Choose the Hard Way
by Andrew Vontz
July 22, 2025 6:00 pm
Stories about how hard things build stronger humans who have more fun. Guests from pro cycling, sports, politics, business, tech, journalism, the military and more. Resilience, grit, mental health, high performance, mindfulness. Host Andrew Vontz is an entrepreneur & co-founder of TheBetterLab.io, the company that helps you build mindful, science-backed practices to sleep better. Previously, he was a Strava executive; a communications leader at the human performance company, TRX; and a journalist with hundreds of bylines in dozens of top outlets including The LA Times, Outside Magazine, Rolling Stone and more.
Recent Episodes
Ep. 122 - Cameron Jones - Unbound Gravel 2025 Champion
4 days agoOne Hour to Train - What do you do? w/ Spencer Martin of Beyond the Peloton / WEDU x Andrew Vontz of Choose the Hard Way
1 week agoTom Perriello: Congressman, Special Envoy - United States of Sweat
4 weeks agoUnited States of Sweat with Ambassador Jeff Flake - Desert Island Survival, Long-Distance Swimming & More
2 months agoFrom Start up to End up - From The Better Lab to One Real Voice & Beyond - Andrew Vontz x Shannon Jones
2 months agoPro Cyclist Chase Wark pt. 1 - Mega Mid South FKT
4 months agoHarry Sweeny - Pro Cycling & High Performance Living
5 months agoChristopher Blevins - the World Champion & Olympian on Mindfulness + the Transformative Power of Community & Bikes
11 months agoRewind: Olympic Gold Medalist Kristen Faulkner - The Power of Positive Risk Taking, Why She Walked Away from Her Dream Job & the Path to Pro Cycling Success
12 months agoCory Richards pt. 2 - the Legendary Alpinist & Nat Geo Photographer on his new book 'The Color of Everything' - Rising, Falling & Beginning Again
1 year ago