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Choose the Hard Way — 150 episodes
I have cancer. Andrew Vontz on chemo, DLBCL, CAR T, & what happens when The Hard Way chooses you with guest host Shannon Jones.
The PE Guy - Johnny Hilbrant Partridge on grief, bouncing back, & an overnight success 11 years in the making
Dr. Stephen Seiler - You're not Pogacar, don't train like him. Breathing, Polarized Training, Joy, & High Performance
Veteran & Maine US Senate Candidate Graham Platner: Combat Fitness, True Strength, & The Defense Insecurity Complex of Hegseth, RFK Jr., and Elon Musk
Tour of Flanders & Why Our Kids Love Riding the Wahoo Kickr Core w Spencer Martin x Andrew Vontz of Beyond the Peloton
Art O'Connor / Wukar Fit - Iditabike, Ultra-endurance, & Strength Training for World Champions like Keegan Swenson & You
Sharice Davids - MMA fighter, Congresswoman, White House Fellow
Jeff Troesch - Mental Performance Coach to NFL, MLB, NBA World Champions & Olympians
Friends, Sweat, & Tears: the Shocking AYF Finale LIVE from Pace Ranch in Tucson
Abandon Your Family 30,000 Roundtable - Spencer Martin, Andrew Vontz, Jonathan Kaplan, Paul Redmayne
Jens Voigt on East Germany, Parenting Six Kids, Crashing at 70 km/h and Life after 17 Tours de France
Patrick J. Murphy - 1st Iraq War Veteran Elected to Congress - Former Under Secretary of the Army
The 10 Pack is Next - AYF500 Day 8 - Andrew Vontz, Jonathan Kaplan, Spencer Martin
Frosted Flakes & Point Break - Chase Wark x WUKAR Fit x Andrew Vontz x Jonathan Kaplan - #AYF500 Day 6
#AYF500 Day 4 - Mad Watts: Carb Fury - Andrew Vontz x Jonathan Kaplan Reflect on the Event of the Year
#AYF500 Day 3 - Boulder Storm - Andrew Vontz x Jonathan Kaplan - Abandon Your Family 500 2025
#AYF500 Update 2 - Kip's Stealth Century Knock Out - Andrew Vontz, Spencer Martin, Jonathan Kaplan, & Special Guest Kip Taylor - Abandon Your Family 500 2025
#AYF500 Special Update 1 - w Spencer Martin, Jonathan Kaplan, & Andrew Vontz - Abandon Your Family 500 2025
The Abandon Your Family 500 Challenge w/ Spencer Martin, Jonathan Kaplan, Andrew Vontz - p/b Kip's Corner
Colin Allred - NFL, Congress, the Senate Race - United States of Sweat - with Andrew Vontz & Jonathan Kaplan
Dylan Johnson - Always Finish the Race You Start - The Long Walk at Big Sugar
15 Minutes Is Enough to Train – Spencer Martin (Beyond the Peloton / WEDU) x Andrew Vontz (Choose the Hard Way / One Real Voice))
Josh Turek - 2x Paralympic Gold Medalist - U.S. Senate candidate from Iowa - ex Pro Wheelchair Basketball Player
Pro Cyclist Payson McElveen - The Hardest Ride Is the One You Don't See - on Creativity, Pressure & What Comes Next
Stephen Starring Grant - Author of MAILMAN: My Wild Ride Delivering the Mail in Appalachia and Finally Finding Home
Rahm Emanuel - United States of Sweat
Cameron Jones - Unbound Gravel 2025 Champion
One Hour to Train - What do you do? w/ Spencer Martin of Beyond the Peloton / WEDU x Andrew Vontz of Choose the Hard Way
Tom Perriello: Congressman, Special Envoy - United States of Sweat
United States of Sweat with Ambassador Jeff Flake - Desert Island Survival, Long-Distance Swimming & More
From Start up to End up - From The Better Lab to One Real Voice & Beyond - Andrew Vontz x Shannon Jones
Pro Cyclist Chase Wark pt. 1 - Mega Mid South FKT
Harry Sweeny - Pro Cycling & High Performance Living
Christopher Blevins - the World Champion & Olympian on Mindfulness + the Transformative Power of Community & Bikes
Rewind: 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
Cory Richards pt. 2 - the Legendary Alpinist & Nat Geo Photographer on his new book 'The Color of Everything' - Rising, Falling & Beginning Again
Rewind: 2nd at the Unbound 100 Gravel Race 2014 with @vontz x @blakeotoday - from the Archives
Joe Petrowski: Quitting Rocket Science to Be a Pro Cyclist in France
Cory Richards - Presence is the Real Summit - Beyond Everest & Life as a National Geographic Adventurer of the Year & Photographer
Heather Jackson: Gravel & Ultra Trail Running Pro - Positive Risks, Growth & the Power of Starting Something New
Michael Marckx - Belgian Waffle Ride Founder
Joe Goettl: Gravel Pro Cyclist x YouTuber on Making it as a Privateer
Kimo Seymour - Building the LifeTime Grand Prix + Endurance in Life, Business & Sport
Alexis Skarda - Pro Cyclist, National Champion, Music Producer + DJ
Drew Dillman & Dylan Johnson - Gravel Racing 90210 -- The Lifetime Grand Prix, BWR and Beyond
Joe De Sena Spartan Race Founder & CEO - Exclusive: Near Death Wipeouts in Life & Business
@tristantakephoto on Racing 800 Miles Across Morocco's Atlas Mountains & Selling Everything to Start the Life He Wanted
#100 - Hard Things Build Stronger Humans Who Have More Fun - Andrew Vontz x @Blakeoftoday
Pete Stetina: the OG Gravel Pro on Racing while Parenting, Where Gravel is Headed & Exiting the World Tour to Enter a Van
Vince Murdock: Team Alpha Male MMA fighter on Brain Surgery, The Ultimate Fighter & Building an Inclusive Cycling Community
Drew Dillman: Pro Cyclist, Creator, Entrepreneur & Soon to Be Gravel Racing Icon
Iz King: From Wall Street to Pro Athlete & Creating a Life and Career on an Unmarked Course
Michelle "MACE" Curran: ex USAF Thunderbird Lead Soloist, F16 Fighter Pilot, Endurance Athlete & Entrepreneur
Derek Teel: Dialed Health Founder & former Pro Downhill & Enduro MTB Racer on Building Strength & Finding Balance in Sport, Life & Business
Pro Cyclist Kerry Werner on the Rise of Gravel, the Contraction of Cross, the Lifetime Grand Prix & Creator Life
Unbound XL Winner Kristen Legan + Gravel Legend & Author Nick Legan
Pt. 2 - Paris-Roubaix Winner Alison Jackson on the Tour de France Femmes, the Psychology of Winning, Bison Farming & More
Mitch Docker on Life in the Peloton, Life After the World Tour, Building a Content Empire & More
Olympian Brent Bookwalter on Riding for a Tour de France-winning Team, Making Peacock's Tour de France Broadcast Team & his Future in Performance Psychology
Veloworthy Founder Brian Co on Covering Unbound Gravel, Belgian Waffle Ride & Pro Gravel Racing from the Inside the Way It has Never Been Covered Before
Keegan Swenson: 2023 Unbound Gravel Winner & htSQD Cyclist
Ian Boswell: 2021 Unbound Gravel Champion, Retired World Tour Pro Cyclist on Competition, Balance, Starting Over and the Past, Present & Future of Gravel
Ben Davis: Navy SEAL Veteran, MTB Racer, Mountaineer + Veteran Outdoor Advocacy Group Exec. Director
Alison Jackson: Paris-Roubaix Winner, Pro Cyclist + Content Creator
Chris Case: Scientist, Author, Endurance Athlete + Founder of Alter Exploration
Zach Nehr: Pro Zwift Racer, Data Journalist + Cycling Coach
Ben Delaney: Journalist + YouTuber on Racing Gravel, Reviewing Gear & Independent Cycling Media
Syd and Macky -- MTB Pro Cyclists x YouTubers - a no BS look at Van Life, Pro Athlete Life, Creator Life and riding the trail to 17 million views
Dylan Johnson: YouTuber + Pro Cyclist
Craig Dalton: Entrepreneur, Tech Founder & Host of The Gravel Ride Podcast
Cameron Mason: Pro Cyclist + Filmmaker
Kristen Faulkner: Journey from Venture Capitalist to Pro Cyclist
Clay Cooper: @DiscoveryDeadlift, Creativity, and Powerlifting Through Anxiety
Tobin Ortenblad on Building a Career in the Changing Field of Gravel Racing
DJ Nightstalker: LA Drum & Bass Legend + USC Professor Chris Muniz
Ben Kovacs: Guardian Gym Founder, Serial Entrepreneur, BJJ Black Belt
Benji Naesen: Lanterne Rouge co-host, Gamer, YouTuber
Journalist Ashley Fantz on Co-Creating the #1 Podcast in the World & Having Open-Heart Surgery
Justin Nassiri: Serial Entrepreneur, Navy Veteran, Founder & CEO of Executive Presence on Scaling + Growing in Business & Life
Natalie Coughlin: 12x Olympic Medalist, Vintner & Entrepreneur
Pro Cyclist Alexey Vermeulen & Photographer Avery Stumm on YouTube, the Creative Process, Collaboration & Storytelling
Fitt Insider + Fitt Capital Co-Founder Anthony Vennare - Entrepreneur, Investor - From $0 to Leading the Future of Health, Wellness, Connected Fitness, Human Performance & Community
Academy Jiu-Jitsu Founder, Black Belt, Mountain Bike Racer & Entrepreneur Hector Beltran
Taking it "A Mile at a Time" with Endurance Athlete and Author, Travis Macy
Patrick Broe founder of Lanterne Rouge on Pro Cycling and Data-Driven Performance | Beyond the Peloton X Choose the Hard Way
Life Cycles: Cycling Through Mental and Social Health with Alex Palmer of Blackdogcast
Life Cycles: Sutter Health Chief Innovation Officer Chris Waugh on Curiosity as the Cornerstone of Design Thinking
Neuroscientist Dr. Scott Frey: The Brain as a Prediction Machine
User-Centered Design and Innovation with Chris Cowart
Mary Lemmer - Improv, Entrepreneurship & Transcending Fear
Choose the Hard Way X Beyond the Peloton: Worlds and Peak Performance with Cyclist Scott McGill
Ian Dille: Journalism, Pro Cycling, and Storytelling in the Age of TikTok
Dr. Kevin Sprouse: Training Habits, Sports Medicine, and Recovery Methods from Inside the Peloton to Personal Health
Bart Elmore: What Environmental History Can Teach Us About Food, Power, and the Future
Jason McCarthy: Democratizing Fitness and Creating Community, One Ruck at a Time
Lynsey Dyer: Big Mountain Skiing, Activism, and the Importance of Getting Outside
Life Cycles: The Women's Tour de France with Documentary Filmmakers Jill Yesko & Ally Davis
Special Operations Strength Coaching, Tier One Unit Screening Prep & High Performance Training Tips Everyone Can Apply with Casey Glass
Alex Laws - From Pro Triathlete to Coaching World Champions, World Record Setters, Wimbledon Champions & Executive Teams
Life Cycles: Losing the Unbound Gravel 100, Getting 2nd for the 2nd time + Pro Tips for Peter Sagan with @vontz x @blakeoftoday
Saul Martinez - Purple Heart Recipient, Army Veteran, Warriors & Quiet Waters Chief Program Officer
Life Cycles: Bikes, Cars, Cities & Human-centered Transport with West Midlands Cycling & Walking Commissioner Adam Tranter
Matt DeCoursey - co-founder Full Scale & Startup Hustle - the Path from Selling Pianos & Scalping Tickets to Serial Entrepreneur
Life Cycles: Dr. Gil Blander, Inside Tracker Founder and Chief Scientific Officer, on Healthspan, High Performance and the Role Cycling Plays in his Creative Process
Life Cycles: Eric Matthies x Andrew Vontz on the cycling TV pilot that didn't fly
Pro Cycling, the Future of Journalism, the Business of Content -- Beyond the Peloton founder Spencer Martin
TCV General Partner Neil Tolaney on Leadership, High-performing Teams and the Power of Staying Hungry
From Federal Prison to Building Entrepreneurs & Businesses - A Second U Foundation & Unibody Fitness NYC Founder Hector Guadalupe
Neil D'Souza - GetSetUp CEO/Founder + Ultra-endurance Athlete
Rocket Scientist, Journalist - Tom Taylor
Best-Selling Author Michele Wucker: You Are What You Risk
Kristen Holmes - Whoop VP of Performance Science
Hybrid War, Terrorism, Violence, Metallica and Human Nature with Dr. Samir Puri
National Geographic Explorer, Aquanaut & Ocean Engineer Grace C. Young
Craig Weller -- Naval Special Warfare Combat Crewman (SWCC) Vet, Co-author of Building the Elite
David Brinton - Olympian, World Champion, Hollywood stuntman, black belt, former pro cyclist, cycling coach and expert witness
Randy Hetrick - TRX Founder/CEO, ex-Navy SEAL Special Missions Unit Squadron Commander
Dean Kuipers - Journalist & Author - Iggy Pop, Family & Eco Radicalism
Tony Blauer - On being your own bodyguard, mastering fear, understanding violence and developing situational awareness in business and life.
Krisztina 'Z' Holly - entrepreneur & talent amplifier on identifying and championing innovators
Regan Long - Local Brewing Co. Co-founder, CEO & Brewmaster
Regan Long - Local Brewing Co. Co-founder, CEO & Brewmaster
Regan Long - Local Brewing Co. Co-founder, CEO & Brewmaster
Regan Long - Local Brewing Co. Co-founder, CEO & Brewmaster
Ethan Gold - Singer, Songwriter, Producer, Composer
Rebecca Rusch - The Endurance Sports Legend on Transformation & Vulnerability
Dan Doty - Evryman Co-Founder
Jeff Provenzano - Red Bull Air Force Member, 20k Skydives, Human Flight Innovator
Phil Gaimon - the 2020 Olympics, a Big Wreck, Broken Bones & Raising $100,000 for No Kid Hungry
Kyle Wong - Pixlee CEO, Forbes 30 under 30 Marketing Expert
CNN Investigative Reporter Ashley Fantz
Losing the Dirty Kanza Half Pint
Robert Hatta - Partner @ Drive Capital
Miles Daisher - BASE Jumping, Wingsuit Flying, Skydiving Legend
Doug Kiesewetter - Green Beret, SOFLETE Head of Content, ex Oil Field Roughneck
Eric Matthies - Award-winning documentary filmmaker, director, producer, photographer
Get Lit-Words Ignite Founder Diane Luby Lane - Visionary Poet, Writer, Educator, Actress
TaeKwon-Do Champion, Inventor & Entrepreneur Pete Holman
Big Herc - Fresh Out: Life After the Penitentiary
Skateboarding Across America 5x
4x National Champion Cyclist & Entrepreneur Jeremy Powers
Triple-Amputee Royal Marines Commando Mark Ormrod
Camille Ricketts on Failure, Grit, Resilience & Leadership in Silicon Valley
Former Army Ranger & Writer Marty Skovlund, Jr.
Ex-Pro Cyclist Phil Gaimon
Climber and adventurer Emily Harrington
Former Green Beret & GoRuck Founder Jason McCarthy
Adrian Ballinger on Everest & Life
Media Crisis Recovery with Barbara Morgan
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