“I was thinking of truck drivers as the Tour de France got under way this week: the European truck driver, who sees bike racers out training and invites them to grab hold of his rig for a tow; and his American...
Category: Sports Injury
Training barefoot has its advantages. In addition to “toughening” one’s feet, Doug Landau feels that running without fancy, padded sneakers allows athletes to strengthen the small muscles and tendons of the...
Playa del Rey races: Fun in the Sun, Sand and Ocean!
July 20, 2009
Swimming in the Pacific Ocean is a treat, and TriathlonTrialLawyer Doug Landau got to participate with his family on the West Coast at Playa del Rey, California. Competing in the Aquathon, Landau saw dolphins gliding...
Mark Stuckelman, whom I met at my friend and 2005 Maccabi USA Teammate Rob Urbach’s home, was a winner today at the quadrennial Maccabiah Games in Israel. He won the gold medal in his age group and ended up 17th out of...
Setting bone after bike crash or sports injury is no "piece of cake" according to Doug Landau
July 17, 2009
Lance Armstrong broke his collar bone in a bike crash, and yet he is racing in the Tour de France. Tyler Hamilton won a stage with a broken collar bone. However, some bicycle crashes result in fractures and breaks where the...