Everybody you know seems to be racing internationally these days — so we asked the community: When searching for your next race, do you like to stay close to home or use it to travel somewhere? 🌏🌍🌎

The polls are close aaaand racing close to home wins with 53.3% of the vote!

Both my FKTs and my races tend to be destination..." ~ @JasonHardrath

Hometown but only temporarily! #2kidsunder2" ~ @MikeKoban

Trying to run an ultra in ever state has to be at least 50 miles or more." ~ Dan Waldon

Now that my current town is CO I’ve got so much exploring to do! 😉" ~ @gazzellie

Within a days travel is usually what I like to do. Financially and time wise. Plus there’s plenty of great races and places to explore in the PNW close to where I’m at." - Dan Hurst

Stay close to home. Shoes ain’t cheep. 😆✌️😎" ~ Gerald Joest

Stay close to home to support my local community and local RD’s. Also, helps to allow family and friends to share in the experience." ~ Ken Bohn

Gene Leeds didn't let a difficult childhood define him. Aside from having the creepiest costume at the Halloween run, the dedicated family man has become an integral part of his wife's burgeoning ultrarunning career. She's won four of her last five races, and as Jared Beasley writes, "she lives on the edge... pushing herself on brutal training runs in the White Mountains, often alone." Gene's devotion is total. See how he does it.

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🎥 Video of the Week: There are likely a few quirky characters in your running club — which one are you? The morning runner, the leader, the hugger, the newbie, the sandbagger, the thirsty runner, the casual bragger, or the tech runner?

🤰 Baby Bump: How elite runners train when they get pregnant.

💥 So Rad: Cat Bradley hits the ground runnin' with her first podcast — an interview with Boston Marathon Champion and 50km world-record holder Des Linden! (Cat also just punched her ticket back to UTMB with a 2nd place finish in Puerto Vallarta.)

🐦 Tweet of the Week: “There’s nothing* more therapeutic than single track" ~ Amelia Boone @ameliaboone (*aside from actual therapy)

➡️ Lastly, here’s what we’re reading, watching, and listening to this week.