Not every multisport athlete is able to swim, bike or run without some accommodation due to injury, congenital health condition or disease. But the balance between allowing everyone to participate in “the multisport lifestyle” and protecting the competition from unfair advantage means that USA Triathlon (“USAT”), the governing body of the sport, must balance safety…
Continue readingReturning to Lake Anna after a hiatus of many years, Doug Landau took on the Giant Acorn Sprint Triathlon. This was the last race of the 2014 Virginia Triathlon Series (“VTS”) for lawyer Landau. Sitting outside the top 5 spots in his age group a fortnight ago, the win at the cold, wet Savageman Triathlon…
Continue readingSimilar to visiting the scene of a crash or checking out the courthouse, Herndon injury lawyer Doug Landau traveled to Bethany Beach, Maryland several days early in order to scout out the course for this popular late season multisport event. Set on the Eastern Shore up the road from Ocean City, Maryland, the Bethany Beach…
Continue readingSunday’s 5th Annual Northern Virginia Cycle Fest was a challenging event with cyclists getting to see many different Fairfax County, Arlington, Falls Church and Annandale neighborhoods. The JCC Fairfax Bike Tour benefitted the Wounded Warriors Project and WABA (Washington Area Bicycling Association). Before bikers departed from the JCCNV on Little River Turnpike, they were given…
Continue readingThe pelting rain, wind and cold convinced Melissa Landau to consider wearing her full body wetsuit on the bike portion of the Savageman Triathlon Saturday morning ! Presently in 4th place out of 161 athletes in her age group, Mrs. Landau was looking forward to swimming in the clear Deep Creek Lake, riding the challenging…
Continue readingTriathlon teams from William & Mary, George Washington University, Georgetown, George Mason University, University of Virginia, James Madison University, Marymount, University of Maryland, Virginia Tech and other Mid-Atlantic region schools battled it out this weekend for bragging rights at the Virginia Triathlon Series Williamsburg Sprint Triathlon. “There were so many athletes with ages 18-24 on…
Continue readingThe Mad Dash 5K , 10K & Mini Dashes are an annual tradition in Rhinebeck New York. They start on the main street of the town, had accurate mile markers and the 3.1 miler followed a mostly shady “out & back” course (so athletes could see their competition at the turnaround). These charity races, founded in…
Continue reading“When a race takes place wholly on a military base, you know you are going to start on time and no motorists would dare run a stop sign !” observed Herndon trial lawyer Doug Landau at yesterday’s Marine Corps Triathlon at Quantico. With over 460 registrants, the Marines and volunteers showed that last year’s inaugural…
Continue readingWinning his age group by almost a mile today, Herndon injury lawyer (& SetUp Events sponsor) Doug Landau managed to podium at this morning’s race in Marbury Maryland. In order to complete the required 5 races for the Virginia Triathlon Series championship competition, Doug Landau will be competing in several Maryland Triathlon Series races. The…
Continue readingThe big news of the 4th annual Fawn Lake Sprint Triathlon is that the event donated 100% of the race entry fees to the Wounded Warrior Project (“WWP”) thanks to the race sponsors’ generosity. The Sprint Race was open to all ages. Beginning with a 700 meter swim in Fawn Lake, followed by a 12.32 mile bike ride…
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