The best triathletes from all over Virginia arrived in Omaha, Nebraska to compete against the best multisport athletes from all over the United States and other countries at the USAT Triathlon National Championships. In order to compete in the Olympic Distance event, athletes had to qualify and state, regional and international champions assembled at Levi…
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Chased by a pair of “Pac Man” machines, a “Richard Simmons” impersonator and what looked like the band “DEVO,” Virginia lawyer Doug Landau ran the “Awesome ’80s Run 10km around the Rose Bowl this morning like he was being chased by the caste of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” music video ! Always in the top 10,…
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A sunny race day greeted duathletes with temperatures in the 30s, winds gusting so hard that several port-o-johns were knocked over and the Finish Line becoming airborne ! With the long descent on the middle, bike portion of the USAT Duathlon National Championships, the wind would be buffeting athletes all over the scenic road…
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After struggling with injury, and unable to train at top speed in preparation for the 2016 USAT Sprint Duathlon National Championships, Herndon Virginia lawyer Doug Landau nevertheless made the trip to Bend, Oregon in order to once again qualify for the ITU Duathlon World Championships. A windy, hilly course, at altitude, would present a challenge…
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Doug Landau was scheduled to spend Fathers Day in Connecticut after trying three difficult Social Security cases in Washington D.C. in the week prior. Having signed up for the Sharon Mudge Pond Triathlon, he was looking forward to seeing friends, family and “training through” the event on the nearby sprint distance course. However, the race…
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This years Mid-Atlantic Region Olympic Distance Triathlon Championship was contested in Jamestown Virginia. Hosted by the Virginia Triathlon Series, top multi-sport athletes from Maryland, the Carolinas, Delaware, Virginia and the District of Columbia came for top level competition on the safe Tidewater area course. Returning to Williamsburg to test his fitness at this longer distance…
Continue readingWith soon-to-be doctor Zach Landau on the East Coast for a Pediatric rotation, the opportunity for the Landau men to race together came to fruition at the Oak Hill 5km on May 7th, 2016. Who would get family bragging rights ? The future Navy doctor or his dad, the “Triathlon Trial Lawyer ? With over…
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The Virginia Duathlon (or “VaDu” for short) was selected as the championship of a series of duathlons in the USAT Mid-Atlantic Region with races in NC, VA, MD, DC, PA and NJ. Top athletes compete for series championship as well as qualifying for the USAT Duathlon National Championship. Doug Landau intends to return to the…
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Doug Landau toed the starting line in East Potomac Park at the Race For Equal Justice, where Landau had won the Community Member category of this Washington, D.C. race. Intending to “train through” this 5km, Lawyer Landau wanted to run the 5 km, then bike around Hains Point, and then run again (while the 10km racers…
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The 90th annual Salisbury Winter Sports Association Jumpfest was great fun with athletes young and old flying through the air from the top of a mountain and then miraculously landing on the ground gracefully with no equipment other than their skis (and mandatory safety helmets). A Salisbury tradition for 90 years, this all-volunteer organization puts on…
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