indiantown Gap Base.
Pick your distance
Running
28 Mile Ruck HEAVY
Participants registering in "HEAVY" category are required to march with a 35lb rucksack or pack. Mandatory weigh-in will be at a designated area at the community club the day of the event from 5:00 a.m. through 7:00 a.m. Post event weigh-in is required only for top finishers. Those who do not have a recorded pre-event weigh-in will be disqualified from awards.
28 Mile Ruck LIGHT
No weighted pack requirements to participate. **TO QUALIFY FOR AWARD A MINIMUM 10LB RUCK IS REQUIRED**
14 Mile Ruck HEAVY
Participants registering in "HEAVY" category are required to march with a 35lb rucksack or pack. Mandatory weigh-in will be at a designated area at the community club the day of the event from 5:00 a.m. through 7:00 a.m. Post event weigh-in is required only for top finishers. Those who do not have a recorded pre-event weigh-in will be disqualified from awards.
14 Mile Ruck LIGHT
No weighted pack requirements to participate. **TO QUALIFY FOR AWARD A MINIMUM 10LB RUCK IS REQUIRED**
5k Run / Walk
Virtual 5K
No event times will be collected for this race.
Wheelchair
28 Mile Hand Cycle
Typical race-day weather
Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Annville, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:50 AM and sets at 7:08 PM local time (EDT) in Annville on September 19, 2026 — 12h 17m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — March For The Fallen
603 finishers across 6 distances · leading places in the 28 Mile Ruck HEAVY
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clinton Hepler | 4:57:57 | 10:38 /mi |
| 2 | Jered Heater | 7:01:09 | 15:02 /mi |
| 3 | John VanHorn | 7:09:24 | 15:20 /mi |
| 4 | Matt Warunek | 7:13:47 | 15:30 /mi |
| 5 | Sila Lulinda | 7:36:02 | 16:17 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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- Annville 5K Races 5 races
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 5 Annville events
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