Doug Landau’s high energy in the courtroom, at the Law Shop and in sports competitions has been described as “high energy.” One of his law clerks even noted that the kinetic trial attorney “makes coffee nervous!” While Landau eschews the taste and smell of “boiled bean juice” (coffee), like his London England born grandfather Louis…
1. What inspired Landau to start competitively biking? Doug Landau has been riding a bicycle since childhood, and even rode for his newspaper route! With no car from high school through grad school, Landau continued biking to work, class & around town. He rode in his first competitive bike race in law school, as his…
Why would representatives from the USAT National Headquarters in Colorado Springs come to the Landau Law Shop in Herndon, Virginia? . In addition to racing at the highest levels, Doug Landau also donates to the USA Triathlon Foundation: the charitable wing of the sport’s organization. . Landau gets to see multi-sport competitions from all angles,…
With the 2022 triathlon season around the corner, it’s important to understand triathlon cycling rules in order to avoid accident and injury, which, on the cycling portion of races, tend to be more common and more severe. Amateur and veteran triathletes alike would do well to brush up on what is and isn’t allowed. We…
For all those athletes who get their fitness kick from triathlons, like attorney Doug Landau, the offseason can be torture. But, contrary to what Ned Stark loves to tell you ad nauseam, spring is coming, and with it, triathlon season! To help get you through the winter and start mentally gearing up for the upcoming…
As you can read about in previous posts, Abrams Landau’s “Lids on Kids” program aims to prevent traumatic brain injury to children by providing helmets to kids who otherwise may not be able to afford them, in addition to partnering with our allies to provide these kids with bicycles of their own. But we’ve hit…
First of all, what happened? Distracted walking can lead to disastrous results! In a recent bike race, the leading cyclist was taken out by a pedestrian right in front of the Finish Line. Going full speed to the finish line of a 54-mile race, racers are focused on the cheers of the crowd and giving…
Meet Aelin and Liam! On our recent visit and helmet drop-off to Phoenix Bikes in Arlington (read more about it here), we had the pleasure of visiting not only with Executive Director Emily Gage, but a few of their young bike mechanics as well. Through their trademark educational Earn-a-Bike program, participants learn bike mechanics by…
As one who regularly donates blood, Doug Landau was wondering what the statistics were and whether there was an impact on athletes who give blood. According to the Red Cross, every 2 seconds there’s an American in need of blood, requiring roughly 41,000 donations per day. In the United States of America, more than 100 million people…
Last month, attorney Doug Landau was not only able to visit local public elementary schools to donate bike helmets and Abrams Landau backpacks through Loudoun County’s Safe Routes to School Bike Donation Program, but he was also able to stop by Phoenix Bikes to drop off helmets, bags, a bike, bike parts and a check…