Our Saturday workouts begin before the dawn. This serves a number of purposes. First, the dark hours are unencumbered by demands from others. Second, getting an early workout leaves the entire day for family obligations and other activities. Third, and perhaps the most relevant, is that it requires discipline. We find value in the act of shaking off the warmth of blankets and blissful slumber to march our tired bodies out—no matter the weather—to get face down in the wet grass with a bunch of guys.

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As we age, we’ll find ourselves asking this question a lot more: “Why does my [name body part] hurt?” And often we can no longer pinpoint a single event where we did the damage. Instead, it’s a mysterious ache or pinch we woke up with—and it won’t go away. Thus have I come to realize the inescapable truth that “life is pain.” But we can influence how and why we experience pain.

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