For the 2nd week in a row, Herndon Virginia triathlete Doug Landau ran identical splits. This is remarkable because, when tested on treadmills in sports injury labs, the Triathlon Trial Lawyer’s heart rate and perceived exertion levels would remain the same at paces from 6:30-7:20/mile. In other words, at a fairly quick running pace, this…
Continue readingWho is behind a company that manufactures risky sports supplements? Dallas-based USPlabs produces OxyElite Pro, a sports supplement that appears to be connected to nearly 50 cases of serious liver injury. USPlabs also produces Jack3d, another dietary supplement and earlier version of OxyElite Pro. As we wrote about in an earlier post, Jack3d was recently…
Continue readingIs “bigger, stronger, faster” still the mantra in baseball? The end of 2013 brought news of Major League Baseball’s (MLB) proposed ban on home plate collisions. Collisions involving a base runner bowling over a catcher to beat the ball to home plate have caused countless injuries over the years — to both catchers and runners. …
Continue readingDespite the recent cold, wet weather, over 400 runners toed the line for the Frozen 5km at the Prince William campus of George Mason University. One of the advantages of this event is the opportunity to warm up, cool down, swim and even shower at the Freedom Fitness & Aquatic Center at the GMU athletic complex.…
Continue readingEnding the running race on a high note, Herndon injury lawyer Doug Landau won the 50-59 age group at the Ringing in Hope 5km on New Years Eve. This Ashburn area event is put on by the folks at Potomac River Running (“PRR”). Leslie Greene did a great job as race announcer, and over 600…
Continue readingHaving just purchased RoadIDs for my family, an LA Times article on several bicyclists who were lost in Bear Canyon caught my eye. The four mountain bikers who went missing Sunday in Angeles National Forest have been found alive. The cyclists were spotted in the Bear Canyon area by a search helicopter and were “lost but not…
Continue readingAfter enjoying a half-marathon length training run through the dry, dusty Los Virgines hills, I came across LADailyNews report regarding the moratorium on National Park Service permits. Death Valley National Park placed a moratorium on cycling and running competitions until it can determine how safe they are. This action was announced despite the fact that race…
Continue readingBaseball pitchers can get beaned by hardballs that can cause devastating facial and brain injuries. Likewise, professional ice hockey players face injury from fast flying pucks, stick wielding opponents, hard ice and checks into walls and plexiglass. Virtually every country in the world has some workplace safety regulations. So it is no surprise that there…
Continue readingThe word concussion is everywhere lately. From former football players suing the National Football League (NFL) for hiding the dangers of concussion, to concussions sustained by other professional athletes, local youth athletes, and even our own Doug Landau — concussions seem to be more prevalent than ever. Baseball players — particularly pitchers — are…
Continue readingLooking back on 2013, there were good results in competitions in 9 different states. In addition to winning the Virginia Duathlon Series (Bishops Events), Herndon lawyer Doug Landau was an Age Group Award Winner at the following venues: Multisport Races: Marine Corp Triathlon, Quantico; Goochland Sprint Triathlon; Spotsylvania Fawn Lake Sprint Triathlon; Pine Plains (NY)…
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