Wisconsin’s highest court rejected a lawsuit that sought damages on behalf of a former high school cheerleader who suffered a serious head injury while performing a stunt, as reported on Fox News. In the ruling, the Wisconsin Supreme Court found that the lawsuit was barred by a state law that prevents participants in contact sports…
Continue readingIf you run on the Fairfax County Parkway, and may have seen this injured runner or the aftermath of this accident, please contact ABRAMS LANDAU at once (703-796-9555 or FrontDesk@LandauLawShop.com). Here are the facts: On Wednesday, December 17, 2008, a local runner left his house at approximately 6:10 AM for an 8 mile run. It…
Continue readingTop local over-50 Masters Runner Mark Malander ran a strong race at the USA Cross Country Championships. And he brought his own cheering section ! Triathlon TrialLawyer Doug Landau heard Malander’s wife Loretta at the crest of one of the hills of the challenging Derwood, Maryland race course. Finishing 4th in the Masters race in…
Continue readingAt the USAT&F National Cross Country Championships, the Pugsley and Shapiro family showed how Potomac River Running is a “family affair.” They were cheering at the kilometer mats, the tops of the hills and the finish line. Cathy and Ray Pugsley partnered with her sister, Margie Shapiro, and her husband Brandon to enter retailing with…
Continue readingDo kids return to the field too soon after a concussion and head injury ? Doug Landau has seen athletes knocked out, “knocked silly” and even his best friend bloodied when he ran from the pitcher’s mound for a pop up only to be struck in the skull by his catcher running into him with…
Continue readingThe 1988 Junior USA Cross Country Champion Ray Pugsley was 2009 USAT&F Masters Cross Country runner up at the Championship race in Derwood, Maryland this week. Pugsley, of Potomac River Running, was in the hunt for the National title on the hilly, slippery, icy and muddy course. Colorado’s Simon Gutierrez needed a big kick to…
Continue readingJoin WABA and the Embassy of Sweden once again in celebrating Sweden’s famed ski race festival by bike! This year’s event takes place Sunday, March 1st, 2009. Last year, Triathlon TrialLawyer Doug Landau and friends from Herndon Virginia met up at the Swedish Embassy, which is located by the Potomac River in Georgetown. It is…
Continue readingPotomac River Running is proud to present the 2009 Loudoun Race Series. The series includes six premier events in Loudoun County:3/28: Van Metre 5-Mile Run for Children’s Hospital 4/19: LAWS Run for the Shelter Half-Marathon & 5K 6/27: Potomac River Running Twilight Festival 4-Miler 8/9: Harris Teeter Presents YMCA Loudoun County Leesburg 10K & 20K…
Continue readingSenior Night, Friday February 6th, 2009 at the Reston Ice rink was an exciting end to the regular season for the Herndon Hornets Hockey club. Several members of the high school, including Senior Captain and Defenseman Andrew Norman, were playing their final league game. With the score see-sawing, Herndon took the lead for good in…
Continue readingMud, ice, corn husks – Doug Landau realized 500 meters into the 8 km., 4-loop course, that good traction was critical at the 2009 National Cross Country running championships. 2004 Olympic men’s marathon silver medalist Meb Keflezighi won his third national cross country title while Emily Brown won her first at the USA Cross Country…
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