and I mean EVERYONE ! There were double strollers, dogs, GMU students with iPods plugged in and even a 5-year-old finisher ! The City of Fairfax Fire Benevolent Fund 5k Run/Walk, held at the Fairfax Virginia City Fire House #403 on University Drive took advantage of Daylight Savings and picture perfect running weather. The Fairfax…
Continue readingAt the competitive Goblin Gallop 5km race contested at the Fairfax Town Center lasts weekend, a team comprised of Sport & Health Worldgate Club Masters swim group (AKA “World Gators”) members and friends teamed up to race as a co-ed team. There were over 2,000 finishers and all proceeds from the Goblin Gallop went to…
Continue readingA 42-year-old biker was injured while commuting from Herndon to Reston when his bicycle wheel plunged into a hole which had been dug in the bicycle path by the corporate defendants. The cyclist was injured when he was thrown over the handlebars of his bike and onto the asphalt path. The hole was not marked…
Continue readingMost people are happy to win awards in running races and other athletic events. But when the announcer tells everyone that your prize is for being in the “oldest age group,” the trophy loses its luster ! Even though he finished in the top 5 out of over 275 entrants, running 19:26 on a “rolling”…
Continue readingVirginia bikers sent me word of a German biker struck by a truck and now on life support at Carillion hospital in Roanoke. This brought back sad memories of being called to INOVA Fairfax Hospital after my clients, who were also in the United States for bike touring, were struck on Route 55 in Fauquier…
Continue readingAfter seeing too many kids biking on the W&OD Trail without helmets, bike safety lawyer Doug Landau took matters into his own hands. With matching grants from the Virginia Trial Lawyers Foundation and a bike crash client (who also happens to be a triathlon champion), huge boxes of Bell Helmets and bags arrived at the…
Continue readingYesterday we looked at the possible causes for the deaths of swimmers in Triathlon and other open water competition. Pre-existing cardiac conditions may be one plausible theory. One such pre-existing condition could be “Long QT syndrome.” This is an “inherited defect in heart rhythm that predisposes to syncope without warning (sudden fainting spells), dizziness, palpitations,…
Continue readingHaving discussed the triathlon swimming deaths with USAT CEO Rob Urbach, family of the athletes and read the accounts of these tragedies, there are several facts that perhaps point to a reason for these “unexplained fatalities.” The sport of Triathlon is very safe, as USAT sanctioned races have a number of rules in place to…
Continue readingTruck vs. Bike – Guess who loses ? The YouTube from the DC biker’s helmetcam (Caution: Profanity) resonates with many of us who have ridden on DC metro area roads, commuted by bicycle and seen inexplicable road rage, distracted driving and other dangerous maneuvers by motorists. The troubling incident was discussed on the Landau Injury…
Continue readingFighting the rolling hills of Fauquier County on their racing bikes, a pair of multisport athletes from Herndon’s Worldgate athletic club were prize winners Sunday. The Warrenton Triathlon is one of the final races in the Virginia Triathlon Series (“VTS”), and it presents a chance for Northern Virginia triathletes to move up in the rankings.…
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