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Gold march

12 km

The march for the German army's gold badge.

Cover 12 km. Carry 15 kg. Only the distance is checked.

It stands on
10 km
German soldiers carrying heavy packs on a march.
Photo: Klaus Blissmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

What it takes

Before you go.

Recommended first
The 10 km run
Weekly distance
About 12 km of running a week on average over 6 weeks

The story

The German army has a gold proficiency badge. To earn it you march 12 km in two hours carrying 15 kg. Silver is 9 km in 90 minutes. Bronze is 6 km in an hour. Source: Bundeswehr.

The ladder

  1. 5 km
  2. Forager's day
  3. First flight
  4. Mawson's last miles
  5. 10 km
  6. Gold march