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explore Adventure Time to Play A Test of Will Inside the crazy world of cyclocross. by brion o’Connor ★ photos by todd prekaski My first glimpse of a cyclocross race had me utterly baffled. Several mountain biking buddies and I gathered at Lynn Woods, just outside of Boston, for some fat-tire fun on a cool October day. At our favorite trailhead, we saw a pack of Lycra-clad cyclists running — not pedaling, but running — up a steep pitch with their bikes hoisted on their shoulders. I turned to a friend, perplexed. “That’s cyclocross,” he said, “the most painful thing you can do on a bike.” I was intrigued. A few months later, I caught the national cyclocross championships at Fort Devens, an old Army base west of Boston. A biting winter wind made the near-freezing temperatures feel positively arctic. The traditional looped course was a minefield of mud and ice patches. It was also littered with strategically placed barriers that forced racers to perform the sport’s signature move — a dismount, followed by a short dash and a lightning-quick remount. The racers came chugging by, their faces both fierce and forlorn, in what one announcer called “the parade of pain.” Many racers wore what one spectator jokingly referred to as a snot mask. “Gives them that sexy, glazed-doughnut look,” he quipped. And on top of running noses, add ringing usairwaysmag.com From top: The Great brewers Gran Prix of Gloucester, and Adam myerson and Anthony Clark november 2013 37 http://www.usairwaysmag.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of US Airways - November 2013

Table of Contents
CEO Letter
From the Editor
Did You Know?
Making It Happen
Hot Spots: A Caribbean Christmas
Hub Crawl: Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
Wine & Dine: Mead
Wine & Dine: Smith & Wollensky
Wine & Dine: Silver Oak Winery
Style Spotlight: Holiday fashion for men and women
Great Escapes: Nova Scotia
Great Escapes: Christmas in Colonial Williamsburg
Adventure: Cyclocross
Adventure: Wandering Manhattan
Gear Up: Time, Space, and Labor Savers
Travel Feature: Madrid, Bite by Bite
Carolinas Aviation Museum
Destination 48: Phoenix
Military Colleges and Schools
University Spotlight: Auburn University
Best of Health: Miami Beach Foot and Ankle Surgery
Must Read: Running Like a Girl
Great Dates
Puzzles
Readers Resource Index
Your US Airways Guide
Video Entertainment
Audio Entertainment
U.S. and Caribbean Service Map
International Service Map
Airport Terminal Maps
US Airways Fleet/Customs & Immigration
Passenger Info/Contact US Airways
US Airways MarketPlace®
Giving: Carolinas Freedom Foundation
Window or Aisle?

US Airways - November 2013