What famous athlete — a skilled archer and swordsman no less — recently stood trial in Herndon, Virginia on charges of assault and theft? It was none other than Robin Hood, a.k.a. Robin of Loxley, being charged with with the very serious crimes of assault on the Sheriff of Nottingham and theft of the sheriff’s…
Continue readingRunners, cyclists, walkers, and motorists are used to dodging traffic obstacles. But road closures present all sorts of problems, not the least of which can be a parking shortage! At the office of Abrams Landau, Ltd. located in Historic Herndon, there is road construction going on — right in front of our building. If you…
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Running bare footed around the American University track in his wetsuit Saturday morning was how Herndon triathlete Doug Landau started his jam-packed weekend ! Lawyer Landau had entered the “REV3 Transition Competition” to see if he had gotten rusty during the “offseason.” This was just the first of several competitive events held at TRI-MANIA Washington…
Continue readingRegistration is now open for the 2015 Chestnut Forks Sprint Triathlon, to be held in Warrenton, Virginia. Since its inaugural grass roots event, this has grown to become an amazing annual event with wonderful sponsors and volunteers. Herndon injury lawyer Doug Landau enjoyed participating in the 2013 event at Chestnut Forks and you can read about…
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The best race directors plan ahead to obtain the necessary permits and to secure police protection and road closures. Some races, held at office parks that are not used on weekends, or other off-road sites (like the wonderful islands in downtown Richmond, Virginia) do not need road closures or police protection like downtown marathons and…
Continue readingHow’s this for a company picnic gone bad? A company hires an entertainment company to set up a Eurobungy bungee-trampoline. To use the equipment, an operator straps a user into a harness, and then controls how high he or she is lifted. During one partygoer’s jump, the operator began lifting the man before his feet…
Continue readingWe recently read an article published on the American Association for Justice website about an interesting case in the state of Washington. The details are as follows: A man purchased a fully assembled bike at a store. A few weeks later he took his first ride. As he was pedaling downhill, the bike stopped suddenly…
Continue readingAs a result of a car crash in which she injured her neck, as well as complications from her pain medications and an accident during an indoor spin bike training class, a woman came to Doug Landau for help. Unable to work since October 2007, this younger individual sought Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) benefits.…
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Does a “Reverse Triathlon” require athletes to run, bike and swim BACKWARDS ?!!? No, just the order of the events is revered, with multisport athletes crossing a mat at the end of the swim. Joint Forces base at Los Alamitos California was the scene or number of races Sunday, including the famous reverse triathlon “Race…
Continue readingNEW DATE! Original event postponed due to weather!! NEW DATE: March 22, 2015. Details below! Have you ever been to ArtSpace in Herndon, Virginia? It’s a very cool community art gallery created and supported by art lovers in the Herndon area. Located at 750 Center Street, ArtSpace is just down the road from the Abrams…
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