As Doug Landau gets ready for this weekend’s USAT DUathlon National Championship race in St. Paul, Minnesota, he is thankful for all of the people in his life who have helped and encouraged him. Keeping him safe on the roads by maintaining and fixing his bikes is master mechanic Bernard Kocis of the award-winning Green…
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After visiting a client in Orange County Virginia, Doug Landau arrived in Colonial Beach in order to compete in both the Virginia Triathlon Series Sprint Triathlon as well as the AquaVelo the next day. Despite hours of driving, “my goals were not to get passed once I got out of the brackish water and…
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Long-time Race Director and friend, Terry McLaughlin, and his terrific crew, meshed perfectly with our friends at Set Up Events to make the 2014 Colonial Beach Triathlon festival weekend races go off without a hitch. The Olympic and Sprint Distance Races are now part of the Virginia Triathlon Series. The swims started out on the pea…
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After a hiatus of several years, Doug Landau returned to race on the Potomac River at one of his favorite Virginia venues. With the folks at Set Up Events joining forces with the Rappahannock family YMCA, the 30th annual running of the Colonial Beach Triathlon was sure to be a hit. The Triathlons held Saturday…
Continue readingBicycle Safety Starting July 1, cyclists in Virginia will have more room between them and passing cars. Prior to July 1, drivers had to give two feet of clearance when passing a bicycle on Virginia roadways. Now the law requires motorists to give a three-foot clearance. New Rules for Mopeds Also effective July 1 in…
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The Reston Sprint Triathlon has always been a good early season barometer of fitness for Northern Virginia triathletes. This popular Reston race sells out months in advance. This year over 800- athletes signed up for the ¼ Mile swim in a 50 meter pool, 12 Mile bike ride (3 laps on the hilly Baron Cameron,…
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When an athlete collapses within sight of the finish line, the best race directors and medical volunteers must rush to action if a fatal tragedy is to be avoided. This is exactly what happened yesterday at the ever-popular Reston Sprint Triathlon. According to the race committee member, a competitor died 10 feet from the finish…
Continue readingRegistration opened on May 1 for the 2nd Annual Chestnut Forks Sprint Triathlon, to be held in Warrenton, Virginia. Last year’s race was decided by a mere 6 seconds! Herndon injury lawyer Doug Landau enjoyed participating in the inaugural event at Chestnut Forks and you can read about it here. Like the 2013 race, this…
Continue readingExcept for any flat stretch of road or path. Run on the roads and trails around West Hill Lake and the Boy Scouts Camp, the 13th Annual Race Around the Lake 3.5 Mile Run Around West Hill Pond had sun shade, paved roads, dirt trails, uphills and downhills. “What it did not have was any…
Continue reading“Barefoot running shoes” have been all the rage in the running community. These odd-looking shoes, which came out several years ago, were touted as the next best thing for athletes who prefer to run barefoot, activate the small muscles in their feet or for those who wish to reap the health benefits of doing so. …
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