Category: Adventure
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The Leadville 100 — Learning to Endure the Mountains Leadville, Colorado | 1983, 1984, 1988 In 1983, Ted lined up for one of the toughest endurance races in America — the Leadville 100. One hundred miles through the Colorado Rockies meant relentless climbs, icy stream crossings, thin air, and strict cut-off times. Runners who didn’t…
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Climbing Mount Vinson — The Top of Antarctica (1987) One Arm, 100 Pounds, and the Coldest Mountain on Earth Mount Vinson is the highest point in Antarctica, rising 16,050 feet above one of the harshest places on Earth. It sits 750 miles from the South Pole on the driest continent on the planet, where temperatures…
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Climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro – 1986 Before Ted ever set foot on Africa’s tallest mountain, he had to conquer a different peak — his fear of flying. Years earlier, Ted had been on an Air National Guard plane that suddenly lost cabin pressure. Passengers became violently ill, and Ted ended up in a San Antonio hospital,…
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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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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…