We kicked off season 9 of the podcast a bit later than expected. We learned of the untimely and unexpected passing of Ryan Deffet this fall - aSweatLife's friend and the longtime editor of this podcast. We waited to come back until we could mourn Ryan and find a way to properly memorialize him.

His friends and band mates from The Space Gators allowed us to use a song that featured Ryan on vocals called "Somewhere To Be" at the upfront of the episode. We hope you'll take the time to listen to that beautiful song in this week's episode.

We spend this episode going over what's to come on aSweatLife (including big updates for the Ambassador program) and on our podcast. As we come back this season, you'll hear us talking to experts who we ask to teach us something.

We're excited for you to come along with us on this journey.

Show notes:

• Remember Ryan Deffet with us and give his band The Space Gators, a follow
• The aSweatLife Ambassador program
• Email the aSweatLife team if you want to partner for aSweatLife's Studio of the Month
• the Ultramarathoner that Kelly fangirled over: Courtney Dauwalter
• Our new community platform, Circle
• The Tour du Mont Blanc
• Kelly's trip on the Tour Du Mont Blanc, summarized
• Get a glimpse at my officiating skills (and the cutest wedding ever) and the moment we all waited for
• Reflections from summer from Jeana's Instagram