At different points in their lives, both Brice Ruiz and Ashley Lose found themselves at a crossroads. Brice wanted to run his first ultramarathon, but wouldn’t call himself a “runner.” Ashley and her partner had just hit the road when she found out she was pregnant, pushing them to reconsider their definition of home. In each of their essays, Brice and Ashley find a path to creating the lives they wanted to lead.

Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto  •  Paris by Tigers in the Sky  •  Across the River by PADELM  •  Where the Morning Glories Grow by Dear Nora  •  Gone to the Gorge by David Swensen  •  Headwaters by Jason Tyler Buron  •  Golden Light by Tigers in the Sky  •  These Days by Tigers in the Sky  •  Phone Bill by Serene Sloth  •  Delivered by Brendan O’Connell  •   Tracks provided by Track Club,  Free Music Archive or with permission from the artists.