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Andrew Vontz explores cycling, pro cycling, parenthood, Maine living and more through the lens of zen.

A former Strava executive and co-founder of the rest & recovery app for athletes, The Better Lab, Vontz created the Choose the Hard Way podcast in 2018 and also co-hosts the Beyond the Peloton podcast with Spencer Martin.

Vontz helped build the human performance company TRX into a category-defining brand and before that was a journalist for a decade publishing hundreds of stories in outlets including Rolling Stone, The Los Angeles Times, Outside, Velonews and many more.

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