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Volunteering to Help Pope John Paul II — August 12, 1993 When Pope John Paul II came to Colorado for World Youth Day, it became one of the most historic moments in Denver’s history. Hundreds of thousands of young people from around the world gathered to take part in a pilgrimage that would end with…
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Running for a Cause For Ted Epstein, running was never just about miles.It was about meaning. The Freedom Run — 1985 In 1985, Ted ran more than 100 miles in the Freedom Run, an event sponsored by the Anti-Defamation League to support Ethiopian Jews seeking freedom and safety. It was one of the first times…
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Run Across Siberia — 1989 Forty Miles a Day Through the Edge of the World In the summer of 1989, Ted Epstein set out on one of the most unusual runs of his life — not around a track, not through a city, but across the vast wilderness of Siberia. He had read about an…
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The Return of the Six-Day Race Most runners measure their races in hours.A few measure them in days.Ted Epstein stepped into a world where the clock ran for nearly a week. The Six-Day race — one of the most punishing endurance events in history — dates back to the 1800s. Athletes once walked or ran…
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The Run That Started Everything Ted didn’t set out to become an endurance athlete. It began almost by accident. He and Vivian were guests at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, visiting their friend Dr. Michael Cherington. After breakfast one morning, Ted and Michael decided to jog around the hotel’s lake — three quarters of…