We regularly post information about recalled sports-related products on this site. Why do we do so? Because when a piece of sporting equipment fails, the result can be catastrophic injury. We want to spread the word to anyone who may be using a defective product. Just do a Search on the word “recall” in the…
Continue readingApproximately 4,600 folding bikes sold at West Marine stores, online, and in the West Marine catalog between March 2010 and July 2013 have been recalled. The frame can break, causing injury to the rider. The recall involves two models designed for use in and around docks and marinas: Jetty Express 2 – has a blue…
Continue readingAll-Comers track meets at the Prince Georges County Sports & Learning Complex (“PGS&LC”) are wonderful to watch, with children in pull-ups and spikes competing, and veteran runners trying to recapture glimpses of their former speed. The track is 8-laps to the mile, and kept in wonderful condition, adjacent to the pool, water park, gymnastics center and…
Continue readingJust as Virginia injury lawyer Doug Landau likes to win clients’ car crash, workers compensation AND Social Security Disability claims on the same set of medical evidence, he enjoys winning his age group, the Masters category AND overall or other awards at races around the country. Last weekend, Herndon Virginia’s “Triathlon Trial Lawyer” bested most…
Continue readingAlmost 1000 runners participated in last weekend’s Richmond Rox races. With competitors able to warm up inside the Richmond Convention Center and perfectly unseasonable (60 degree) weather, the Marathon’s 10:00 start and 10 km 15 minutes later allowed everyone to enjoy some warmer running. The USATF certified downtown and James River view courses were challenging.…
Continue readingLast spring we wrote about Virginia’s ranking by the League of American Bicyclists as 16th in the nation for bike safety. Along with the ranking, the League recommended areas of improvement for the Commonwealth. In particular, three important bike safety bills were defeated during the 2013 legislative session in Virginia. Passing these bills into law…
Continue readingA healthy 24 year old Virginia man suddenly developed acute liver and kidney failure in 2009, requiring emergency liver and kidney transplant surgery. Tests on the man’s liver showed signs of toxicity. The cause was unknown, but dietary supplements were suspected. The man later learned that one of the supplements he had taken, Epio-Plex, had…
Continue readingThe running community is a close-knit one. Reactions to the bombing at the 2013 Boston Marathon are evidence of the strong bond felt among runners — a bond that connects runners all across the world. The running community in Hanover County, Virginia (near Richmond) is no exception. Runner and mother of three Meg Menzies was…
Continue readingAirbags for Olympic skiers are not quite ready for prime time. These safety devices will not be used by competitors in this year’s winter Olympic Games in Sochi. The airbags are designed to offer protection to the chest, shoulders and collarbones, and can absorb up to 61 percent of the force of an impact. Improvements…
Continue readingScuba divers count on having well-functioning equipment. With a sport like diving, faulty gear can be a matter of life and death — literally. Suunto has recalled its high-pressure air hoses because they may have a leak or rupture, which can lead to lack of air and drowning. The hoses were sold between November 2012…
Continue reading