Sweaty, smelly and sometimes cold, award ceremonies are often a long time after the race is over. However, the Marine Corps Marathon (“MCM”) folks put a new twist on this part of the multisport experience. On the day of this inaugural triathlon, the cold rain was unrelenting and some racers started after others had long…
Continue readingAthletes and fans have a lot to look forward to this upcoming weekend in the local Maryland/Washington/Virginia area. Both the Reston and Nation’s Triathlons are taking place on Sunday, September 8, 2013. For those not taking part in either of these, there is a fun, charitable event happening locally in Herndon the day before, on…
Continue readingBiking in Virginia Beach is a fun way to see the Boardwalk and get around town. However, there are rules to keep pedestrians, motorists, skaters, boarders and cyclists safe at the shore. Tourists can rent single and family bikes all along the waterfront, and there are dedicated paths for walkers and cyclists. However, in order…
Continue readingHow cool is this? On a recent summer day, DC Metro Police distributed free U-locks to cyclists who registered their bicycles with the Metro Transit Police Department. It happened at the College Park Metro station from 7:30 to 9:30am on Tuesday, August 6. Not coincidentally, the College Park station is Metro’s first Bike and Ride…
Continue readingTwo years ago Herndon lawyer triathlete Doug Landau posted the fastest bike time to come out of the Transition area in first place, only to be passed by two faster (and younger) runners. The winner averaged under 6 minutes per mile and lawyer Landau ended up third, easily winning his age group as the fastest…
Continue readingWhen you start in 318th place in the inaugural Marine Corps Marathon (“MCM”) Triathlon, out of 322 competitors, you hope to pass folks. A LOT of folks. And that’s just what Herndon trial lawyer Doug Landau did this morning. Contested on the grounds of the Marine base at Quantico, Virginia, multisport athletes had to contend…
Continue readingIt is not every day that kids can compete in their own multi-sport race! On Sunday morning, August 18, 2013, kids ages 7-15 get the chance at their very OWN aquathlon in Arlington, Virginia! This bike-and-run event is the first of its kind organized by the team that runs Arlington’s school-based youth triathlon program. What…
Continue readingCyclists who share the roadways with motorists naturally want some assurance that drivers are operating their vehicles in a safe manner. Part of that assurance can come in the knowledge that unsafe motorists will be held accountable for their actions. Herndon bike accident attorney Doug Landau was disturbed to read in the July issue of…
Continue readingThe Washington D.C. Road Runners Club (DCRRC) had races for every single level of runner. With 15 heats, there was a kids mile, a race walk (won by my friend Peter Blank), Masters races, female and male events, elites and groups at specified paces. As a DCRRC member, I have enjoyed the club’s road races…
Continue readingWords probably can not express the fear felt by pedestrians, runners and cyclists out on the W&OD trail one evening in early June. A car entered the trail in the Reston area and traveled east toward Vienna for about five miles, speeding at around 50 miles per hour. It turns out the driver was drunk,…
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