In a new addition to the New Years Day racing lineup in Northern Virginia, our friends at Potomac River Running (“PRR”) have come up with a New Year’s Day 5k in Reston. The 5k started on Market Street at the Reston Town Center at the very civilized hour of 10 a.m. One of the advantages…
Continue readingWould the cops really frisk a cyclist in spandex ? This is not as off-the-wall question as it may seem. After representing several bikers picked up by local police for violations of state law, I was asked could they have gotten tickets (and potentially points on their Division of Motor Vehicles record) if they did…
Continue readingWhen going to the office on cold winter mornings, I have seen bikers in covered helmets, booties and thick gloves braving the elements. However, motorists around the W&OD Trail are often surprised to see cyclists and animals coming off the path and crossing Herndon, Sterling and Loudoun County roadways. When a biker or deer appears…
Continue readingThe repercussions are still being felt at a North Carolina University where an athlete died after collapsing during the tryouts for his school’s track team. The runner died after collapsing at a college track-and-field tryout on August 19, 2010. In October, the Medical Examiner’s Office cited complications of sickle cell trait and physical exertion as…
Continue readingIn response to the many comments on ESPN’s website (“This is another case of someone suing like the ‘hot coffee lady’,”) I felt compelled to write about the USC running back who was injured while bench pressing and the weights and bar fell on his neck (see the previous post). My comment as to the…
Continue readingThe dangers associated with American football are well known. However, the risk of injury during practice and strength training for this “full contact sport” is sometimes forgotten. It takes tremendous strength, speed, size and quickness to excel at the top college and professional football ranks. This is why the coverage in the popular press of…
Continue readingThe National Road Running League (NRRL) has been formed to give runners in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia area a way to compete over the course of several local races in a team scoring format. Triathlon Trial Lawyer Doug Landau attended the “pre-launch” event at Lulu Lemon in Georgetown after running in the…
Continue readingFollowing up yesterday’s post on the increase in concussions seen at hospital emergency rooms, new initiatives to educate the high school sports community about concussions have been adopted. Beginning in the fall of 2010, all Rhode Island high school coaches head coaches, assistants and volunteers must take a free 20-minute online course on…
Continue readingYouth sports build strong bodies, teach “team work” and help stem the trend toward obesity that has the attention of America’s health care providers. However, there are statistics demonstrating emergency Room visit s for teenagers are tripling over a 10 year period. Sports Medicine researchers are concerned that “bigger, stronger and faster” may not be…
Continue readingLaurie Corkey sent me the following information, following up yesterday’s sad post: “My dearest, beloved Jack died suddenly on Sunday. I found him when I came home from church. He had his running suit on, ipod in his ear, and someone has confirmed that they saw him running that morning. If it was a normal…
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