Previously held at the Worldgate Sport & Health Club, the Taylor Love Triathlon has moved to the Herndon Community Center, Sunday, September 15, 2013 at 6:30 AM. TriPerformance Coach Brian Crow and his excellent team of timers and volunteers will once again stage this fun fundraising event. Herndon injury lawyer Doug Landau has participated with…
Continue readingRecent examination of how athletes are lengthening sports careers, achieving new records and victories have got me thinking about what is fair on the playing field. At the elementary school playground where I grew up, the games were not fun unless the teams were fairly matched. Picking sides often resulted in “the best and the…
Continue readingToday’s 30th edition of the always sold-out Reston Triathlon was won by my friend, XTerra & road multi-sport champ (and and now a FeXY Team Triathlon Coach) Eric Sorensen in just a minute over 2 hours. The National Anthem was played on the violin by my friend and client Pavel Pekarsky of the National Symphony…
Continue readingBicycle safety was the order of the day with recent road re-surfacing and a spate of Fairfax County bike accidents. Once again volunteering for the Reston Triathlon bicycle helmet inspection was Herndon lawyer Doug Landau. Assisting was triathlon wunderkind turned Stanford (’16) Crew Member Andrew Gyanis. With over 500 athletes needing the pass inspection, the…
Continue readingSweaty, smelly and sometimes cold, award ceremonies are often a long time after the race is over. However, the Marine Corps Marathon (“MCM”) folks put a new twist on this part of the multisport experience. On the day of this inaugural triathlon, the cold rain was unrelenting and some racers started after others had long…
Continue readingBiking in Virginia Beach is a fun way to see the Boardwalk and get around town. However, there are rules to keep pedestrians, motorists, skaters, boarders and cyclists safe at the shore. Tourists can rent single and family bikes all along the waterfront, and there are dedicated paths for walkers and cyclists. However, in order…
Continue readingTwo years ago Herndon lawyer triathlete Doug Landau posted the fastest bike time to come out of the Transition area in first place, only to be passed by two faster (and younger) runners. The winner averaged under 6 minutes per mile and lawyer Landau ended up third, easily winning his age group as the fastest…
Continue readingWhen you start in 318th place in the inaugural Marine Corps Marathon (“MCM”) Triathlon, out of 322 competitors, you hope to pass folks. A LOT of folks. And that’s just what Herndon trial lawyer Doug Landau did this morning. Contested on the grounds of the Marine base at Quantico, Virginia, multisport athletes had to contend…
Continue readingThe Washington D.C. Road Runners Club (DCRRC) had races for every single level of runner. With 15 heats, there was a kids mile, a race walk (won by my friend Peter Blank), Masters races, female and male events, elites and groups at specified paces. As a DCRRC member, I have enjoyed the club’s road races…
Continue readingAfter a gorgeous day cycling Saturday with friends in Lovettesville, Virginia, the Landaus were drenched by the Sunday storms as they competed in the “2013 Du It for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Race #1” in Prince William Park. This new multisport event consisted of a challenging 5 km cross country run, followed by an…
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